{"id":583,"date":"2012-06-22T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2012-06-22T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=583"},"modified":"2012-06-22T08:54:00","modified_gmt":"2012-06-22T08:54:00","slug":"colonial-bliss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2012\/06\/22\/colonial-bliss\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonial Bliss"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Nika and Karsten in front of their beloved kolonihavehus<\/p><\/div>\n

As you could read in the previous post<\/a>, a kolonihave (\u201dcolonial garden\u201d) is a special garden where some Danish families choose to live during summer. The house in such a garden is a kolonihavehus<\/strong>. The kolonihaver<\/strong> (with houses on) are usually gathered in \u201dholiday villages\u201d called kolonihaveforeninger<\/strong> (\u201dcolonial garden clubs\u201d). I met Nika and Karsten, two happy \u201dcolonists\u201d\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

How long have you been the owners of a kolonihavehus<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nika:<\/strong> For 14 years. Our son was 1 year of age and our daughter was 4 when we bought the house.<\/p>\n

Karsten:<\/strong> And we haven\u2019t regretted one sec that we bought it! Our best investment ever. I just had to lie on my back one minute in the grass, watching the sky \u2013 then it was settled!<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the good thing about having a kolonihavehus?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karsten:<\/strong> I\u2019d say it\u2019s the frihed<\/strong> [FREEheth] (freedom), and that we have the possibility of inviting other people. That\u2019s important. And I\u2019m free to take care of my hobby\u2026<\/p>\n

What\u2019s that?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karsten:<\/strong> Sommerfugle<\/strong><\/span> [SOMorfool:eh] (butterflies)! I\u2019ve got an aviary here in the garden; there my butterflies can fly around as they wish. I\u2019ve got a box with larve\/r<\/strong> [LA\u1d52\u02b3vor](caterpillar\/s); once they\u2019ve become real butterflies, I let them into the aviary\u2026<\/p>\n

Nika:<\/strong> And all the while I grow vegetables. That\u2019s something dejlig<\/strong> [DY-leeh] (nice, lovely) about life in a kolonihave \u2013 we\u2019re almost self-sufficient!<\/p>\n

What if it rains the whole summer?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nika:<\/strong> One year ago it was raining really much here. Then we had to put on some more t\u00f8j<\/strong> [toy] (clothes), or make up some indoor activities. There\u2019s always something to fix in a kolonihavehus<\/strong>! It has to be painted, we must make new doors and that kind of stuff. But of course we\u2019d rather have sunshine, like now!<\/p>\n

What do you do when you\u2019re not in your kolonihavehus<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nika:<\/strong> We\u2019re staying here for the whole season, that is, from April 1st to sometime in September or October. The rest of the year we live in an apartment down in the city. We still go there to wash our clothes, but besides that, we try to be here as much as possible!<\/p>\n

Karsten:\u00a0<\/strong> And we\u2019ve had no problems combining it with school and work. I\u2019m a social worker, and Nika is a health care worker.\u00a0 And the kids\u2019 old school was actually closest to the kolonihave<\/strong>! Here they had their friends, so during the winters they were actually longing to get back!<\/p>\n

When seen from the outside, a kolonihaveforening<\/em> may look a bit closed. There are high hedges between the houses\u2026 Do you talk to your neighbours at all?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Karsten:<\/strong> That depends a lot on each family. In a kolonihave<\/strong> it is very important to show consideration for your nabo\/er<\/strong> (neighbour\/s). You can\u2019t start playing loud music and pretend you\u2019re the only person in the world! But perhaps there is a moment when somebody waves their hand across the hedge, and all of a sudden you\u2019re invited into another garden, or you invite some neighbours to a game of volleyball. There are many options!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

As you could read in the previous post, a kolonihave (\u201dcolonial garden\u201d) is a special garden where some Danish families choose to live during summer. The house in such a garden is a kolonihavehus. The kolonihaver (with houses on) are usually gathered in \u201dholiday villages\u201d called kolonihaveforeninger (\u201dcolonial garden clubs\u201d). I met Nika and Karsten…<\/p>\n

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