Unni's Blog

The Next Choral Project

UAa — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 21:53:13 +0000

I have joined a choir where male and female singers from different choirs have come together for only one reason, i.e. to give a tribute to Simon&Garfunkel. After 2 weekends of rehearsals (I only participated in the first one) and a couple of extra rehearsals, we will give a “best of”-concert on April 2nd. If [...]

Between Jobs

UAa — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:54:15 +0000

Now it’s final! I handed in my keys yesterday and took the courageous step out of the clinic that has been my “work home” for the past 3,5 years. On Monday Nov 1st I will step into a new world with new colleagues and challenges. Exciting but also a bit scary. I am still gonna [...]

Lovely Fall

UAa — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:50:57 +0000

Another day at the Oslofjord with my kayak, paddling and struggling against wind and rough sea. We had a nice break at Bygdøy (just outside the Norwegian Maritime Museum) – on a bench in the sun with coffee and chocolate chip cookies.

My fingers were frozen as we started the return trip despite the coffee and [...]

Sunday Hiking

UAa — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 19:51:13 +0000

After almost 3 years in our new house, we have finally started to explore the green hills and forests surrounding the south-eastern parts of Oslo. Two sundays in a row we have been hiking in the woods. As a girl from the westcoast, I try to accustome myself to walking and never reaching a mountain [...]

Sunday Kayaking

UAa — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 20:57:48 +0000

We try to go on kayak tours on weekends, especially when the weather is nice. Yesterday we had a terrific tour in splendid weather, nice temperatures above (approx. 27C) as well as below (approx. 20C) the water surface, but we had to struggle hard against the wind to get across the fjord. On fine-weather-days the [...]

Dry suits

UAa — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 20:50:40 +0000

Since the water temperature in the Oslofjord most of the year is below 15C, we decided to buy dry suits so that we could paddle kayak not only in the summer season. Here we are testing our dry suits and admiring artwork in the Oslofjord (just outside the national opera).

Home Alone

UAa — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:59:08 +0000

With Micha out of town, I had to fill the evening with some kind of activity. Surprisingly enough, I chose not the TV or PC, but swung my butt onto my bike and rode for an hour or so. Not very exciting news, but I’m really proud of myself, so I just wanted to post [...]

Diandre in Vienna

UAa — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:27:02 +0000

Last November my choir – Diandre – visited Vienna and the international Franz Schubert Choir Competition & Festival. We competed and brought home a first class silver diploma. Here we are on stage:

And a relieved group of singers, being proud of themselves:

Conductor: Hilde Annette Aakre

Happy New Year 2010!

UAa — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 21:19:19 +0000

To all my loving friends and acquaintances: Hope you all had a terrific new year’s eve. I wish you all the best of luck, joy, love and success in 2010.

X-mas was celebrated together with the Aadland-family. We left Samnanger on Wednesday, drove across Hardangervidda in perfect winter weather. And then we welcomed the new year [...]

Garden Project

UAa — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:58:18 +0000

I’m so proud to present our newest garden project. For some time now, it’s been looking real ugly in the lower parts of our property, but today we (i.e. Michael) managed to get done with this wall. Now it’s time for me to look for lovely plants to fill this flower-bed.

Finally, after a lot of [...]