Research

Jeg har jo planlagt at strikke en star wars sweater til min mindste nevø, og måtte lige lave lidt research.
Så her er nogle eksempler fra Ravelry. Så kan han måske også bedre forholde sig til, hvad hans moster har forestillet sig!
Først de meget fine R2D2 skolefoto-sweatre.

I planned to knit a star wars sweater for my youngest nephew, and I had to do a little research.
So here are some examples from Ravelry. It could help him understanding what his aunt actually imagined about this!
First the very pretty R2D2 school-photo sweaters. 

Her er en anden mulighed med rundt bærestykke og flere forskellige motiver.

Here is another possibility with the round yoke and other different motives. 

Man kan også lave billeder på forsiden af sweateren!

It is also a possibility to do pictures on the front of the sweater!

Endnu et rundt bærestykke. Jeg er selv ret vild  med R2D2 og lyssværd!
Nevøens fætter på 24 (i morgen) foreslog, at jeg skulle lave en sweater f.eks. Darth Maul og skrive "Sith happens". Denne ide blev ret hurtigt nedstemt af ham på 10.......

Another round yoke. I personally really like R2D2 and the light swords!
The nephews 24 year old (tomorrow) cousin suggested that I made a sweater with for instance Darth Maul and then write "Sith happens". This idea was quickly killed by the 10 year old......

Man kunne selvfølgelig også lave en kæmpestor at-at på forsiden! På ærmet står der "Star wars" og på ryggen står der "may the force be with you".

A giant at-at on the front is another possibility! The sleeve says "Star wars" and on the back it says "may the force be with you".

Man kan faktisk også lave en sweater så man bare ligner Darth Vaders tøj. Ultrasej, men noget nørdet, hvis man ikke normalt går med masken......

You could also make a sweater looking like Darth Vaders clothes. Extremely cool, but somewhat nerdy, if you don't normally wear the mask.......

Man kan selvfølgelig også bare sætte det hele på.
Så - Henriette! - vil du venligst sætte den unge mand til at studere og tænke?

You could also add everything.
So - Henriette! - would you please make the young man study this and think?

I toget / On the train

Min togtur er opgraderet lige nu. Ikke, fordi jeg sidder på første klasse. Det har jeg hele tiden gjort, efter råd fra dem, der pendler den anden vej. Det koster ikke utroligt meget mere, og man kan altid sidde ned.
Det er heller ikke strikketøjet. DET har også være med fra starten, selv om det er skiftet ud et par gange!
Næh, det er skam, fordi jeg er nødt til at få læst nogle artikler. Skal snart bruge det. Så er det jo virkelig heldigt, at artikler går godt i spænd med en ribstrikket undertrøje i str. 2 år!

My train-ride has been up-graded right now. Not because I'm riding first class. I did that since the beginning, taking advise from others who are traveling the other way. It doesn't cost much more, and there is always a place to sit.
It is not the knitting, either. THAT was also there all the time, although I changed it into a new one a few times!
No, it's because I have to read some articles. I will need it soon. Then it's really nice how articles work really well with a rib-vest in size 2 years!

Freestyling

Endnu en lille vest er blevet færdig. Denne her startede jeg i september, efter at have købt garn i Nykøbing Falster da vi havde den meget hyggelige weekend i sommerhus.
Vesten lå strikket i butikken, og var strikket med fuldstændigt vilkårlige snoninger. Det så sjovt ud, så det skulle jeg prøve, selv om opskriften var noget mere struktureret.

Another little vest has been finished. This one was started in September, after I bought the yarn in Nykøbing Falster when we had the lovely weekend in the summer-house.
The vest was knitted up in the shop, and was made with random cables. It looked really fun, so I wanted to try this, although the pattern was somewhat more structured.  

Selv om jeg har forsøgt at lave det meget tilfældigt, så ser det alligevel ikke sådan ud. Sådan rigtigt! Snoningerne er godt nok symmetriske om midten og ens foran og bagpå, men jeg havde da vistnok problemer med at lade snoningerne blive lange!

Although I tried to make them random, it doesn't look that way. For real, you know!
The cables are symmetrical around the middle and alike on the front and back, but it looks like I had some serious problems letting the cables grow long!

Knapperne er så nuttede, at man næsten dør lidt.... Købt for nogle år siden i New York.
Garnet er utroligt blødt "Soft wool" fra Lana Grossa. Superlækkert, og vesten vejer ialt 95 gram og er strikket på pind 4.
Egentlig var den til en lille dreng, der er en del af den (temmelig) udvidede familie. Min nieces lille nevø. Desværre har jeg vist strikket den alt for lille til den unge mand, der vokser ud over alle grænser. Så i gang igen med noget! Og så kommer der vel en baby forbi som mangler en vest engang, tænker jeg.

The buttons are so cute you almost die a little...... Bought in New York a few years back.
The yarn is incredibly soft "Soft wool" from Lana Grossa. Extremely squishy and nice. The vest weighs 95 grams and was knitted using size 4 mm needles.
It was supposed to be for a little boy who is part of the (very) extended family. My nieces little nephew. Unfortunately, I think I made it far too small for the young man who is growing like crazy. So I'd better start something new! And then I guess I'll happen to meet a baby in need of a vest at some point.

For 2 år siden. Hvor var det hyggeligt! / 2 years ago. So nice!

Blade / Magazines

Ind imellem skal man jo have lidt inspiration, ikke? Så der kom et par blade med hjem fra USA, og så kom der såmænd også et dansk blad med posten fra min søde veninde, der både skal lide under at kende mig OG have en strikke-gal søster. Nu har søsteren åbenbart overtalt hende til at melde sig ind i noget, hvor jeg fik bladet. Ikke dårligt!
Nu er det så lige det med at lave noget nyt og interessant efter mønstrene. Midt i alt det andet. (Nej, jeg hækler ikke meget, men gad på en måde godt!)
Hvad gør du med alt det nye, spændende? Man kan jo ikke nå det hele......

Sometime you need a little inspiration, right? So I brought home a few magazines from the US, and then a Danish magazine happened to land in my post box. It is from my very sweet friend, who is not only suffering from knowing me, but she also has a knitting-crazy sister. So now her sister convinced her to take a membership somewhere, and I got the magazine. Really not bad!
Now I have the problem of how to make some of the new and interesting stuff from these patterns. In the middle of everything. (No, I do not crochet much, but I somehow want to!)
What do you do with all the new, exciting stuff? You can't make everything.......

Ikke kun kræft / Not just cancer

Oktober er jo brystkræftmåned. I dag får I dog et andet mønster. Der findes andre skrækkelige sygdomme end kræft! Både hos børn og voksne.......
Så i dag kan I strikke et par lunger. Dem har man heller ikke lyst til at blive syg i. Tro mig!
Pas godt på dem!

 October is breast cancer month. Today, though, you'll get another pattern. There are other horrible diseases than cancer! Both in children and adults........
So today, you can knit a pair of lungs. You really don't want to get sick in those. Believe me!
Take good care of them!

Lilla anemone / Purple anemone

Den lille undertrøje/vest til lille frk. T1 er færdig. Det tog lidt tid at få hæklet kanterne, men i går lykkedes det!
Den er strikket i wollmeise (som jo både kan vaskes i maskine og er pænt og alting!) på pind 3, og mønsteret er dette.
Jeg troede virkelig jeg skulle være smart og strikke den rundt og ændre lidt i mønsteret osv. Jeg gjorde det også, men det havde nok været bedre, om jeg bare havde fulgt mønsteret til punkt og prikke, fordi den retstrikkede kant i siden får en søm på den ene side, men ikke på den anden side.
Men så ved jeg det til en anden gang! Det kan bedst betale sig at gøre, som Sanne siger.......

The little undershirt/vest for young miss T1 is finished. It took me some time to get the edges crocheted, but yesterday I succeeded!
It's made with wollmeise (which can be machine-washed and looks pretty and all!) using 3 mm needles, and the pattern is this one.
I really did believe that I was so clever to knit it in the round, changing the pattern a little and so on. I did do it, but it had been better if I had just followed the pattern, since the garter stitch edge has a seam down one side and not down the other.
But now I know! It pays off doing exactly what Sanne says.........

Den fik små hvide knapper - sådan nogle kan man bruge til alt! - og er faktisk blevet ret fin, selv om jeg ikke helt fulgte mønsteret.
Helt sikkert en gentagelse værd til den anden lille tøs i familien!
85 gram vejer den, og dermed er jeg jo allerede nu et stykke over hvad jeg nåede at strikke i løbet af hele sidste år. Ikke dårligt!

It had little white buttons - buttons like that can be used for everything! - and turned out really pretty, although I didn't follow the pattern completely.
Definitely worth a repeat for the other little lass in the family!
It weighs 85 grams, and so I already am above the weight of what I knit during the entire last year. Not bad at all!

Mere nyt / More news

Der er godt nok kommet mange nye ting i gang på det sidste. Min nevø i USA på 16 år ønsker sig jo også en sweater. Med motiv foran. Resten skal bare være hvidt.
Nu er det jo ikke voldsomt interessant at strikke ensfarvet glatstrikning, men heldigvis kunne jeg strikke ryggen på kongres i USA, og ærmet da jeg var i Jönköping. Så går det lidt hurtigere!

I really got a lot of new things started lately. My 16 year old nephew in the US also wanted a sweater. With a motif in front. The rest of the sweater should be white.
It isn't really that interesting to knit mono-color stockinette stitch, but fortunately I could knit the back while at the conference in Phoenix, and the sleeve when I went to Jönköping. This way it feels faster!

Motivet foran skal være en sol. Ligesom på denne fyr, som er fra et computerspil.
Derfor - så snart jeg kommer til forstykket, vil der helt sikkert være rigelig action! Skal lige have lavet diagrammet, men så er der jo f.eks. denne hjemmeside.
 
The motif in front will be a sun. Like on this guy from the computer game.
So - as soon as I get to do the front, I will have plenty of action! I just need to make the chart, but then there are web pages like this one. 

Hoodien til hans søster nåede godt frem og blev vel modtaget. Den kom på i skole næste dag, og den passer, så jeg kan faktisk ikke rigtig ønske mig mere på den front.......

The hoodie for his sister also reached its goal and was well received. It was worn for school the next day and it fits, so I really can't ask for more........

Lang vej / Long way

De her strømper har godt nok taget noget tid, fra jeg startede på dem i sommers. Bare for at opdage, at det var det forkerte garn til den nevø, jeg havde tiltænkt dem.
Så jeg strikkede den ene, strikkede strømper af det "rigtige" garn og startede på den anden.
Den næste nevø i rækken, der i stedet får dem, har snart fødselsdag, og så skulle de jo være færdige!
Selv om det bare er kedelig rib, så er de noget så dejlige og varme, og jeg tror, han bliver glad for dem. Der blev brugt 85 gram Zitron Trekking XXL på pind 2,5.

These socks really took some time from when I first started them this summer. Just to discover that I picked the wrong yarn for the nephew I thought they were made for.
So I knit one sock, made socks from the "right" yarn and started the other sock.
The next nephew in line, who will get them instead, has his birthday soon, and then I needed to finish them!
Although it's just plain rib, they are so wonderful and warm, and I think he will like them. The socks took 85 grams of Zitron Trekking XXL on needles size 2.5 mm.

Jönköping

I går var jeg på min hidtil længste pendlertur til mit nye arbejde. Vi skulle til møde i Jönköping, der ligger et godt stykke oppe, hvilket betyder, at vi skulle ret tidligt af sted. Helt præcis kl. 06.26. Fra Lund, altså!
Da mit vækkeur ringede kl. 04.15, måtte det lige arbejde lidt for at få vækket mig, men det lykkedes!

Yesterday, I went for my so far longest trip there and back at my new job. We were going to a meeting in Jönköping, which is quite far up in Sweden, and we had to leave quite early. To be exact, at 6.26 a.m. From Lund, you know!
When my alarm clock went off at 4.15 a.m., it really had to work a bit to wake me up, but succeeded!

Der var vældig, vældig smukt, da vi nåede frem! Solskin, efterårsfarver og den kæmpestore Vättern sø! Vi var ret heldige med udsigten, for der er vist ofte både koldt, tåget og blæsende, fik jeg at vide.......

It was so, so pretty when we got there! Sunshine, fall colors and the giant Vättern lake! We were so lucky with the view, since it's very often not only cold and windy, but also foggy, as I was told........

Det var mit 10-dages jubilæum på det nye arbejde, og det er virkelig bare dejligt at være der. Der er udfordringer, jovist! Nyt sprog, nye computersystemer, nye kolleger og nyt land.
Men det er herligt at beskæftige sig med det, jeg elsker, selv om jeg skal tidligt op (heldigvis normalt ikke kl. 04.15!), og jeg øver mig på sproget. Hver dag. Det går fremad, men jeg startede jo ligesom også med et ret stort potentiale for forbedring.
I går blev jeg så kæk, at jeg også talte svensk på vej hjem i toget! Huhej, hvor det går!

It was my 10-day anniversary at the new job, and I really love being there. There are some challenges, alright. New language, new computer-systems, new colleagues and a different country.
But it's so great to work with something I love, although I have to get up early (fortunately not at 4.15 a.m. normally!), and I practice the language. Every day. I'm getting better at it, but I did start almost from scratch with quite a big potential for progress.
Yesterday, I was cocky enough to speak Swedish on the way home on the train. Yeehaw!

Toiletlæsning i Sverige / Stuff to read in a Swedish bathroom

Hende her kan også / This girls also knows how to do it

Det er ikke bare den største af de to små der lige kan charme sig vej ind i mit strikketøj.
Næh, den mindste kan skam også! (Godt hjulpet på vej af sine forældre, selvfølgelig. Bemærk hendes fars strikkede slips!)
Når man tager strikket trøje på til sin fasters bryllup og matchende sko, så er det et godt skridt på vejen.

It's not just the oldest one of the 2 small girls who knows how to charm her way into my knitting. 
The small one knows her way, too! (Her parents help a lot, of course. Please notice her dad's knitted tie!)
When you're wearing a knitted cardigan for your aunt's wedding, complete with matching shoes, you are well along the way.

At græskarhuen blev godt luftet straks den nåede frem (og ud fra omgivelserne ser den ud til at have gjort gavn!), er et godt skridt videre.
Der skal ihvertfald også strikkes til hende her i løbet af de næste måneder!

The pumpkin hat was worn as soon as it reached her (and by looking at the surroundings I guess it became her well!), is also helping.
I'm definitely going to knit for this one as well during the next months!

Lidt mere lige på / A bit more obvious

Det er stadig oktober og brystkræft-awareness-måned.
Dagens mønster er ligepå og hårdt.
På den anden side. Hvornår har en vaskeklud ikke trængt til et par bryster?
Mønsteret er dette.

It's still October and breast cancer awareness month.
Today's pattern is down to business.
On the other hand. When did a washcloth not need a pair of breasts?
The pattern is this one.

Hvordan skete det her? / How did this happen?

Da jeg var i Phoenix og på vej hjem fra den dejlige garnbutik, sad jeg og strikkede i sporvognen. (Det hvide strikketøj nederst.) Pludselig opdagede jeg, at der sad noget i strikketøjet!
Det viste sig at være et stykke af en strømpepind.
Nu er det jo lykkedes mig at knække en af de gode, firkantede strømpepinde i ny og næ, men da jeg tog strømpen op, var ALLE pinde knækket! I stumper og stykker.

When I was in Phoenix and going home from the lovely yarn shop, I was knitting on the tram. (The white project at the bottom.) Suddenly I saw something stuck in my knitting!
Turned out to be a bit of a double pointed needle.
I have succeeded in breaking one of the lovely, square double pointed needles now and then, but when I pulled the sock out, ALL needles had broken! To pieces. 

Så mange stykker her, for at være helt præcis.
Jeg har ingen anelse om, hvad der er sket! Har svært ved at forestille mig, at jeg pludselig skulle have siddet dem alle i stykker eller gjort noget andet underligt, men hvordan kunne det ellers gå så galt? Måske var strømpen bare frustreret over at blive ignoreret. Igen.
Nå. Må ud at købe nogle nye. Kan godt lide at have et ekstra sæt, og de er virkelig dejlige at strikke med!

This many pieces, to be exact.
I have no idea how this happened! I have trouble imagining how I would suddenly have sit on them, breaking all of them, or done some other weird things, but what other explanation could there be?
Maybe the sock was just very frustrated that it was ignored. Again.
Well. Have to buy new ones. I like having an extra set, and they are really wonderful to knit with!

Hun ved, hvad der skal til / She knows what it takes

Æblehuen nåede ikke bare frem, men faldt også i utroligt god jord. Jeg fik ret hurtigt et billede af barn med hue på, mens hun sad og brølede som en løve (der var løver på kortet).
Huen har stort set været skruet fast på hovedet siden, og ovenikøbet fik jeg i går billede af barn med ikke bare hue, men også røde, strikkede strømper, som hun nægtede at tage af.
Hvis ikke DET giver lyst til at strikke mere til en glad, lille modtager, så ved jeg ikke, hvad der gør!

The apple hat reached its destination, and was very happily welcomed. Quite quickly, I received a photo of child wearing hat, while roaring like a lion (the postcard showed lions).
The hat has been stuck to her head, more or less, ever since, and to top it, I received a photo yesterday of child wearing not only hat, but also red, knitted socks, which she refused to take off.
If THAT is not a reason for knitting more for a happy, little recipient, then I don't know what is!

Derfor har mit togstrikketøj i denne uge været en lille Anemone-vest til selvsamme unge dame, der mangler et par undertrøjer til vinteren. I noget, der ikke kradser, altså.
Wollmeise kradser ikke. Overhovedet. Så det blev det. Arwetta kradser heller ikke, så det bliver brugt til nummer 2. (I hvid! Det er ønsket. I mit hovede er hvidt og børn ikke kompatibelt. Måske, fordi jeg altid selv spilder, hvis jeg har hvidt tøj på!)

That is why my train-project this week has been an Anemone-vest for the very same young lady, who is in need of a few vests for winter. In something that is not itchy, that is.
Wollmeise is not itchy. At all. So that is what I picked. Arwetta is not itchy either, so that will be used for the second vest. (In white! That's the wish. In my head, white and kids are non-compatible. Probably because I always spill something if I'm wearing white!)

Frem fra mørket / Out of the darkness

Engang for snart 4 år siden startede jeg på en dejlig trøje til mig selv. Den har 40+ snoninger på de pinde, hvor det går løs, så det gik temmelig langsomt.
Så langsomt, at den efter nogle måneder røg i en kurv. Ikke, at jeg har glemt den! Næh, den kære Amanda har fået flere tanker gennem tiden.
Men nu kommer hun op igen. I aften starter vinterens hygge med "Matador", og i mit hovede er Amanda en del af det koncept. Bare for at give hende en chance!

Once upon a time, almost 4 years ago, I started a nice cardigan for me. It has more than 40 cables on the busy rows, so it grew rather slowly.
It was so slow that it went down into a basket after a few months. This didn't mean I forgot it! Oh no, the dear Amanda has had several thoughts over the years.
But now she comes out again. Tonight, this winter's plan of watching "Matador" is taking off, and in my head, Amanda is part of that. Just to give her a chance!

Min fødselsdagsgave / My birthday gift

Til min fødselsdag fik jeg en meget, meget spændende gave. Ikke bare en ny Annette Danielsen bog, men også garn til en af modellerne! (Isager garn, iøvrigt. Det bliver ikke finere!)
Da jeg så skulle op at flyve, måtte jeg starte på den. 2 flyveture har så ført til, at det første patchwork-stykke faktisk er færdigt. Min strikkefasthed er ikke sådan helt perfekt, men jeg tænker lidt stræk og lidt bredere stykker i siderne vil gøre underværker....... Den bliver rigtig fin, tror jeg!

For my birthday, I had a very, very exciting gift. Not just a new book by Annette Danielsen, but also yarn for one of the models! (Isager yarn, by the way. Doesn't get much more exclusive!)
When I was to go flying, I had to start. After 2 plane-rides this led to the first patchwork-piece getting done. My gauge is not quite perfect, but I guess a little stretching and somewhat broader bits on the sides will work miracles....... It will become really pretty, I think!

Det sidste Phoenix / The last bit of Phoenix

Smukt garn / Pretty yarn

Jeg kom jo til at købe lidt garn i Tempe Yarn. Bare fordi det var så fint. Og jeg nu var der!
Præcis så fantasiløst som tidligere, tænkte jeg, at man altid kan bruge et bundt strømpegarn eller lacegarn. Denne gang blev det så 100 gram håndfarvet, tyndt garn i smukke farver. Det bliver spændende, hvad det en dag bliver til! Garnet er denne slags.

 I did happen to buy a little yarn in Tempe Yarn. Just because it was so pretty. And since I was there!
Exactly as usual and very unimaginative, I thought that a skein of sock yarn or lace is easily used. So this time I ended up with 100 grams of hand-painted, thin yarn in beautiful colors. It will be interesting to see what this will become one day! It is this type of yarn.

Der kom også et bundt tykkere garn med hjem.  Samme firma, samme nuance rød, men dette her med glimmer.
Igen - spændende, hvad det bliver til! Umiddelbart tænker jeg dog noget varmt til vinter. Til mig. 

This skein of slightly thicker yarn also came home with me. Same yarn company, same shade of red, but this one with glitter.
Again - exciting, how this will end up! I do think something warm for winter. For me.

De her mærker kunne jeg ikke stå for. De var så søde!
Oveni garnbutikken bød den sene eftermiddag også på en smuttur til Jo-Ann sammen med en kollega, der også er ret kreativ. Som altid er det helt imponerende at komme ind i den kæmpe butik med alt til kreative aktiviteter! Garnet er dog ikke værd at købe......

These labels were just too cute, and I had to buy them.
Apart from the yarn shop, the afternoon also came with a quick trip to Jo-Ann with a colleague who is also into crafts. As always, it is so impressive to enter the giant store with everything for creative activities! The yarn is not worth buying, though......

På farten / On the go

Stadig oktober.
I dag er mønsteret en fin, lyserød lille taske til en flaske, så du kan have noget at drikke med på tur.
Med brystkræft-sløjferne på, selvfølgelig.
Den fine (og praktiske!) lille taske finder du her.

Still October.
Todays pattern is a nice, pink bottle holder, which will help you bring something to drink when you are out and about.
With the breast cancer ribbons, of course.
The pretty (and practical!) little bag can be found here.

Tempe Yarn

I lørdagens frokostpause nåede jeg lige nøjagtigt at besøge en garnbutik! (Kom lige 10 min for sent tilbage......)
Det var noget af en tur at komme til Tempe Yarn, da jeg skulle med sporvognen i ca. 30 min. og bagefter gå 1 km, men det var det værd.

During the lunch break of Saturday, I just managed to visit a yarn shop! (I returned 10 minutes late........)
It was quite a journey to visit Tempe Yarn, since I had to take the tram for about 30 minutes and then walk about a kilometer, but it was worth it!

Butikken var faktisk rigtig stor (og kølig! Vigtigt i det her varme vejr....) og havde masser af garn OG et stort bord, hvor folk sad og strikkede. Alt sammen meget vigtige dele i et godt garnbutik-besøg!
Der var både de velkendte mærker som Cascade, Manos del Uruguay og Rowan (som jeg altså ikke købte. Dyrt i Europa => ekstremt dyrt i USA!), men også lokalt producerede og farvede garner, der alle var tydeligt markerede.

The shop was actually really big (and cool! Important in this warm weather....) and held plenty of yarn AND a big table where knitters could sit and knit. All of these are very important ingredients in a good yarn-shop visit!
They have the well-known brands like Cascade, Manos del Uruguay and Rowan (which I didn't buy. Expensive in Europe => extremely expensive in the US!), but also locally produced and dyed yarns, that were all clearly marked.

Oveni har de også nogle andre lokale produkter som keramik og syede strikketasker.
Som I nok kan gætte, kom jeg jo til at købe lidt. Af det lokale! Som ekspedienten bemærkede, var det nok meget godt at jeg kommer fra Danmark. Så kommer jeg rent faktisk til at bruge ulden!
Alt i alt en virkelig dejlig butik, hvis du skulle komme på de kanter!

On top of everything, they also sell other local products like ceramics and sewn knitting bags.
As you may have guessed, I happened to buy a little. The local stuff! As the seller noticed, it was just as well I came from Denmark. This means I'll actually get to use the wool!
All in all a really nice shop, if you happen to pass by!

Cowboy land

I går nåede jeg en tur ud i Scottsdale, en forstad til Phoenix, under en pause i programmet. Det var spændende at se. Det ville ikke have været særligt overraskende, hvis John Wayne pludselig var komme rundt om hjørnet på sin hest!
Det er jo gammelt indianerland, og ørkenen er kendt ved sine røde klipper. I forstaden her havde de bygget alle huse med røde/orange/sandfarvede sten, så det ligesom holdt stilen og lignede omgivelserne. Det så meget, meget fint ud.

Yesterday, I managed to get to see Scottsdale, a Phoenix suburb, during a break in the program. It was a really exciting place to see. I wouldn't have been very surprised if John Wayne had suddenly appeared round the corner on his horse!
This is old native American territory, and the desert is well known for the red cliffs. In this suburb, all houses were built using red/orange/sand-colored stones, to keep the look of the surroundings. This looks very, very pretty.

Der var en lang gade med butikker, der lignede noget fra en western. Der var fine, håndlavede kvalitetsting inden døre alle steder.
Det var rigtig sjovt at se butikken med cowboy-støvler! Så mange slags......

There was a long street with shops looking like they came straight from a western. The shops held beautiful, handmade quality things inside.
It was very funny seeing the shop with cowboy-boots! So many different kinds......

Jeg mødte også en cowboy!
Han sad ret stille og var ikke specielt ægte. I den varme der er her, kan man godt blive lidt bekymret for, hvordan de ægte cowboys har lugtet!

I also met a cowboy!
He was sitting very still and wasn't real. In the heat of this town, you might start to worry how the real cowboys smelled!

Solnedgangen var også rigtig smuk. Der er nu noget med palmer i silhouet.

The sunset was really beautiful, too. Palm trees against the sun are really special!