The world

Today my blog celebrates 1 year. Amazing. I am so proud that I have been able to actually write a little something every day for a whole year. It has been a bit therapeutic for me – a moment to gather my thoughts and share something with anyone who is interested. I especially enjoy when you who reads this leave me a little comment or let me know you have been here.

Today me and my mother have spent the morning at the big food fair Mitt Kök. It was nice to be there early – not so crowded – and by lunchtime it was a bit too many people there but by then we were done with what we had came for. I bought a new frying pan and a few pots. My old ones have done their job and are definitely ready for retirement. And we also found a few goodies to enjoy such as toffee, cheese and luxury olives. That will be perfect with a glas of red tonight.

Fish & chips for lunch. Life is good. At this place they make it from raw fish and deep fry it right in front of you. And the fries are home made. This is a treat for sure and not to be enjoyed every week due to the crazy amount of calories (especially in the remoulade sauce..). But it is really really tasty.

Tonight I am not leaving my corner – I am so tired for some reason. The builders have emptied the bathroom now and made an even bigger mess. Oh well. They will be back on Monday.

I am going to enjoy a great dinner and then I will sit down with a glas of red and watch the Swedish Idol. Let’s hope they will do better tonight than last week when they sang very poorly AND the wrong person had to leave. Can’t have that.

King Gustavus Adolphus the Great – Gustav II Adolf – died on November 6th, 1632. Traditionally a special pastry with his portrait made of chocolate or marzipan is eaten in Sweden this day every year to remember the king. He founded a lot of Swedish cities – Gothenburg for instance, and also reestablished Uppsala University.

This morning it was some sort of snow / rain coming down making the back yard kind of white. It has been going on all day but it is so warm outside it the snow is gone the minute it lands on the ground.

This week has been one of those weeks but with a few perks. One more today having lunch with my best friend. That was very nice – just what we both needed. Hope we will find time soon again.

This morning it almost felt like snow will arrive any second. It was really cold and quite grey and foggy. The news promised degrees below zero C tomorrow so it might not be long now before winter arrives.

This afternoon I was finally able to get some me-time and saw my naprapath for the first time all fall. A well needed visit and I feel like a person again.

Now I just want to cuddle up in my corner and light a few candles and relax. If it was Friday I would have a glass of wine, but a coffee will be fine too.

So what do you think about our choice of carpet in the bathroom? It is called Pebble and we thought it was pretty cool. I hope it will look great. The walls are probably going to be off-white/shell colored with a leaf-print on.

The prognosis is no longer this week (surprised?) but hopefully not too far away. A lot things still need to be planned and considered but one step at a time. Sooner or later I will be able to enjoy that hot bath again!

Back to work again. I really didn’t like it when the alarm woke me up 5:50 this morning. But, the day went by and it was good to see everyone again.

Busy afternoon getting the house sorted again after being away for a few days. Laundry, unpacking, grocery shopping.. AND we have now been asked to chose carpet for the bathroom floor and walls asap – apparently they want to get it done this week. I believe that when I see it but now we have some choices to make. We thought we were sure but seeing the samples we might have to think again. Hmm.

When things get a bit much I will stop and think about me sitting on our beach, enjoying the fresh air and the sound of the waves. I only need to close my eyes..

A quiet last day. A bit grey and rainy. Took an hour walk with my dad – it was nice even though the weather wasn’t the best. When we got back it was time for lunch and we had plenty of goodies in the fridge after this week. A perfect way to end a great week. The weather has almost felt like spring some days.

This afternoon we watched a movie – The Edge of Tomorrow – it was ok. I don’t really like these kind of movies that keep repeating themselves but it was pretty good to be one of those. I watched the whole movie anyway which is a good grade.

Yesterday we lit candles and remembered our loved ones who are no longer with us. The candles are still burning today and look pretty peaceful. Good to be reminded of the generation that gave us our paradise and know that they are watching over us up there. Makes me smile.