Chuckle, you're really excited aren't you Biita? That jumping is definately in your blood. We have not seen one thing of the jumping here today. They may well have some later on tonite on the sports journal, but first I have to watch "Midsomer Murders" and "Frost", I like to watch these two British crimi's every saturday. "Poirot" came on until a couple of weeks ago on the Belgian channel, I was sorry to see that go. Oh well, it's skating again tomorrow and we are hoping that Sven Kramer can win the 10k then he will be the second one that has won the 1500k, the 5k and the 10k in one tournament since Rientje Ritsma. Our fingers are crossed.
Oh, "Frost"! I very much like Frost, and "Midsomer Murders" too. Saturday is a dull day crimewise, but we've got "Dalziel and Pascoe" on Fridays. I'm hoping for "Foyle's War" during Christmas. Biita, you make me laugh out loud with your enthusiasm, it's heart warming. I've visited Engelberg. They've got this cool gondola that revolves slowly so we get to really enjoy the scenery. And a lovely church too.
Dalziel & Paskoe is one of my VERRY favourites. Foyles, I don't know. That enthusiasm of Biita's is infective, even here where the folks are so stoic by nature.
lol,, you should see me with American Football,, small children run an animals hide...... Dilziel an Pascoe is a favorite of mine,, did you see lasts nights it was in Amsterdam. Foyles War is reruns now, but also a fav of mine. BUT,, i love Aidensfield, i think the english name is Heartbeat. love that show. Poirot i haven't seen for a while but i like that show too. One i have been watching every monday night is Jane Eyre. Read the book but this is good too. And ofcourse,, (drum roll please) House, i have been watching that show since it first came out in america. But living up here we only get one channel. NRK1 So tv is very limited.. No satalite dish. Thats why i do alot of everything else.
I don't know "Aidensfield". As for D&P--it wasn't on here last night. American football. Do you get that there? That's amazing. We don't get that here. I think its'a shame that you only get one channel, but it's nice to get THAT. You certainally do do alot of everything else! I take my hat off.
I didn't get to watch D&P on Friday - we were making wreaths. I also like House, he's a must every week, but he's on vacation now. Hope he'll be back next year. Biita, I recommend the digital box for your set. Some nice programs on the other channels now and then, but I mostly watch NRK 1. CSI is an exception. Sjoerd, we had only one channel for very long, and it closed at 23.00 every night. I think our first commercial channel opened in 1992. Revolution! No wonder Norwegians were film freaks, eh? All that changed with satellite dishes and cables of course, and now we have three national channels and two or three commercial ones, plus all the rest of the world to choose from. We've chosen not to buy access to loads of channels, so we make do with the Norwegian ones. It's actually quite enough. Heartbeat goes well with a Saturday evening treat like crab, white bread and wine. Or cheese and crackers. It's a nice, heart-warming show.
Sjoerd i should rephrase that,, since i left America i haven't seen American football, but when i did every sunday with the Steelers or Monday night football if the Steelers or Vikings where playing,, Pittsburgh Steelers an Minnasota Vikings that is. Droopy i like CSI also but again i haven't seen that one since i left america. I used to watch the Las Vegas one, or the New York series... i just couldn't get into the Miami one for some reason. I think KB an I have unconsciencly decided to not have any kind of cable or satalite dish up here. We never speak of it, an we really don't watch that much TV, we do read or go on the internet tho. I honestly think if we did have more than one channel nothing would get done here. We would be glued to the set all day or night. And it is a farm, there is always something that needs fixed or taken care of, plus there is the other 2 farms also. Selnes and Huaun. Yep with Heartbeat or any night show really we always have a little snack of somekind an a drink. I open a bottle of wine an he his beer, we both make our own, some left over sea trout, scallops or crab an knåkkebrød an were good to go. Its our winding down time for us. Or i make pannekake or svarti (lapper).
I agree with you on the CSI Miami-part. The girls are pestering us for Disney Channel, but the parcel includes lots of other channels that we have no interest in, especially sports. They'll have to make do with films. I often turn the TV off to read, knit, talk or surf. There's so much to do now, with Christmas coming, so I rarely check the TV programs, in case there's something I'd like to see but shouldn't.
I saw something in Biita's message about pannekake. I wonder if that is the same as what we have here called pannekoek. It is a very thin pancake-like thing...thin like a crepe. It can be plain or with things in it like bacon, or fruit. People then sprinkle sugar on it or most commonly, stroop (a type of molassas). It is such a national thing that there are pannekoek houses all over the country. We sometimes make them at home. They are delicious
It's probably wise not to have too many telly channels. Here in Nederland there are very many. We have three national channels and thenn the choice of senders from over the world. We have our handset programmed to only zip through selected ones to cut down on choices. It's a bit OTT, if you know what I mean. Well today it'll only be skating, cos we have to write x-mas cards and work on the vacation slide show.
Pannekake sounds like the same thing as yours. its filled here mostly with fruit an creme or with jam. altho it can be filled with meats also, but we don't do that, that often. its mostly used as a desert, for us anyways. and lapper (svarta) is kind of like the pannekake but smaller an just a little thicker an butter an sugar is sprinkled on top.
Our pancakes are big, thin, often with bacon bits in, and eaten for dinner with butter, sugar and/or blueberry jam. The girls love them, and would have them once a week if only Daddy Dearest would stand for hours in the kitchen to make them. Haven't managed to get any TV-watching done so far today. First the stables, and then Ida started feeling poorly. Now she's tucked up in the bean bag with a Mickey Mouse Christmas film, and I'm running around after this and that. I'm allowed to spoil sick children, yes? I've got my clammy paws on The Golden Compass and feel like just reading for a bit.
Yes!!!! spoiling sick children is a must,, its in our oath of motherhood,,lol. well at least mine. Ohh man i been waiting for that book to come to the library in english, i have it on order but so far it hasn't come,,,, i'm ready to just go buy it,, tell me how it is. My friend down in Tønsberg read it an she loved it. Droopy have you ever heard of Robert Jordan, he has a series of 11 books out called the Wheel of Time. Awesome, i have read all 11 an he was working on the 12 an final book but he passed away. So now i am hoping they ghost write that last book from his notes an outline.... i read a blog of his an he said he had it all mapped out just incase he did die,, he had cancer i think.
I've just finished the last Potter, and I feel I should have waited a bit longer before starting on this one, but it looked so tempting... I ordered it in Norwegian, hoping my 9-year-old will read it eventually. I often buy English books, since they last me a bit longer than Norwegian ones. I'm a speed reader. I'm waiting for a couple of books on horse training and a trilogy by Vera Henriksen from the Viking time, so I think I have enough to read 'till New Year.
Droopy, you eat them just like we do. I find them too rich to eat too often...but when I eat them I really enjoy myself. No time to watch much skating today eiother...but a few races. Writing those cards took quite a while, as I normally add a short note, rather than just a signature.
