As Real As Dreams

I see the light of day on Tuesday 1/16 at 4:45 PM at the maternity ward at Sarpsborg Hospital. (Horoscope: Sun: Capricorn. Moon: Leo. Ascendant: Leo. Element: Fire. Quality: Mobile). Weight: 3700 g. Length: 53 cm.

3/17: Christened in Sarpsborg. Named after my two grandmothers Thora and Dagny, and grandfather Einar.

6/11: I lose my gran Dagny (née Bydal 11/4/1893).

July: First summer at the family's cottage on Hvaler.

August: My mum, dad, gran and I visit relatives at the farm Åmås in Telemark.

11/6: My brother Per Erik is born.

I start attending "musical kindergarten".

I read my first Donald Duck magazines.

July: A new visit with my family to relatives at Åmås in Telemark.

August: A short visit to Denmark (Ålborg and Legoland).

A new visit to Denmark in the summer holiday. Jutland (Løkken, Legoland) and Funen (Odense).

Juli/August: Caravanning to Stockholm and Gotland. Including Skansen, Visby and Pippi's villa.

8/18: My first school day at Sandesundsveien primary school.

3/28: I lose my grandad Rolf (born 12/27/1890).

I become pals with Lars from the neighbourhood. 

July/August: Trip to the UK. Including York, Peebles, Edinburgh, the Scottish Highlands, Caernarvon Castle and Cambridge.

Lars and I establish a detective agency, a printing office, waterworks etc.

1/3: Teko Film (Lars and I) start shooting our first 8 mm film: "The Thief Gets Trapped". Later the same month we shoot "The Invisibility Serum"".

In March I make my first cartoon book with hero Rasmus.

July/August: Trip to the cottage with my family: the Blefjell mountains.

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