Gitte wants her egg boiled 5 minutes and a half.
She knows what she wants!
We have known eachother ten years this August.
Tomorrow is Hans birthday...

My Mother is sitting on the train in this minute.
It must have been like twenty years
since last time she was on a train.

We will have three good days here in Stockholm
visiting beautiful sights and museums.
(Museum of Modern Art and the Thielska gallery)
Visiting Noaks kindergarden
and seeing Noaks room
for the first time.

Time flies. It´s been one year and a half
since she was here last time.
We go to visit them instead
beacause it is easier for them...

I am excited. And guess who else is -
yes, that´s right NOAK is!


grandma telling stories

I have a plan

I will work to make sure that
my portrait painting company
becomes REALLY established
so that I won´t lack customers.
When it is so,
I will be free to live anywhere
in the country
with my family
(since my work is at home).

WHO...

...has the energy, the wallet and the skill...

...to take care of this magical house from 1763 ...

in a 2,45 acre garden close to the sea on Gotland?
Information here!


No... I wouldn´t
choose buying this house,
although I know that
in the right hands
it will be transformed into a PARADIZE!

I looked some more
for houses and fell in love
with this house.

Rest and work
Work and rest

Today life is beautiful!

Once I was alone (7.30) I sat down in my chair
getting myself together.
Exchanging a few words with God.
Desided on a thing that should be
my task for the day.

Then I walked around and around our apartment.
Seven times.
Picking up things,
putting them in their places.
Always walking forward.
Never backwards.

It gave me energy
and became almoust like a nice walk.
And I like walks,
because when I walk I can think.
And believe me or not - but I
enjoy thinking!

I proceeded with my tasks.
I finished them.
As I focused on my work
I had a paper+pen in handy
where I wrote down
other to-do-things that poped up in my head.

I did a few of them too - easy as a dance.

Now I am sitting in the sun on the balcony
being content and happy.

This picture is for YOU Mansuetude! I appreaciate your encouragement very much.

We waved farewell at our summerparadize in Ljugarn on Gotland yesterday at 5.30p.m. Twelve hours later (with bus, ferry, bus and subway via Visby - Nynäshamn - Stockholm) we finally layed our heads down on our own pillows here in Tensta.

Needless to say Noak loved it there. (Can feel like torture raising your kids in the city) He is sleaping now. Hans is composing music at the piano...









IF YOU CLICK ON THE PICTURE
YOU´LL SEE PICTURES
FROM WHEN
WE WERE AT GOTLAND
SIX YEARS AGO

I was right - we had a beautiful time on Gotland!

THESE ARE A FEW OF THE THINGS I LIKE
-footmassage
-looking for beautiful rocks/shells on the beach
-solitude
-a good conversation
-surprizes
-being absorbed by a book that teaches me what I need to learn in that moment...

Among many other things today I took pictures of the danser Tanja Tuurala

It is Görans Birthday today!
My brother (Owe) was 50 yesterday.
My mans brother (Göran) was 50 today.
My friend Ingrid (from long ago) will be 50
on my birthday, the day after tomorrow.
I don´t know how old my friends
Betulia, Linn, Karin and Doreen
will be on my and Ingrids birthdays.
Noak is invited for Noels birthday on my birthday.
When is your birthday?
I wished for the books
"awakening to a new earth"
and "Eat, Pray, Love"
from my Love
for my birthday.

For artists


Danait - our little neighbour on first floor
(We are on top floor.)
played with Noak today.


...and here is
something beautiful to read
for you who may strougle
with your artistic endevaours!

Have you seen Emeryetcie ?

It has been like a day of fall here today.
A VERY rainy day.
I´ve walked around my home
and made it kind
to peolpe with not much energy
to people who has been feeling a little cold...


(Above pictures are NOT mine)

my father and my son the other day at Toreskog.

Oh, this world wide web of blogs
contains so many gems!
So much to discover and to be inspired by,
like this and this and this ...and t h i s
(the pictures of the last one is sooo much feeding my dream!).

This evening, a friend I haven´t been in touch with for months
wrote me a short message that she had been thinking of me today.
I wrote her back that she had been on MY MIND as well today
...and I toled her briefly about my dream.

She wrote me back; "Keep dreaming Darlin'
...cuz dreams really DO come true...absolutely!!"

In the same moment as I returned that mail
someone was singing on TV:
"Dream on! - dreams really come true"

She and I live in different continents - did not wach the same TV.

I´d say the day´s been good.

It´s been one of those blessed days
when many ideas
have popped up in my head...

Ideas that feel constructive, doable and good.

Ideas that make life feel
like it´s filled with
endless possibilities!

Hope your day was good too!

I have a feeling that this is going to be great!

Will rent an apartment
at Ljugarn on the Swedish island of Gotland
on August 11 till 17.

600 meters from the beach...

P.S.
make sure you grab a banner
for your blog
if you need/want one.
See previous post!

FOR YOU!

Wondering. Loving. Sharing. Wishing. Understanding. Thinking.




Because you all are so sweet coming here
talking with me
although I am so bad at responding
I want to give you something...

For those of you that don´t have one:
Here is a blogbanner!
(800 pixels wide)
the first three of you that say you want them -
they are yours and only yours!
I will put the title of your blog on it.
The middle one banners will need a white background.
If you have a blogger account
I can help you to put it up on your blog if you want.