Gemma D. Alexander

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Bergen, Fjord cruise, fjords, Flam, Gudvangen, Naeroyfjord, Norway, Norway in a Nutshell, Norway travel, Sognefjord

My DIY Norway in a Nutshell Tour to Bergen – Part Two

Needless to say, I’m not going anywhere for spring break this year. But last year, my then-ten-year-old daughter and I went to Norway. A chunk of our trip was dedicated to the “Norway in a Nutshell” tour. Like the Golden Circle in Iceland, it’s a roughly defined loop in the southern part of the country with a few popular tourist attractions that have been built up into “you haven’t been there if you missed this” status. I wrote about the first part of this trip within a trip earlier. Now you can read the rest of the story.

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Alcest, All That Ever Could Have Been, Appleseed Cast, Arda, Driving Slow Motion, Fleeting Light of Impermanence, Hugar, MOLLY, Spiritual Instinct

Music I Like – Post-Everything

I don’t know why, maybe it’s the echo-filled production, the sparkly guitars, meandering song forms or emphasis on atmosphere, but if the genre tag has a “post-” in it, I’m probably going to like it, whatever comes after the hyphen.

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Hamster Wheel of Pain

The year 2015 was the year we tried keeping rodents as pets. It didn’t work out well for us. The first dwarf hamster lasted less than one week – most of it loose/lost in the house. The rabbit (I know, technically a lagomorph, not a rodent; potato potato) turned out to be all work no affection – and very long-lived. Still going.

This hamster was, in theory, a success. She lived as long as dwarf hamsters ever do – nearly a full two years. But she also cost $500 in vet bills and boarding because she got sick right before our family trip to Iceland, and I didn’t want the kids to associate vacations with dead pets.

And she bit us every time we tried to pick her up. For two years. This cute little picture of her next to her wheel was the most pleasure we ever got out of that particular pet.

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Week Three Themes – Pandemic Homeschool Diaries

Moving into and through the third week of pandemic homeschooling, and typing up every lesson and activity the kids do is becoming burdensome and boring. And honestly, now that we’re getting into a routine, I’m not tracking all that closely. Which is not to say that I’m not as involved – I took most of last Friday off to plan. I think it’s paying off. This week, a few themes have started to emerge.

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Published in February and March 2020

It hasn’t happened to me – I’m busy juggling my home-based business with home schooling these days. But I hear that a lot of people have a lot of extra time on their hands these days. If that includes you, here are links to all the articles I published in February and March. Maybe you’ll read them all and find something useful.

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My DIY Norway in a Nutshell Tour to Bergen – Part Two