Hooray, hooray for our darling mother, who's birthday it was today!
Earlier today I jumped over the North Sea on a short but sweet surprise visit to celebrate with her with and a few other family members. Now everyone is gone to sleep, it is a deep dark rainy night and soon I'll be tucked up in bed and fall asleep to the sounds of the winds in the fir and pine trees outside. Hope you have a super duper weekend folks.
Merry Returns/two for the price of one
Well it's Monday again my dears. Here's hoping the new week will be a splendid one. The words and pictures in today's post are two separate stories running parallel. I've gotten out of the habit of taking photos so I'm gonna tell you one thing and show you another. If that ain't love it will have to do, until the real thing comes along...yes, yes.
Yesterday was Sunday and with the aid of Evert Taube tunes I managed to get up half-early swelling with ex pat cheerfulness. Since time was of the essence I decided to plait my hair instead of washing it and got dressed in two seconds. The idea was to quickly get across town and do some volunteer work at the Swedish Christmas Fair.
This plan got dampened (literally) by floods from an evil rain storm that came through my bad bad window panes. Not a great scenario for pride and cheerfulness but thankfully the storm quietened down and eventually I could stop mopping up water puddles with all the rags in the house. Anyhoo, since I made it to the fair too late for volunteer work, so instead I decided to contribute with hard cash through sipping glögg, buying candles and other goodies.
The sweet and lovely Kerry, Paul and Kristy turned up too completing their trio tour of Scandi Christmas fairs. Before coming to Swedetown they'd squeezed in both the Finnish and Norwegian, which is quite impressive, yes? I tried to cicerone them through the uber-nationalistic displays of genuine church ladies dressed in traditional dress, Carl Larsson aproned volounters and some 10.000 Christmas decorations and food. The fair ended with our choir doing a couple of songs from the advent & Xmas repertoir.
After part-taking in choir duties and helping with the post-fair clearing up I got back in time to organise a solo welcoming commitee of the returning Benhästen. She turned up with tales of the homeland and newly baked samples of extra special traditional stone baked bread from them olde Larsson islands. Välkommen tillbaka, snällis & tack igen!
Yesterday was Sunday and with the aid of Evert Taube tunes I managed to get up half-early swelling with ex pat cheerfulness. Since time was of the essence I decided to plait my hair instead of washing it and got dressed in two seconds. The idea was to quickly get across town and do some volunteer work at the Swedish Christmas Fair.
This plan got dampened (literally) by floods from an evil rain storm that came through my bad bad window panes. Not a great scenario for pride and cheerfulness but thankfully the storm quietened down and eventually I could stop mopping up water puddles with all the rags in the house. Anyhoo, since I made it to the fair too late for volunteer work, so instead I decided to contribute with hard cash through sipping glögg, buying candles and other goodies.
The sweet and lovely Kerry, Paul and Kristy turned up too completing their trio tour of Scandi Christmas fairs. Before coming to Swedetown they'd squeezed in both the Finnish and Norwegian, which is quite impressive, yes? I tried to cicerone them through the uber-nationalistic displays of genuine church ladies dressed in traditional dress, Carl Larsson aproned volounters and some 10.000 Christmas decorations and food. The fair ended with our choir doing a couple of songs from the advent & Xmas repertoir.
After part-taking in choir duties and helping with the post-fair clearing up I got back in time to organise a solo welcoming commitee of the returning Benhästen. She turned up with tales of the homeland and newly baked samples of extra special traditional stone baked bread from them olde Larsson islands. Välkommen tillbaka, snällis & tack igen!
sometime last week
a photographic series of shaky phone pictures
finally went to see the maginficent
Wathamstow Tapestry by Grayson Perry
it seems it's dark all the time these days
anyhoo, I sold a bit of jumble at the jumble sale
Trafalgar Square is filled with Ghost Trees
which are on way to Copenhagen Conference
finally went to see the maginficentWathamstow Tapestry by Grayson Perry
it seems it's dark all the time these days
anyhoo, I sold a bit of jumble at the jumble sale
Trafalgar Square is filled with Ghost Treeswhich are on way to Copenhagen Conference
Humble apologies
Gentle readers, please accept my appology for a week of no updates. It comes from the heart and is shaped like a giant bird of tinsel. I aim better this in the next couple of days, right now I'm sleep and dream some nice dreams and I hope you do too.the finest Champagna all around!
Wooho, it's Benhästen's birthday today!
The birthday girl herself is back in the good ol' Larsson homestead hanging out with log fires, little sisters, Zorro , them parentals and milk and honey. Good Health to you dear dear sister & jolly good fellow! Happy days always.
The birthday girl herself is back in the good ol' Larsson homestead hanging out with log fires, little sisters, Zorro , them parentals and milk and honey. Good Health to you dear dear sister & jolly good fellow! Happy days always.
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A Happy Friendly Dragon
Looking out the window yesterday, I saw the Growler walking up our road. I've worried a little about him because he's not been around for a while. He was dressed in black from head to toe so it seems he's going for the distinguished look this autumn.
Yeehaw, it's a rootin'-tootin' Hyacinth!
dear friends, gander at the following magic of nature:
a while back the ever-generous Benhästen gave me a lovely gift
them instructions called for coolness & darkness. a combo easily achieved; it's autumn and this building is built in the 1960ies by sterling Victorian builders (ie. firm believers in drafts)
and add to that an excellent party hat left over from a rather grand luncheon a few years back
well, nothing seemed to happen for weeks...
and now look what happened last few days!
a while back the ever-generous Benhästen gave me a lovely gift
them instructions called for coolness & darkness. a combo easily achieved; it's autumn and this building is built in the 1960ies by sterling Victorian builders (ie. firm believers in drafts)and add to that an excellent party hat left over from a rather grand luncheon a few years back
and now look what happened last few days!
Autumn Armagnac
Yes, yes, yes. Lah-lah-lah (how to write a sterling song)
November has begun, folks. I predict a month filled with impeccable tailoring, plenty of large smiles, handsomeness and if we are real lucky; perhaps a visit to the coiffeur!
November has begun, folks. I predict a month filled with impeccable tailoring, plenty of large smiles, handsomeness and if we are real lucky; perhaps a visit to the coiffeur!
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Good things WILL come,
Music,
Positive Attitude
for starters just look at them excellent legs!
I have words to explain how much I love this clip
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Genius,
Music,
we salute you
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