Yeah yeah, catching up

Hmm , let's see.

Since I last wrote I've bought:
Assorted books, including the "Atkins for life" book that I pictured below. Also an almanac and the last book of the Valhalla series, "Saga of Valhalla" by Johanne Hildebrand. I don't know if it's been translated, but it's an EXCELLENT series.

I bought 2 plane tickets, one to Stockholm for last weekend and one to Iceland for this summer.

Some gorgeous make-up from Noeba. Some for me and some not for me.
A wonderful double-bubble as a birthday gift for a very special lady, and a single bubble of sparkling gold along with a golden eyeliner for yours truly (that would be ME!)

A gorgeous flowery series from I*Me*My consisting of a necklace, a pair of earrings and a nice big ring. Very nice, very "Pilgrimmy".

I'm sure there's been more, but as catching up goes, this will have to do. Yesterday I had a field-day at my local favourite second hand shop - but I'll cover that in a separate post.
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Trysil on a budget

This past weekend some friends and I went to Trysil (a ski resort in Norway) . Just over the weekend.

Excessive? I think not. with 4 people in a car, going from Gothenburg, and staying at Trysiltunet at a whopping NOK 1500 for the weekend, the entire trip + lodgings came to just above SEK 500 p.p.

[Each cabin holds 4 apartments, pizza-slice-shaped]

Granted 13,5 kvm is not a lot of room, but it was all that was needed. After all, I don't go to a ski resort to sit in the cabin. I go there to ski! The close quarters were rather cosy, we ate breakfast and dinner there, and most importantly the shower area was roomy and clean.

[The bathroom is half the space, length-wise]

Finally, the area is easy walking distance to the lifts and ski-rental area - about 250 meter of flat land. This is rather important as most of the time one has to trek the distance wearing ski boots.

[As we say in Sweden. "If there's room for the heart, there's room for the butt:"]

Of course, Prices rise as we move into high season, but still, I can recommend this living to anyone on a budget. This is a cheap as it gets if you want to live anywhere near the slopes, and it's worth every penny. (just don't expect luxury)

Pricing and more information here.

[We were childish enough to think that it was funny that we lived in cabin "Date"]

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