Ett nytt år stundar, och så snabbt 2011 rann förbi. Likväl, fyllt till bredden. Stora, omvälvande förändringar ingen anade. Under 2012 hoppas jag bygga vidare på grunden som lagts. Sten efter sten tänker jag som brevbärare Cheval* bygga mina drömmars slott. Våren tillbringar jag utan säkerhetsnät, jag vågar högmodet och utmanar det vita arket.
Jag önskar er, kära läsare, ett gott nytt år och hoppas på ert sällskap också i det nya året.
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*Cheval began the building in April 1879. He claimed that he had tripped on a stone and was inspired by its shape. He returned to the same spot the next day and started collecting stones.
For the next thirty-three years, Cheval picked up stones during his daily mail round and carried them home to build the Palais idéal. He spent the first twenty years building the outer walls. At first, he carried the stones in his pockets, then switched to a basket. Eventually, he used a wheelbarrow. He often worked at night, by the light of an oil lamp.
Hillevi Norburg 