Month: October 2015

of October. Time to remember the ones who are no longer with us.

Alla Helgons Dag. Always celebrated on a Saturday between October 31 and Nov 6. Not to be mixed up with Allhelgonadagen – which is always celebrated on Nov 1. Confusing? Japp.

And to make it even more confusing – we also have Halloween which is traditionally celebrated on October 31. This year Halloween and Alla Helgons Dag takes place on the same day.

Today we are going to see the new Bond-movie Spectre together with my sister and her family. All eight of us. Maybe we will go out for dinner together afterwards. Make an evening out of it. Nice.

Friday again. Enjoying the gorgeous flowers my colleagues sent us. And the chocolates. It is a nice feeling to be missed and appreciated. Gives me strength.

Crashed in my corner after a visit to my miracle worker – after a couple of more needles my shoulder is starting to come back to me again. I hate when my body isn’t cooperating and my patience is not great for the moment so it doesn’t take much right now for me to be miserable. But, as the old song says “the only way is up”. So, let’s start climbing.

ThrowBack Thursday today. On Facebook I have been challenged to post a photo that is at least 15 years old five days in a row. Today I posted pic #4 and this one was taken by an old friend of mine back in – hm – 82/83? I love these old pics – especially the ones both me and my little sister are in together.

I really enjoy looking at old photos – and not just the people in the photos – the environments are just as fun to see. What our house looked like way back then. The wallpapers, furniture. People too of course – what they were wearing, haircuts, glasses etc. Memories to cherish.

New day. New view. I must say I prefer this one. Even though we don’t have a big slide in our backyard anymore. And we have replaced the sandbox with a flower box. The swings have also been replaced by a huge oval trampoline but it’s tucked away for the winter now though.

It was frost all over the garden this morning and -2C on the thermometer. Clear blue sky and sunshine. So pretty.

This was the view we could enjoy all day from the 8th floor of the hospital. A day that started with sunshine and got more and more cloudy as the day went by. Fall is so beautiful at this time of year with all the colors and fresh air.

Now we are back home again and I have enjoyed a hot bath, home made dinner and now a glass of red in my corner. I am looking forward to sleeping in my own bed tonight. But first some tv-time in my corner.

“The falling leaves. Drift by my window. The falling leaves of red and gold. I see your lips, the summer kisses, the sunburned hands I used to hold.

Since you went away the days grow long – and soon I’ll hear old winter’s song. But I miss you most of all my darling. When autumn leaves start to fall.

I miss you most of all my darling- when autumn leaves start to fall”

This song – Autumn Leaves” – was performed by Eva Cassidy (words by Jacques Prevert, music by Joseph Kosma and English translation by Johnny Mercer). She passed away way too early at the age of 33. She has made a bunch of timeless classics – enjoy them on YouTube!

Last night we changed our clocks – now it is wintertime and we could allow ourselves a sleep-in. It was quite welcome – we are all exhausted right now with all the worry and sudden change of plans.

Me and my youngest designed and cut the pumpkin grandma gave us. It’s been decorating our front porch for a couple of weeks now but Halloween is getting closer and we thought it was time to turn the pumpkin into a lantern instead. And so we did.

Today my husband and oldest son took the college entrance examinations for the first time. My husband had never done it before and my oldest is applying for college in the spring so he wanted to give it a go. It was a whole day – I dropped them off at 08.00AM and picked them up at 04:30PM. Two exhausted but quite pleased guys anxious to see their result.

Tonight my sister has been here with us – I made a chicken dinner and then we enjoyed some cheese and the wine she brought while watching another episode of “Så mycket bättre”. We both agreed that hardly any of the participants managed to do Taube justice. So disappointing.

Last day of this week. I’ve been home four days in a row with my youngest. Haven’t been away from work that long in quite a while – besides when I’ve been on vacation of course.
We’ve had an ok day – relaxing, eating healthy, trying not to stress.

Another day filled with tests. To be able to make the right decisions moving forward. Still at home though. That is good.

We have postponed our trip. Feels good to have made that decision. Takes a lot of pressure off all of us. Now we can focus on the important stuff. Relax. Getting better. And we have a fantastic trip to look forward to next summer. Already paid for!