Wednesday, February 27

ABC Wednesday - F

This ABC Wednesday I want to share a photo from last summer.
I am not sure if it is
F for Fun, Fear or Fearless In my town we have the most known marketing sign in Norway; the Freia-clock at Egertorvet. It is around one hundreds years old and was equipped with neon lights in 1956.
F for Freia and its chocolate Another, but perhaps not that well known eye catcher is the old front of a modern house in Josefinegate.
F for Front Living in a city we have more street boutiques than shopping centre. An exception is at Aker Brygge where you may find shops above each other.
F for Floors in shopping centres However, wherever we live in Norway, some of us always dream about going back to nature and the “cosy” life at the cottage.
F for Fireplace


You almost feel the romantic atmosphere in the Living room above and probably want to sit down among fantastic Fox furs waiting for the Fidler to arrive.
My painting shows a Fidler tuning the
Hardingfele

F for the Fiddler playing
Fanitullen

If you like the piano better, listen to the Norwegian composer Chr. Sindings Frühlingsrauschen (Rustle of Spring) on this
YouTube video

48 comments:

  1. Do you think you have used the whole dictionary of Fs? Well almost - but you forgot mine!

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  2. Fantastic! Love the fireplace!

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  3. OH WOW! What a wonderful fireplace!
    I could see myself curled up in front of that one cold evening! Lovely!

    I think I'd rather see those fox furs on the foxes, though :^(

    Mmmmm Freia chocolate!

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  4. Ett stort og varierende utvalg av F`er her. Vet ikke helt hvem jeg foretrekker. Så, jeg "tar" dem alle. ;)
    Men, en Freia sjokolade smaker alltid godt..... :)
    Må scrolle meg nedover her nå. Har gått glippe av mye ser jeg.
    God dag til deg!

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  5. Loved them all! A very artustic collection!

    So quiet here now, unlike the winds which howled through the night!

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  6. Great fun!
    I can never do just one subject either.

    Blue

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  7. what a fantastic lot of Fs

    I think there's typo - you surely mean floors not foors

    have a fine day

    we had an earthquake at 1 am

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  8. Flott utvalg av F-er der.Great F-post:o)

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  9. A great seletion of F`s.
    I love Freia Milkchocolate:)

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  10. Mange flotte her!
    Var på besøk på freia fabrikken da vi gikk i barneskolen, en opplevelse for ganen og øyne!
    Ha en fin dag.

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  11. Flotte bilder fra deg i dag også!!!! Skulle gjerne ha sittet ved den peisen med et glass rødvin! Kjempekoseligt!!
    Wonderful photo and great F's!
    Have a nice day:)

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  12. What a big shopping center :D

    Will you visit mine :D Thanks

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  13. You have a great post, with a lot of interest. And I stopped on yesterday's post too. I've been here a long time today!

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  14. Flotte F er...jeg kommer sterkere tilbake neste uke.

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  15. You have some wonderful "Fs" here. I really like the clock and hearing that it is so old!

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  16. You live in a town famous for chocolates! I enjoy both piano and fiddle music, but since today is an F day, I'll choose fiddle. ;-)

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  17. Finfina grejor.

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  18. Hi Arneo,
    Very nice photo for ABC
    I Like your chocolate brand sthe most, but a fireplace can be cosy too...

    Greetings from JoAnn
    Visit my ABC F today

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  19. Nice F post. I wouldn't mind having some of that chocolate!

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  20. A great collection of Fs. I like the Fiddler painting especially.

    And what a gorgeous baby on your previous post).

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  21. Nice painting. I enjoyed the look into the shopping center also.

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  22. Anonymous2:25 pm

    What a wonderful collection you are sharing this week. I enjoyed every shot you posted. have a great week...

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  23. You have really done your homework! Beautiful pictures. I love the lights in the shoping center. The next one looks more like a castle than a cottage.

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  24. I loved all your photos. They were great.

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  25. What a wonderful assortment of F's.. your painting is very special

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  26. JEG elske din plethora av F " ord. Meget interessant og JEG elske din maleri.

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  27. OH, I like them all!!
    The painting is VERY nice!!!!
    Great Post!!

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  28. Thank you for stopping by once again. I enjoy your pictures very much. Norway is beautiful!

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  29. great collection of F's but you didn't use "mine." check it out! ;D

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  30. Anonymous5:16 pm

    A lovely collection of F pics. I especially like the room with the fireplace. Happy Wednesday!

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  31. A lovely collection of Fs, but to call that a cottage is perhaps a misnomer. Looks more like a mansion to me.

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  32. Great pictures. I want to be in that livingroom.

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  33. The fireplace is my favorite but I also love the Fiddler. Did you paint it??

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  34. Mange Flotte F èr der du.

    ... og jøss som den lille gutten vokser da... nydelig gutt... men håper han ikke Fores på vekshormon... For du som tiden Flyr...

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  35. I love your fireplace....and all your other "F"s are well chosen!

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  36. Du er hjertelig velkommen innom meg når det måtte være og jeg kunne tenke meg at du likte båter!!
    Du har mange fine valg av F i dag, men skal jeg velge bare ett, må det bli det første med gummibåten. Det er det virkelig fart og moro over. Det var ikke noe lett valg fordi jeg er en hund etter sjokolade, så bare ved å se den velkjente logoen fikk meg til å sleve.
    Vi hadde en artig episode for noen år siden inne på landstedet vårt Engavik havn. Vi hadde kjøpt en gummibåt den sommeren som ungene fikk kose seg med - bare vi så dem fra hytten. Litt ut på høsten fikk vi høre at ungene var avbildet i et båtblad. Men vi fikk dessverer aldri sett bildet eller lest artikkelen. Tror dette må ha vært i 2001. Her for et par år siden kom jeg på dette igjen og begynte å søke på nettet etter dette. Til slutt fikk jeg napp, men båtbladet var utsolg, naturligvis, men jeg fikk tilsendt en kopi av artikkelen med bildet av ungene. Kjempekjekt å se og lese! Jeg tok kontakt med journalisten og fotografen (en og samme person) og fikk tilsendt bildet i en bra oppløsning! Derfor valgte jeg altså gummibåtbildet for det minner meg om landet og de fine stundene vi hat hatt der inne.

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  37. Pass deg du... er jo som sagt svak for menn med lite hår...

    Kanskje du kidnappes til Spa på Grand... så skkurat at de har kopiert min idee om bjørk stammer der oppe !!! Makan !!! til frekkiser...

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  38. Great architecture - and I like the painting of the fiddler, too.

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  39. Congrats on being First this week!

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  40. Anonymous10:04 pm

    Great F's! Liked the Front-picture best

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  41. You can never have too much Freia candy in the house!

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  42. it's so fun to see Foreign places since I live in the USA

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  43. A full cast of f's, great stuff

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  44. You have lots of F's today. The cozy fireplace is my favorite. I would love to lie down on that sofa for a nap or to read a book.

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  45. I really like that fireplace, so interesting. The front of that building is very beautiful. Great shots.

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  46. A great collection of photos and very well annotated. That cottage really looks cosy.

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