The world

Time to get busy. A couple of our bushes in the garden have become way too big and needed a good trim. We had to decided if we should take them down all together or just cut them. We decided to cut them for now and see if they will grow new green branches again in the spring before we take them down.

Spent all morning outside working in the garden and then after lunch we went grocery shopping.

Then we were surprised by the worst weather in a while – heavy rain with thunder and lightning and afterwards a fantastic rainbow decorating the sky.

Friday again. Realized when I got into town that I was a bit early and had time to sit down for a minute before work. Said and done – one latte grande later I was ready to face the world.

Today my parents went to Finland to go cheer on our Swedish team in the two-nation track&field event Finnkampen. I would have loved to go with them but I just didn’t have the time right now. Maybe next time. I hope they will get a great weekend with lots of great competition. May the best nation win and may it be Sweden!

Another day with quite nice weather. My oldest got off early today and managed to squeeze in a lunch with little-old-me – what a treat! Having lunch with my son on a weekday. I took him to TGI Friday – the place where it is Friday every day.

After work someone had broken a window going down to the subway – that’s what the photo is all about. It was really crowded going home and the driver was not handling the train very well so I think we all felt a bit sick before we finally arrived at the end-station. One more day – then weekend!

Haven’t had a haircut in ages and it was well overdue to get it done. But today I was able to get some me-time and managed to get an appointment. She only had time for the haircut today – I will add some color next time which will be in a couple of weeks. My hairdresser only works one day per week right now so getting an appointment with her is really tricky. But, so far so good.

Had a lasagna on the table by the time the rest of the family got home. Yum!

Long day at work with some extra work after. But we made progress and took a big step forward in our planning.

Ended the day with a burrito at a Mexican fast food place before it was time to go home and crash.

It was raining really hard this morning. Debated with myself weather I should dress accordingly or not but I decided not to. I was not too soaked when I got to work. Puh.

An emotional day. Decided to treat myself a “ostkaka” for lunch – haven’t had one of those in ages. Felt appropriate on a rainy grey day. Still August but it feels like October. At least I don’t have to water the new plants.

A Sunday with not the best weather. It started out pretty good – we went to the local garden center to get some plants and bulbs. Said and done. Stopped for some groceries on the way back and also picked up lunch from McD. Then I got busy planting everything we had bought and before I knew it was time to head over to my sister to celebrate her youngest turning 14 today. Can’t believe how big all of our kids are . Where did the time go? We had a nice couple of hours eating cake and spending time together. Then it started to rain and it is still raining hours later. Good for my newly planted plants and bulbs..

Today we have been busy bees all day and worked in the garden. We have cut the lawn, taken away most of the weeds from  the flowerbeds, cut the hedge, raked all the cut branches, picked up all the fallen apples, picked the red currents etc etc 

This little angel came to help me and she was very friendly and wanted me to cuddle her. I miss my cat. This one looks a lot like my furry friend and it feels quite special when she comes to visit. Almost like if my own cat would come to check up on me and make sure I’m alright.

A colleague of mine had her hair braided the other day and said I should give it a go too – said and done – I did my best and it turned out ok, I think.

Treated my family a real Friday dinner with good meat and potatoes. Now we are watching the first episode of a Netflix-series we were recommended “Stranger Things”. Pretty scary so far – I hope I can sleep tonight..