Friday, October 07, 2005

In honour of all my English speaking friends I have decided to write an English entry... Just got back from a flying visit to England. The reason for going was sad - was attending a funeral of a family member - but the trip was a real inspiration. It started Sunday - in the morning I sat at home, in front of the warming fire with a squirrel jumping from tree to tree in the forest outside my lounge window. By the evening I was sitting in an Indian restaurant in Newcastle with my husband enjoying the unforgettable taste of a vegetable byriani. The following evening was Japanese food in Kensington, London. While in London I was also reading my friend Harald's blogg who was writing from far up north in Norway. It made me think of the kind of society in which we now live - we have friends and family spread all over the globe and yet we still see each other and keep in touch (even though it is not by far often enough!). Aeroplanes are amazing inventions! I am always slightly hesitant when I board one - but the convenience of them is beyond belief. It is always so great to catch up with friends and the British shopping centres are in a world of their own (my bank account don't appreciate them very much, but in this respect me and the bank account differ in opinion). I am back in front of my fireplace now after getting a fill of busy city life - it is needed at times. It makes me appreciate the quietness and stillness which is Norway and yet the busyness of London gives me a buzz and energizers me to keep flying!