Hello dear friends! 

Thank you for all your nice words and messages!

Hope you all are fine and at good health! 

How time just fly!

I have been busy with starting up some new projects. Very exciting! Planning upcoming concerts and tours for spring , summer and winter and a new album project.  In between,  I have been so lucky to get the chance to enjoy the beauty of our wonderful nature in Norway. Well, I guess no surprise that I love to be out in the snow and go skiing! 

Right now there is so much snow and winter in Norway. In Oslo you have only 10-15 min from downtown to the most fantastic skiing area! You can go for miles! 

Sending you a picture from my latest trip up in the mountains of Hardangervidden a few weeks ago.... 

 

Take care and enjoy life! 

;-)

Sissel

Hello dear friends! 

A brand new year! 2009!

I started my first days of the new year with some of my dearest friends. I have made myself some new goals for the new year. Not long ago I read Dalai Lama's words for last year, and one of them was:  'Once a year, go some place that you have never been before'.  I will do that!

For the time my prays and thoughts go to the children and their families who are suffering from the consequences of the war in the Middle East. I have a friend who is there working, and to hear him telling me about the fear that he sees in the eyes of the children and the people who live there , makes it even stronger to watch the news. 'The bombs kill children too' a little girl's poster said. I do hope and pray that the war and the bombing will end soon and they start talking instead! 

Hope you are filled with good thoughts and expectations and dreams for the new year!  

Happy new year! 

- from Norway and me.

;-)

Sissel

Seasonal greetings

Dear friends!

Hope you all have enjoyed the Seasonal holiday and are getting ready for the great evening of New Year! 

I have had a wonderful time with my family and friends up in the mountains. This was not just dreaming of a white Christmas! After the service in the church Christmas Eve , we all went for a ride in open horse sleds. The stars were sparkling , crystal clear air and the sound of the jingle bells and the light from the torches made us feel like we were in a fairy-tale! A Christmas we all will remember! 

 I am so grateful for all that I have experienced and for all that has been given to me in the year that has passed. All the wonderful people that I have met, the great moments I have shared with my family and friends , safe travelling and moments of uplifting spirits and true joy! I really feel blessed!

Now I feel a bobbling joy inside of me by  the thought of the whole new year that is lying ahead of us. A year with new opportunities  filled with new experiences and challenges! They're just there waiting for us to see them and use them. 

The picture is the sunrise Christmas morning.

I wish you all a Happy and prosperous  New Year! 

Every day is a gift! 

May God bless you all and your families! 

;-)

Sissel

Hello dear friends!

We are getting closer to our last concert here in Sweden. Tonight the concert here in Västerås went very well.  Tomorrow we will be in Karlstad.

 The tour has been fantastic! So much joy, great venues, wonderful audiences and lovely music to sing and play. I really love working with the talented and gifted musicians in my band! ! They are the best! 

We had a day off yesterday , and I visited some friends in Stockholm. We were sitting there in front of the fireplace with a cup of tea and just enjoy this seldom moment of being together again while it was snowing outside. Perfect! And wonderful! I think of  my good friends as they are part of my family , and isn't it wonderful how big family you can have? You will never be alone!  

I hope you will have time to see some of your good friends in the rush before the seasonal holiday, or maybe in the holidays? What a blessing friends are!

The picture is taken today in beautiful Uppsala. Wet snow, lights and fresh air! And a very busy river!

Enjoy and take care everybody! 

;-)

Sissel  

On tour in Sweden

Hello dear friends!

Hope you all are well and enjoying this time of year! 

I am now on tour in Sweden. It is going very well and I am really enjoying each and every concert. We had a day off today , and that was nice. Went to church here in Jönköping, in the Sofia kyrkan. What a beautiful church and service. It is good to sit there and to receive the gospel. Then just relax and enjoy the sunday. A perfect day off!

I post you some pictures  from our concert in Gothenburg and the team before we enter the stage. It is so great to work with these people! So much fun and great music! 

Take care and have a wonderful advent! 

;-)

Sissel

Hello again Winter!

Dear friends, 

I must say that I really enjoy being on the road with my good friends, my musical family. 

- But the best part is always coming home! Right now I am preparing for the Christmas tour in Sweden which starts on the 3. of December. I love the holiday season! It is not hard to get in the mood, as it is snowing outside my window. Wonderful!

In this weekend I visited some friends up in the mountains and we had i great time skiing.

 What a treat! This cold , fresh air! I don't look at myself as any good skier! But I have great fun , and that is the most important thing; To have fun and enjoy!

Well, I have to head back to my Christmas songs. On Sunday I will be singing in the Norwegian Seaman's Church in Copenhagen. They are celebrating their 50th year anniversary for the

 King Haakons church. It is an honor to sing on this special day.

Hope you all are fine and remember to enjoy! 

;-)

Sissel

Tour in Denmark

Hello dear friends, 

the tour here in Denmark has been wonderful! Every concert has been such a great experience for all of us on the stage. The audiences has really showed us their appreciation of our music. 

The new songs has all been very well received. So a big smile! ;-)

The whole tour started a bit funny. On my way to Oslo for the last rehearsal, I traveled from Copenhagen in beautiful mild autumn weather. Then we couldn't take off  cause the airport in Oslo was closed due to....: SNOW! A bit strange as the weather was so mild in Denmark , it is only 50

 min flight! Wow it was so beautiful to arrive into this white winterland! I had totally forgotten how it feels with the snow and cold fresh air! Acctually I found it as the best start for the tour! But we haven't seen any snow after that here i Denmark. Here it is still autumn with wind, sunshine, rain and leaves in beautiful warm colors.  

Sending you 2 pic. The gang ready for tour at the rehearsal in Oslo. And the two, Sidsel and Sissel, for a walk in beautiful sunshine in Århus.  

Take care! 

;-) Sissel