The world

Whoaa what a week but now it is Friday and I ended the week having lunch with an old friend and former colleague. Nice to see him and chat for a bit.

A great game last night with a win to start the tournament in handball. Next game tomorrow.

We were given a couple of free months of Apple TV and now we are going thru some series we have longed for. For instance, the channel shows “Slow Horses” – a series we both love, so we could watch two more seasons. We really recommend this one!

Time to replace our computers at work, something we do every third year. The stack of empty boxes was almost up to the ceiling. Puh. A very busy day but we got a lot done and only a few things left to deal with, but tomorrow is another day.

Very tired after a long day on my feet. Hubby had prepared blood pudding with bacon for dinner – haven’t had that in quite a while. We used to eat that a lot more when the kids were little, but I enjoy it and it is very inexpensive food. Healthy too. So, a win-win.

Now we have the first game in the world championships in handball to look forward to tonight. The tournament has already started, but tonight the group Sweden is in enters the game. 8 groups with 4 teams in each. We have Spain, Japan and Chile in our group. The top three in each group qualify for the middle round. Important to get a good start!

Our office is located in a great spot in town. We are in the building opposite from this – on the third floor. I love the view over the shopping street Biblioteksgatan and the lower part of Mäster Samuelsgatan. Pas d’Art is situated on the corner – a great French restaurant with good well-cooked food. Once the location of Wienerkonditoriet – a very old pastry-shop that unfortunately closed down. 

The Xmas-decorations are still up but I guess they will be taken away shortly. We need to take away our Xmas tree at home too – but I am still enjoying it so a few more days… Lol. 

Have a rise/pork-casserole in the oven – something all four of us like so no need for different choices tonight. Lovely. 

Today I had an extra challenging start going to the busstop. Ice all over and even though there was some gravel put out to prevent slipperiness it still was very slippery. But, fortunately I didn’t break anything. 

Long quite busy day today and it was nice to finally head back home to a set table. My hubby is working from home twice per week and then he is preparing the dinner. Nice. More leftovers on the menu served with some gratin. Mmm. 

New week – can’t believe how quickly the weekends pass by. We packed away a lot of the Christmas stuff but we haven’t taken down the tree yet. It’s still very pretty and I love the scent of fir tree indoors. 

Decided to try to start a new habit and walk back from the subway at least once per week. Starting today. Missed the bus by a minute or two so faith gave me a nudge and I walked the 2,5k back in the grey cloudy weather. Very windy but not that cold. Gave myself a pat on the back when I arrived back home. 

Now I am doing some laundry and trying to figure out what to make for dinner to my troops. Still plenty of leftover in the fridge so maybe I’ll make something of those. 

What a lovely day – sunny and no wind! After breakfast me and my hubby took a long walk to pick up a parcel we had received. It took us about an hour and a nice 5k later we arrived back at the house. Lovely.

The parcel was from my extended family in California – love them and miss them so much. I hate the long distance between us. Our visit last year was very special and gave us a lot of nice memories to treasure.

Now I’m back in my corner again cheering on our girls playing for the bronze towards Czechia. Unfortunately they lost 2-1. Bummer.

Yesterday my hubby surprised me with these lovely red tulips. So pretty! Loved them.

Woke up to a winder wonderland after a night with a lot of snowing. It’s not very nice outside though, windy and not very cold. No walk today. We (read hubby.. ) dug out the car and we went to get groceries. Back home again and crashed in our corners for a bit.

Going to cheer on our girls playing semi-finals in the WW18 hockey this afternoon. Towards the US. Not an easy game but not impossible to win.

PS! We almost made it. Lost 2-1. Play for the bronze tomorrow. Facing either Canada or Czechia.

Finally Friday and I’m back home safe and sound after the challenge walking on icy roads.

A very busy day at work with quite a lot to deal with. I’m so glad there is a whole weekend ahead to enjoy and I’m going to do my best to relax and regain energy.

Texted with my extended family and they are safe – the fires haven’t spread up north yet. Thank God.

Today was a challenge, as expected . So I wore my shoes with the nails under. Perfect. No need to take unnecessary risks. While in town all the ice was gone so there I would have preferred regular boots. 

Brought some of the stew I made yesterday to work today. Perfect tasty and inexpensive lunch! I very rarely bring lunch with me to work – I prefer to enjoy someone else’s cooking for lunch. Lol. When I have my short days I usually eat lunch at home though. 

Our girls managed to win their quarter final towards Switzerland in the World Women 18 Cup in ice hockey so semi finals awaits on Saturday. Fingers crossed they will make it one more step and reach the final. That would be great! 

Puh – what a day. It’s so very slippery outside it is almost lethal to challenge the sidewalks trying to get to the bus or subway. I hope everyone manages without breaking a leg or arm. On my way home it started raining and tonight it will be below zero again – can’t wait for tomorrow..

Picked up some groceries on my way home and started this stew in my terrine. It is now in the oven and will remain there for 2-3 hrs before it is time to enjoy this for dinner. Hopefully it will turn out great. I just longed for some “real” food.