We are rapidly approaching the one year anniversary of Scandineighbour, a project I began at the start of the school summer holiday a year ago. My intention was simple, I wished to celebrate and record many of the things that I get up to with, or without my children. A record of a life spent living with three wonderful human beings who will one day leave our family home and make their own history. Living away from 'home' and the tree in the garden that records their growth in notches scratched into the bark I felt it would be nice for them to see evidence of all that we experienced as our journey around the world evolves. Ten months later and the blog has continued to grow and through it other opportunities, my hours are now spent writing and taking pictures alongside enjoying every last day at home with an enchanting toddler who'll soon be as independent as his brothers. There is barely a moment to be squandered.
Which is why I am so grateful when we are able to take a moment out and enjoy a life a little less busy. On Sunday evening following a very busy weekend in London of birthday's and wedding shopping, my fiancé and I went out. (That in itself is worthy of a post, our Sunday evenings are usually spent getting children organized and the house ready for five more days of travel and school before we collapse into the couch and fall asleep in front of a film.) Thankfully Farmor was home to babysit and at five thirty on Sunday evening the two of us headed into Frederiksberg to meet some friends at a Tapas restaurant.
Tapas was actually the warm up act for the evening and we settled down for a few glasses of champagne, a good meal and plenty of conversation before heading up to the road to Vega. Vega is a concert venue located in the heart of town that has many brilliant acts performing throughout the year. I do recommend looking ahead in the schedules as some of the bigger acts sell out very quickly, although it is possible to get lucky if you keep an eye on the listings. Vega is a great venue, I love the interior and the stage is very intimate, plus if you are not in the first flush of youth like myself it is possible to at least feel it in among the young crowd.
One of the soundtracks to the early days in our relationship was a duo called Kings of Convenience and it was they that we were off to see that evening. A Norwegian duo from Bergen, Kings of Convenience were excellent and a few fond memories returned as they went through their playlist. The pair had a good rapport with the audience so it was a great way to end the week and an even better way to begin another.
On Monday morning as the boys were trailing swimming kits, reading books, school bags and coats through the door and into the car I happily replayed the music from the night before in my mind. Another week brings a new Scandineighbour post and a renewed promise to share even more places with you now that the light is back and the trees are showing the first signs of green.
Which is why I am so grateful when we are able to take a moment out and enjoy a life a little less busy. On Sunday evening following a very busy weekend in London of birthday's and wedding shopping, my fiancé and I went out. (That in itself is worthy of a post, our Sunday evenings are usually spent getting children organized and the house ready for five more days of travel and school before we collapse into the couch and fall asleep in front of a film.) Thankfully Farmor was home to babysit and at five thirty on Sunday evening the two of us headed into Frederiksberg to meet some friends at a Tapas restaurant.
Tapas was actually the warm up act for the evening and we settled down for a few glasses of champagne, a good meal and plenty of conversation before heading up to the road to Vega. Vega is a concert venue located in the heart of town that has many brilliant acts performing throughout the year. I do recommend looking ahead in the schedules as some of the bigger acts sell out very quickly, although it is possible to get lucky if you keep an eye on the listings. Vega is a great venue, I love the interior and the stage is very intimate, plus if you are not in the first flush of youth like myself it is possible to at least feel it in among the young crowd.
One of the soundtracks to the early days in our relationship was a duo called Kings of Convenience and it was they that we were off to see that evening. A Norwegian duo from Bergen, Kings of Convenience were excellent and a few fond memories returned as they went through their playlist. The pair had a good rapport with the audience so it was a great way to end the week and an even better way to begin another.
On Monday morning as the boys were trailing swimming kits, reading books, school bags and coats through the door and into the car I happily replayed the music from the night before in my mind. Another week brings a new Scandineighbour post and a renewed promise to share even more places with you now that the light is back and the trees are showing the first signs of green.
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