"Grandma, you lived in prehistoric times, when photos -

were all in black and white."

"When you laugh, Grandma, you -

look like you have eaten a piece of sour candy."

Tall Ships Race in Fredrikstad 2019 -Poland

Poland was well represented, including Fredric Chopin, not shown here..

A partial list of the ships we looked at, including the years the ships were built:

Alexander von Humbolt, Germany (2011)

Atyla, Spain (1984)

Christian Radich, Norway (1937)

Cisne Branco, Brazil (1999)

Cuauhtemoc, Mexico (1982)

Dar Mlodziezy, Poland (1982)

Den store Bjoern, Denmark (1902)

Eendracht, the Netherlands (1989)

Fryderyk Chopin, Poland (1992)

Gulden Leeuw, the Netherlands (1937)

Hawila, Finland (1935)

Ingo, Sweden (1922)

Jolie Brise, Great Britain (1913)

Klitta, Denmark (1987)

Kyrre, Norway (1925)

Lord Nelson, Great Britain (1985)

Oesterscheide, the Netherlands (1918)

Pogoria, Poland (1980)

Shabab Oman II, Oman (2014)

Soerlandet, Norway (1927)

Statsraad Lehmkuhl, Norway (1914)

Swan, Great Britain (1900)

Thalassa, the Netherlands (1980)

Tuulelind, Estonia (2016)

Vestavind, Norway (1993)

Westwind af Goteborg, sweden (1913)

Wylde Swan, the Netherlands (1920)

Tall Ships Race in Fredrikstad in 2019 - some more photos

Just walking and watching these magnificant ships was enough for most of us. On some ships you could also come aboard.

Atyla  looked straight out of one of those childhood books about pirates.

Tall Ships Race in Fredrikstad 2019

The truth is I do not like to be at sea, but when the ships and boats are safely placed along the shore, it is a different matter. On Friday we went to Fredrikstad  to see the Tall Ships.

The dictionary told me that a tall ship is a sailing ship with a high mast or masts.

According to the news today, around 300 000 persons are estimated to have visited the event during a few short days. Impressive!

It was a beautiful summer day.

The ships came in all sizes and ages and from many countries - including

Oman, Brazil and Mexico.

Waterpainting

Yesterday we enjoyed some waterpainting with friends and it became clear to me that , I am not as generous in using water when I waterpaint as my granddaughter is.

A cat lover loves to paint cats too. :-)

"You remember, Grandma, how we  saw the snow on the top of the mountains  when travelling by train to Bergen, and how sometimes the clouds were lower down?"

"Oppsa!" and "Uff da!"

My granddaughter  has probably heard "Uff da!" many times during the years.

This time, at the age of 10, she registered I said "Oppsa!"

"You know", she told me, "Oppsa sounds like the brother of Uff da".

Now, a few days later, when I said "Oy Wey" she stated: "You say that a lot. 
Oy wey must be the mother of Uff da and Oppsa."

"A Grandma Award"

Talking with my granddaughter, 10, about awards ( I knew she was talking about a toy she wanted), my argument was that perhaps the best reward is your own feeling that you accomplished something.
To which she answered: "That is a Grandma Award!"

A taste of summer

On the 4th of July we actually expanded  this by using
raspberries, strawberries, cherries for the red, 
blueberries for the blue and
Kesam ( a version of curd) for the white.

Kesam was not to the taste of the younger generation...

"It looked like"

Sometimes I act too quickly, and this was one instance.
My friend handed me some smaller sweets wrapped in paper, and a bigger one, nicely wrapped in cellophane.

I unwrapped the big one, took a big bite - and my friend and family members looked at me in shock!

It was actually a fancy soap.
That should teach me a lesson.