{"id":234,"date":"2010-06-08T16:15:48","date_gmt":"2010-06-08T15:15:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=234"},"modified":"2010-06-08T22:04:01","modified_gmt":"2010-06-08T21:04:01","slug":"green-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maya-b.com\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"Green Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years ago, or so, when we last lived in London we visited a lovely festival, the Camden Green Fair<\/a>, and spent a day in the sun celebrating all things eco. Can\u2019t believe that I\u2019ve been keeping this blog for so long, but I actually wrote about the festival then as now, and you can have a look at the old entry right here<\/a>. Having great memories from that day, we decided to visit the festival again now that we are back in London. So, last Sunday we spent the whole day in Regent\u2019s Park, visiting the Green Fair which has been arranged for nearly 20 years and receive about 20 000 visitors. Not strange that they claim to be the UK\u2019s most popular free green event. We enjoyed the market where I got a new summer dress. We joined the samba orchestra playing drums and other instruments made from recycled waste. The kids got cuddles from the vegan activist dressed up in a squirrel costume, we did some juggling, and we visited some of the community groups campaign stalls. A lovely day was again spent at this festival, which also led to a lovely trip down Memory Lane. Look at the pictures. The first showing Nemi at the festival three years ago, the second is of little Frikk this year, notice their vest, it\u2019s the same one!<\/p>\n

For omtrent tre \u00e5r siden, da vi sist bodde i London bes\u00f8kte vi en flott festival, the Camden Green Fair<\/a>. Vi tilbrakte en deilig dag i sola og feiret alt som er \u00f8kologisk, gr\u00f8nt og skj\u00f8nt. Jeg kan nesten ikke tro at jeg har holdt denne bloggen i gang s\u00e5 lenge, men jeg skrev faktisk et innlegg om festivalen da ogs\u00e5, som du kan finne her<\/a>. Siden vi har s\u00e5 fine minner fra denne dagen bestemte vi oss for \u00e5 bes\u00f8ke festivalen igjen n\u00e5 som vi er tilbake i London. S\u00e5, sist s\u00f8ndag hadde vi en solfylt dag i Regent\u2019s Park hvor vi deltok p\u00e5 Green Fair som har blitt arrangert i nesten 20 \u00e5r og som f\u00e5r omtrent 20 000 bes\u00f8kende hvert \u00e5r. Ikke s\u00e5 rart at de hevder \u00e5 v\u00e6re den mest popul\u00e6re gr\u00f8nne gratisfestivalen i England. Vi bes\u00f8kte markedet hvor jeg fikk meg en ny sommerkjole. Vi ble med i sambaorkesteret og spilte p\u00e5 trommer og andre instrumenter laget av resirkulert avfall. Ungene fikk klemmer fra veganaktivisten som var utkledd som et kjempeekorn, vi sjonglerte, og vi bes\u00f8kte standene til ulike lokale aktivist grupper. Igjen hadde vi en fantastisk dag, noe som f\u00f8rte til en aldri s\u00e5 liten tur ned Memory Lane. Se p\u00e5 disse to bildene. Det f\u00f8rste viser Nemi p\u00e5 festivalen for tre \u00e5r siden, det andre er av lille Frikk i \u00e5r, legg merke til toppen de har p\u00e5, det er den samme!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Speaking of green, I just received a wonderful gift from my Secret Friend Lisabetta<\/a> from the Norwegian Hobbyforum<\/a>. Two balls of Faerytale from Du Store Alpakka, beautiful soft and light as air yarn. For the first time for ages I\u2019m really inspired to knit a shawl. I\u2019m not sure which one though, so if anyone has any suggestions for patterns to check out I will be grateful. First I have to finish at least one of my projects. I\u2019m bothered by a green nightmare as well: The Giselle<\/a> that never gets finished. It is so frustrating too, cause I\u2019m nearly there. The only thing that remains is the edging of the last sleeve flare and to attach it to the sleeve, and then it is done. Strange how you sometimes just can\u2019t get yourself to finish the last bit, then again having no problem with eagerly starting up on a new project. Thus I\u2019ll end this entry with a tiny teaser, I\u2019m making something organic, something soft and shiny, and the pattern will be published right here on the blog! <\/p>\n

Mens jeg er inne p\u00e5 dette med gr\u00f8nt… Jeg mottok nettopp en fantastisk gave fra min hemmelige venn Lisabetta<\/a> fra Hobbyforum<\/a>. To n\u00f8ster med Faerytale fra Du Store Alpakka, nydelig mykt og lett som luft garn. For f\u00f8rste gang p\u00e5 en evighet har jeg lyst til \u00e5 strikke et sjal. Jeg er ikke helt sikker p\u00e5 hvilket da, s\u00e5 hvis noen har forslag til m\u00f8nster s\u00e5 mottas de med stor takk. F\u00f8rst s\u00e5 m\u00e5 jeg se \u00e5 f\u00e5 gjort ferdig i hvert fall ett av mine andre prosjekt. Jeg plages for tiden av et gr\u00f8nt mareritt: Giselle<\/a> som aldri vil bli ferdig! Det er s\u00e5 frustrerende for jeg er jo nesten ferdig allerede. Det som st\u00e5r igjen er heklekanten rundt den siste delen p\u00e5 ermet og s\u00e5 feste den til resten av plagget, s\u00e5 er det ferdig. Det er rart hvordan du noen ganger bare ikke kan f\u00e5 deg til \u00e5 gj\u00f8re det aller siste som st\u00e5r igjen, men allikevel ikke har noe problem med \u00e5 ivrig sette i gang med et nytt prosjekt. Dermed, avrunder jeg dette innlegget med en liten teaser, n\u00e5 lager jeg noe \u00f8kologisk, noe mykt og skinnende, og m\u00f8nsteret… det skal jeg publisere her p\u00e5 bloggen!<\/em><\/p>\n

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PS. If you are wondering why I brought all my stuff outdoors for the pictures, it was simply to remind you that World Wide Knit in Public Day<\/a> is coming up, this year the day has magically expanded to a whole week so that you can pick the day that suits you and your community the most, starting from June 12th. So, common, get out there, out and get some public knitting done!<\/p>\n

PS. Hvis du lurer p\u00e5 hvorfor jeg tok med meg alt sammen ut for \u00e5 fotografere det der, s\u00e5 er det rett og slett for \u00e5 minne deg p\u00e5 at World Wide Knit in Public Day<\/a> st\u00e5r for trappene. I \u00e5r har denne dagen p\u00e5 magisk vis blitt utvidet til en hel uke, s\u00e5nn at man selv kan velge hvilken dag som passer for seg. Uka starter den 12. Juni, s\u00e5 ut med deg, ut og lufte strikket\u00f8yet!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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