Sharing the love

Bollan's devoted husband Piggen decided to surprise his dearest today, since it's both Valentine's Day and Mother's Day here in Norway. So, with a little help with the preparations from me, the crocheting one, he gave The Boll a little present. He's such a romantic little guy :)

Happy Valentine and Mother's Day everyone!

Happy Valentine

Bollan and her family all wish that you have a great weekend and a lovely Valentine's Day on Sunday, together with your friends, family and loved ones :)

Happy Groundhog Day!

Yesterday the world (at least Canada and the US) celebrated Groundhog Day, which is the day the groundhogs (or marmots) come out of their holes and have a look around. If they can see their shadow, it means that it will be winter for six more weeks. If there is no shadow, spring is right around the corner.

In the old European tradition a bear or a badger was used for these predictions, but of course The Great Boll would rather there was a Hedgehog day celebration instead. Here are some photos of Bollan meeting some real hedgehogs in the wild, an event in itself worth celebrating :)

Happy Hedgehog Day! :)

What The Boll wants...

The Boll gets! Her new friends/snacks are a bombardier beetle and a firefly :)

The bombardier beetle may not be the best pal, though, since it can shoot a mix of boiling hot chemicals out its back end when threatened... Beware of that bum, Boll!

The firefly, on the other hand, seems both friendly and tasty, and it glows!

In the end The Boll is happy and waiting for more crunchy friends to show up on her dinner table some time in the future :)

The beautiful bugs

The mailman brought Bollan a pleasant surprise today, a book full of beaded critters looking very tasty and crunchy. Practically a cookbook of insects! The book is in French, the language of fine cuisine :)

Just look at all these goodies!

Make some for me, please?

So out came the beads and the metal wire, and now she waits exitedly to see what her devoted slave can make for her...