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Today we celebrate Father’s Day in Sweden – flag up for all amazing dads! I treated my boys dad (and my boys too of course) to a nice waffle lunch. Mmm. 

This afternoon I went to cheer on our team together with my dad and mom. We could enjoy a nice couple of hours together and mom had made her delicious swiss role with raspberries as a treat with the coffee. Mmm. Unfortunately, we lost the game but it didn’t really matter because we ended up on second place regardless of today’s result. What a great season we’ve had! So proud! 

My hubby had prepared dinner when I came back home. A nice Sunday with a lot of quality family time. 

Today I had a nice massage booked for the afternoon. I have my next appointment to look forward to in four weeks. She had saved me a spot since I’m one of her regulars. Lovely and much appreciated! 

We bought these bullfinches today –  a string of decorations-birds on a timer for the evenings. I placed them in our cherry tree. Looks really cute now in the evening. 

We managed to turn our youngest son’s old desk back to IKEA into their re-use system and got a gift certificate. And we got pretty good money for it too. Yeah. Win-win. Great that they have this system to make good use for old IKEA-furnitures. 

Friday and time to attend the yearly Stockholm Food & Wine Fair. I’ve been going here since more than 20 years. Amazing. It doesn’t look the same as when I first started to come here. Back in the day there was a lot more samples of food to try for free – nowadays they charge money for most of the goodies. Also, you buy tickets to try wine – one ticket per tasting. Nowadays they can charge 1-3 tickets per tasting. So, one need to choose wisely! 

I bought some nice cheeses with me home and a can of marmalade. But, other than that I didn’t buy anything else. Now some corner time before it is time to hug my pillow. Let the weekend begin! 

We have had Michael Kors as our downstairs neighbour since we moved in to this building two years ago. But, now they have moved out and we are getting a new neighbour next year – Caia. Shall be interesting. They have a different clientele than Michael Kors, I assume. 

I have been quite busy all day long – so pleased with myself that I figured out how to solve a problem that I had today. Actually, I figured out a possible solution last night when I couldn’t sleep and it worked. Yeah. 

Midweek and lunch date with my colleague. We went to one of our favorite restaurants close by and had their today’s-special which was cod. Served with mash, red wine sauce, pumpkin and funnel chanterelles. Mmm. Delicious! 

Stopped in the mall on my way home but didn’t find anything in particular. Now I’m starting dinner so that I can feed the troops in a bit. Making an oven baked  pork shop filet served with bulgur and broccoli. Hopefully it will turn out great. 

A busy Tuesday but I managed to see a dear friend for lunch. Haven’t seen her in a couple of month since we have had to postpone our lunch date several times for various reasons. This new store had just opened close to where I saw my friend for lunch. It’s called Julkulan and they had a lot of fun things – I will go back there when I have more time. 

My hubby had started dinner when I got home and now he is helping our youngest to put together a new desk. He has bought one of those tables that you can change the height so you can have a choice of sitting down or standing up while working. Perfect! Good for him! 

I have, for as long as I can remember, bought an amaryllis-bulb (or two or three lol) so that we have gorgeous flowers in full bloom by Christmas. 

A few weeks ago, I planted this red beauty but it is already starting to bloom. Oh dear. Might need to buy another one so we still have a lovely flower blooming at Xmas. 

Can’t believe it’s already November but it’s so very dark outside. We are only a few weeks away from Xmas lights and maybe snow. Then it will all turn around and things will be brighter. One year ago we were about to get ready to leave to visit sunny California and my American extended family. Time flies. That was such a great visit. 

Managed to sleep in a bit this morning. No plans for today other than relaxing enjoying the day off. Well, my hubby was a star and switched our tires to the winter ones with the spikes. 

We went for a drive over to Plantagen that is closing down and has a big sale. Found a flower pot for a bargain. Great. I was hoping to find a few more items but the store was pretty much sold out. 

Djurgården lost their game today which means our team is guaranteed to be top three in Allsvenskan. So, Europe here we come! (photo borrowed from Hammarby Fotboll). So proud! With some luck we will come second. Fingers crossed! 

A busy Saturday cleaning the house. Since I went grocery-shopping yesterday we didn’t have to do that today. 

This afternoon my hubby helped my parents with some electronics at home and then brought them with him back here so we could watch the soccer game together. Our last home-game for the season facing the team that won the tournament already. We had a 2-0 lead after the first period but they scored two quick goals in the second period and the game ended 2-2. I guess one point is better than no points, but three would have been amazing. Now we are not home safe yet. 

My parents stayed for dinner and I made some ribeye steaks with oven baked potatoes, veggies and sauce béarnaise. Mmm. My parents brought a nice bottle of red. Thank you for a nice day! 

I took today off – or I re-arranged my hours this week so I could have today off. Perfect. 

I have been enjoying some me-time strolling around in the mall next to IKEA. Didn’t find anything to buy though. Bought groceries and picked up some lunch for me and my boys. 

Done some laundry, baked a cake and made a lasagna. Did my nails – they are now green for the game tomorrow. A nice day in my own pace. 

Seasonal premier tonight of “På Spåret”. Fun!