Comments | schwaschwa: goodbye longhorns, hello Narvik!

schwaschwa

goodbye longhorns, hello Narvik!

Mar 11, 2006 12:28

My parents sold the last of their cattle today. They are very glad, and I'm glad for their new freedom. I feel a bit wistful too - no more longhorns in the backyard so beautiful and colourful and peaceful. :-( I feel a wave of farm-related nostalgia washing over me - I miss my old mare, the dog, my cow - all long gone. End of an era, I was five ( Read more... )

longhorns, swansea, norway, berlin

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disography March 11 2006, 14:16:48 UTC

Apparently it's Teeside. *shrugs* And I've got to be in work on Monday by 5:00 in the morning. Fun fun!

surrealkitten March 11 2006, 18:00:35 UTC

forebjorns= ha ha ha!

schwaschwa March 13 2006, 22:50:46 UTC

you like it? It's yours! :-)

gothwings March 11 2006, 23:35:09 UTC

I can't grasp Nordic pronounciation... it annoys me. It's such a great sounding language.

schwaschwa March 13 2006, 22:51:43 UTC

Yes, it's challenging. I'm glad I have the cds, I had some other books before but I put off starting them because I knew pronunciation would be an issue - and I'm glad I did as it is quite different from I would have guessed!

pasajera March 12 2006, 21:30:56 UTC

Ooh, Norwegian! Very cool. I think if I go back about 300 years I might have some Norwegian blood in me...not that it's particularly relevant, but there it is.

schwaschwa March 13 2006, 22:53:19 UTC

We grasp for what we can coming from North America. It's funny, over here noone seems to really care, but maybe it is an english thing not to, or maybe I haven't caught them talking about it. We certainly discuss it a lot in Canada, and in the US too. :-) The call of the roots! I'm looking forward to going there.

canadianchica March 14 2006, 06:35:49 UTC

i totally know what you mean...try explaining the going "back" to Hungary thing to roland. "you have no relatives there, your families villages aren't even in hungary now"...blah blah blah

I wonder if Tanja knows much about NOrway. I know she can speak Norwegian-you should email her.

Have you heard from the Berlin hotel?