Anya gave me her Mother’s Day gift early while in Sweden, because she was so exited about it. It was a nice small Fjällräven bag in red (not the blue from their website).
Anya wasn’t feeling well, so I went off to church. I had a nice chat with a Norwegian and two Ethiopian masters students. I was really pleased to hear of the one who just submitted his master’s thesis. He sounds like he is in a healthy situation with his sending church, who are also giving some support to his family while he is away.
On my walk to the bus through the central area, I ran into thousands of motorcycles on the plaza in front of the cathedral!
You can see a semi truck there. Here’s the view from the other side.
There was some biker and rock-n-roll festival. I didn’t stay beyond a couple pictures, as I’m headed home to prepare for guests tonight.
By the bus stand, there was a flurry of birds hoping to get the bread crumbs.
Marta, Kjell, and Jenna joined us for dinner. We made pot stickers (actually gyoza) together, which is not a typically Norwegian thing to do. For dessert, we had both yogurt panna cotta and Marta brought a lovely almond cake.
Anya and Jenna walked up the hill by our house for a little exercise after dessert.
That was Anya’s first time up there. It is a great view from the top. Here’s a picture from a previous blog (Feb 15).
After dishes and this blog, its time to get to bed.
Happy Mother’s Day you mothers, but especially mine.
With blessings,
Beth