Archive for February, 2006

I have no photo to prove it, but this morning I got my courage up and took a short drive in the snow. There wasn’t much snow on the ground and some of it was melting, but I think it still counts as driving in the snow. I drove to Gøta, the next […]

The last time that I studied a foreign language was 40 years ago in college, when I took Latin and German at the same time, along with a linguistics class. That was a challenge. However, learning Faroese is even more of a challenge. It seems to be two steps forward and one […]

There are a few signs of spring in the gardens in Fuglafjørður - the same signs I would see in gardens in California (if I were there). Little purple and yellow crocus (should it be crocuses?) are just starting to open in a few gardens. A few trees and shrubs have new bright […]

The sun was shining and the weather was nice when I woke up this morning, so I decided to do some sightseeing. By the time I had finished breakfast the sun was no longer shining, so I put off the sightseeing and did some shopping first.
This afternoon I drove around the northern […]

With my little house sitting on the edge of the bay right across from the docks, I am always aware of ships and boats moving into, out of, and around the Fuglafjørður bay. Most of these pictures were taken from my house, and a few were taken on my regular walk to town. […]

Here are a few pictures I wish I had included with earlier photo albums. I think the picture of fish drying on the clothesline should have been included in my Drying Clothes entry. In early January I tried to show you a Faroese storm. Another way to show the power of the […]

I had a busy weekend, which included the following events: a birthday party for a 50 year old woman, lunch with a cousin in Tórshavn, a choir concert in Tórshavn, a party honoring the 75 year old choir director, and a birthday party for a 1 year old girl. I like these three […]

Many Faroese homes have a flag pole in the yard, and people fly the flag to mark important occasions. Today, there was a funeral in Fuglafjørður, and many homes around the town had flags flying at half-staff. On happier occasions, I have also seen flags flying on wedding days.

We have had very nice weather for the past week or so. This gives the laundry a chance to actually get dry before the rain comes. With the high cost of electricity, few people use clothes dryers, and almost everyone hangs the laundry outside to dry. In the housing development where I […]