Found this What Your Name Means on Expat Travelers Blog: I checked out my blogname:

What Toraa Means

You are a seeker. You often find yourself restless - and you have a lot of questions about life. You tend to travel often, to fairly random locations. You're most comfortable when you're far away from home. You are quite passionate and easily tempted. Your impulses sometimes get you into trouble. You are well rounded, with a complete perspective on life. You are solid and dependable. You are loyal, and people can count on you. At times, you can be a bit too serious. You tend to put too much pressure on yourself. You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something. You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense. You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun. You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection. You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive. You have the classic "Type A" personality.

What's Your Name's Hidden Meaning?

Awards - Music - Movies - Theatre - TV-Series - Nobel Prize Winners and Bloggers.

Well, I don't know wether or not I do deserve this award. I've beeing away for so long. Beeing a very neglecting commentator.
But one thing, you my dear readers should know, the 7 I do nominate, are among the very best blogs I do read. May be some of them are unfamilar for/with you. So take the challenge, and read before comment. They have all something to tell in a busy world. OK?

Rest in pation for a moment.
Who nominated me? Bien sur: Mon cherie

(do not be dissapointed - I have only seven hard choices - as I've have not a jury to discuss with)
Here are the simple, but hard rules:

The rules for this award are:
* The winner can put the logo on his/her blog.
* Link to the person you received your award from.
* Nominate at least 7 other blogs.
* Put links to those blogs on yours.
* Leave a message on the blogs of the people you have nominated.

My nominees - tatataaa: (I exclude those of you that are allready nominated)

expatraveler

Ginnie

Lime

Mother of Invention

Suzann

Rain

So Shiok

Ghee

Joy of six

Lets talk

Shadow Falcon

Dackell Princess

Kat's Cradle

I'll will proudly adress all of my candidates. I know there are so many of my trusted blogger friends that's have allready been awarded, so I tried my very best to give you insight an opportunity to meet some new bloggers around.

To give you a clue: Europe, Asia, Australia, Americas

PS. If you understand some Spanish and love Gatos, visit my dear blogger friend, Veronita, in Buenos Aires. As a surprise.

Confused? Read This

Minnesota Wild Rice, Sea Wolf, Marigold, Blue Cheeses, berries, espresso and calvados etc.

Suzann gave me a gift (besides her unique hospitality): Minnesota Wild Rice. Anna studied the wide variety of recipes. And we together ended up with this.

Sea Wolf, Minnesota Wild Rice and Marigold.

Blue Cheese and berries as dessert ---

--- and ended up with Espresso and a zip of Calvados. >Plus something more.

More to read at Suzann's blog

Palm Sunday - August 3 - 2008

On Saturday we bought Palms and Pottery. We knew the largest ones had to be replanted in bigger pots.

Then on Sunday we returned to Lowe's Nursery....

.... to buy draing and stabelizing "stones", soil and murch.

We had work to do, Mats and papa. Before we started to work.

Crushed bricks in the bottom

After soil comes rain - Papa is Watering

More soil and murch on top

Drainging holes had to be drilled

Yucca Cane Trees on the Assembly Line

Cleaning up the mess

Finnished - Group 1 - Bromeliad in the foreground (Only morning Sun), Yucca Cane Tree to the Right and the Majesty Palm in the background. The Palms need more Sun and are to be equally treated.

The Majesty Palm is higher than I can reach which is 2,4 meter - 8 feet.

Proud Father and Son. Well done work.

Simply Sinatra - The Consert here.

Saturday Lunch with Lori and Mats

After bringing the new Plants home with Pots, it was a hard days work to find the right ones. We needed a well deserved Lunch.

I prefered a place from where I could see water. (Norse you see).

Lori proposed Clementine ( ohmydarling.com ). At the St. Joseph Marina.

Here is what we got. (Recommended by me for good food and excellent and quick service for a reasonable price).

This was Mats' preference

And here is Lori's (with Mushroms)

Mine - even with French Onion Soup

We asked for "doggie bags", but in spite of that fact, Mats insisted on Ice Cream for dessert. But at another Place. (I suspect he did see an opportunity - LOL)

At the "Cabana" in Saint Joseph, SW Michigan

Lots of people, allways. Large Servings, Premium Quality. Fast and professional service. We have been there before. And will return.

We sat on the Bluff enjoying our Ice Creams. Looking out at Lake Michigan.

The couple beside us on the Bluff: A Day in The Park. Charming, don't you think?

But there is more to come about our doings this Saturday...

Go here to read and see our first shopping this Saturday

A Saturday Dinner at the Summer House

Starter and dessert - well, you might think it's Fast Food? No, no - you only se the start (sic)

Røros smør

Main Dish - If you only could guess. haha. (Hval)

One of them will give you a clue for this weeks PH: What is this?
http://tnchick.com/
Http://toraa.blogspot.com

Cats are Cats: Predators

Felicia did wake me up at around 4 am this morning. She had heard the Birds had started their Morning songs. Her starting platform was my stomach. Gosh she is strong.

Then she was away. No sounds. No response for her regular Breakfast. Why?

Here is the answere. She is a Cat. (She did eat the Bird but not the Feathers and legs)

Even Humans eat Birds. Birds that have been shot or mostly kept in "captivity" - like Turkeys, Chicken etc etc.
It's a hard reality.

Rosa is pregnant. We think.

Here you see her sitting outside - looking into our Summerhome. I think she is Beautiful

Cats are Cats - no no- they are individuals. If you do not believe this fact. Go here.

Wordless Wednesday

Warning.
This is a very strong Picture. My dear son Ruben - the first born. Dead. At the age of 40. In his Cuffin.

You can choose to go to my other blog, to honour.

You must scroll down, if you want to see Ruben for the last time. OK?




Ruben is now Wordless.

PHOTO HUNT: SHOES - SKO

Please help me to find the right Shoes to wear on my son Ruben's (40) funeral on Monday, May, 26 - 2008.

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PHOTOHUNTERS

Glimt fra sommerhaven etter en lang vinter

Sist helg flyttet vi ut til sommerstedet for sesongen.
Våren har kommer sent på disse kanter, men den siste
uken har det gått utrolig fort. Fra vinter til sommer på
altfor kort tid.

Lørdag måtte haven inspiseres for hva som er kommet av
urter og planter fra tidligere år. Det er alltid spennende å se
hva som har overlevd en snefattig vinter her i lavlandet langs
Oslofjorden. Altså: Ut i vår hage.

Salvie fra i fjor står flott

Gressløk

En valmue og en beskjeden persille

Rådyrene elsker tulipaner. Har spist de fleste. Men noen er igjen.

Bergmynten (oreganoen) kommer seg fint og flott
Dette var bare noen beskjedne glimt.

Happy Easter
and something you might not know about Norway

- we have a saying: Christmas lasts to Easter.
Today, the Winter returned to Norway:
Hence, this is our Easter play this Year. Starring Gattina, me and some of our best friends.

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That's all for now folks

FRIDAY FUN:
How some computer translation software kills a language in real life:

Why is Yellow the Colour of Easter in Norway?
(Computer translation from Aftenposten.no - very bad if you ask me - but it gives a tiny clue and a sensational laughter)

Yellow is Easter color. And so , know neither certainly , but color hasn't any along with religion to do. The church colors are violet until Good Friday and white after Easter Eve. So is it well merchandizers or the Agriculture cooperations that as has to be blamed for that we have hung us up in the Clour Yellow.
But that is not entire the true , facts rather. Notion at a good many am that gulfargen indicates breaking at a season as life for real reappears in nature. And facts be because of sun. That is a symbols at broth and the delight , and believable the cause at that yellow has been our påskefarge here at alp.
Egg yolk Gulfargen coined lot of existence they coming days. IN matveien add up to facts first and allegorize egg. «All kokekunst be derived from egg , say a old kulinarisk saying. Absolute in fitness , chock-full at nutrient – operational at all and along with ability at to adjourn and tykne , do stiff or aerial , bind liquid and afford it lekreste consistency. IN Easter buyer we egg in hopetall. Around 21 millions at them am dining we during the five påskedagene. It is the binary saw a good many as else in the year.
Daffs Flowers at Easter am above all daffs. And hook out in facts fri. Somewhat also yellow the tulip. We have heard at gartnerhold that 80 per cent at flowers as market at stores and hagesentre a prior Easter , am yellow. A bit clients shall have blaze colors , for choice white. For they are pinseliljene thing. A good many pinseliljer aromas loud and søtt , as opposed to daffs brisk aroma. Facts english appellation at daff am daffodil.
Appellation sense of hearing edged as if we citations a bad auto. NRKs constant market garden Tor Smaaland telling at one time that daff first called yellow februarlilje and trompetlilje. Daffodil or daff am by the way facts international symbol at håp for kreftsyke , and at blomsterspråket stand daff for respect.
Oranges Orange am Easter fertile and definitive a bit at celebration along with kriminallitteratur and tursjokolade. That is as we know oransje at color except , but fruktkjøttet and juice am yellow. We am dining binary saw a good many oranges in påskedagene as else in the year. That means that Caribbean and Ola Norwegian hulled her through tonn at them at home , at cabin or out in facts fri. Facts make up entire 16 millions enkeltappelsiner! At orange able they brew appelsinbrus. IN affinity along with consumption at oranges drink we also twice at it at Easter as else in the year. Mineralvannfabrikkene declare that in an gjennomsnittsmåned make up appelsinbrusen 11 per cent at brussalget. IN it month Easter am , am the quota at around 21 per cent. Facts do be about statistical come to dates back to litre appelsinbrus at apiece at us.
Easter IN påskemåneden consumes we plus drawback 20 millions litre ale , and the quota near beer demonstrate continued a boosting Easter aren't only arrowhead or lettølet you may picking along with you as you nevertheless is on the super’n to buy bread , yellow napkin along with Easter Morning and tomatsuppe in the position.
Food has some time ago introduced own påskesorter. We have bryggerienes mere words at that they covers big fragments at gamut at copious – in other words , any for a apiece aroma. At the same call attention to bryggeriene that this along with Easter no they have found at to fill gap between beat up - and sommerølet. Easter or – brew have we had more or less adjoining afterwards 1934 as brand first time became introduced here by land. Essay stayed a delight , but loud ale at pilsnertypen. Creation stayed believable Danish påskebrygg , afterwards bryggeriet Thor in Borders began to brew her Salvadorean ( saver ) in 1898. NTB )

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hahaha, can't believe they seriously dare to present a tool like this. Here you find them, and have several good laughs whenever you need one.

Stompa is here
16/17 Mars 2008

Mieieew - I'm still in my dear cousins winterhome. Believe it or not: I do have a great time. Even gives papa a hug and Anna as well.
I think I will stay indoor this Easter. The "women" are so great to play with.
Here are some photos from Sunday:

If I want a place for myself - mieeow - here in the Kitchen


haha - I have occupied Rosa's favouritite Chaiselongue

Middag må selv katter ha - Dinner, even Cats need and love a good meal


See, they are crazy, but also funny cousins

Stompa is here

Saturday March 15

Photos only from Saturday

Say hMieeioow to Solvi and Ingelin in Hong Kong

Stompa is here
Friday - March 14 - 2008

Today Stompa felt it was time to relaxe and begin the Easter Holydays this Friday.

This is his favourite Chair during a Cats must have relaxe periode - after breakfast and before dinner.


When it's close to Dinner, he moves to his second favourite chair - next to the food plates.

He also loves to have a quick cuddle (what the %&% - who's in the background with Dom in his hands?)