Arts and Crafts at the Fair
One of my favorites were these nice things made by 2 very nice ladies.
I bought one of the cats. It's made out of cloth and has wheat-seeds inside. You are
supposed to stick it in the micro-wave for a few minutes, and then wrap it around your
neck to sooth aching muscles.
I will try this when I get back home.
I also got two nice rings.
I hope to see the ladies on more Fairs in the summer.
Their things are really nice.
My new favorites. And I thought I didn't like coffee.....!!!
More Rain...
Water everywhere.... had to use a broom to get rid of some of it, otherwise my feet would
have gotten soaking wet..... brrr!!
Working today and tomorrow at the Fair in Hammarö, selling nature's candy (nuts, dried fruits
and chocolate/yoghurt covered goodies) and some "not-so-good-for-you-candy" aswell.
Unpacking, lifting heavy boxes and sorting out everything. I had fun. But my back aches now.
Rest is good, not much sleep last night. Good thing I didn't sleep, hrm, I was driving. ;-)
More pics from the Fair... A good day in all.
Thank You to my future mother-in-law, for my halv-mittens, they
saved my chilly hands today. Real windy/stormy, heavy rainclouds
around and only 10 C. Brrrr!!
Early morning road-trip
3 am, Early start for my road-trip...
Sun is coming up...
Roadwork EVERYWHERE, or so it seems!
Beautiful sky
Speeding..... just a little bit... ;-)
Alone on the road, THIS IS THE LIFE...
Soooo Sleepy.... Good thing that the
coffee kicked in at last!
More road-work, does it ever end??
and do not get me started with the
speed-cameras.... WTF.... sorry!
But the sun finally broke through
the clouds, LIFE IS GOOD!!!
Freja's favorite look-out-spot.....
... kind of a wierd picture, with the reflection in the window.
She is in Nödinge now, with Daniel, but she is not behaving right, so
she has to move, RIGHT NOW, according to D.
So, K will pick her up on tuesday, so that the other ladies - Piper, Sylvannas
and Fluffiz - can have a nice and quiet apartment to relax in, without
the crazy chick, Freja.
We are pretty sure that Freja has cat-adhd or something. She is very active,
drives everyone crazy and is a pest in general.
Therefore, relocation is the only option. So, soon you will see her sitting in her
favorite look-out-spot again....
....and everyone is, once again, HAPPY
Rain-drops keep falling on my head....!!!
Water on the road, and very slippery.
Must get new tires, remember, remember, remember.
Now, I am going to relax, and clear my mind.
Make some wise decisions AFTER I talk to my Heart K.
To K...., you know who You are...... ;-)
Wait for me, I'll be back, it may take some time,
but I will be back......
piper -- sweet piper...!!
I think she is going to be a "mama".
But, only time will tell, maybe it's just good food and
lots of it.
And also the fact that she stays in the house all day,
sleeping and relaxing, instead of being outside, running
around like she usually does.
If she'll have kittens, I would very much like to keep one,
and name her Emla, after her auntie........
The Ferry
This is what my sailor is doing right now.
Going back and forth Gothenburg-Fredrikshavn....
Back and forth, back and forth.... for a week, 3 or 4 times a day.
I think I understand why they call it a tram. :-)
Stormy weather on the island.....!
Empty Desk, empty thought.....???
Let me tell you... This is NOT the way it looks when I sit here.
HA-HA...... more like a tornado went thru the place...
But....Messy desk, messy mind....
I'd rather have that.....
4th grade, arts and crafts, busy monday afternoon, but fun....!
The arts and crafts lesson yesterday was a riot.
W is making a skateboard-ramp, H is making picture-frames
of her dogphotos, E is busy sewing a pillow-case for his mom
on mother's day and T is almost done with a carrying-case for
his brother's flute.
They are so creative and involved. I wish I had the teacher's job,
maybe one day..... I wish!
long time, no see
A good thing about cleaning and sorting out
all your old stuff in the attic,
is that you find things from your past that
you thought you no longer had.
Like this lizzard-hairpin, that was a present
from my sister.
I wore it in school today, my students really
liked it.
But then I started a new trend.
I use my pencil to pin my hair back, and also
so I won't lose it.
Now, some of the girls in the class also stick
pencils in their hair..... :-)
A teacher without a pencil, is like strawberries
without milk!!! sort of.......
another poem, this time by one of my students.
You walk around thinking,
you are the only one
You are afraid to hope,
something is going to happen
Isn't there anyone else out there,
with a head full of thoughts and words?
(free translation, by teacher)
I am full of admiration of the girl who wrote this,
she is only 8 years old.
Heavy thoughts for such a young mind!!
A future artist, maybe?
a poem
Forest Green and Sky Blue
Cottage Red with Turfed Roof
Sun Shines All Day
Cross Meadows and Pastures
(free translation)
THIS TAPESTRY HANGS ON THE WALL IN OUR NEW HOME.
It is kind of a description of the house where we will spend the next 3 years.
Our New Home, in the South of Sweden.
Haven't been here for a while, been real busy with work, finding a new home and everything else.
Being bi-polar sure takes its toll on your mind, body and soul, not to mention my poor friend,
who himself is really depressed right now.
It's a good thing that we can be apart sometimes, or I would have driven him crazy by now!!
But, everything passes, and so shall this particular mindframe.
The hard part is just to know when it will pass,
today....
tomorrow....
or next fall?
Tobey
Shana is away on "vacation" (jail)
Her best buddy Tobey is soooo sad.
I send a thought to both of them,
way over there across the water.
See you soon!
Sylvannas adventure is over...
This is Sylvannas now, after a trip to the vets. Her fur was too matted
to be saved, but it will all grow out. Then she won't look like a small
ugly dog anymore...
Tomorrow we will pick her up, she is going to stay with us in Tjörn
for a couple of weeks, to see how she likes to be outside here,
but maybe she will be too cold, she has no hair on her body,
and I do mean, NO HAIR....
Nite-owling, tonite!
Missing this view,
sooo very much......!!!!
I will be back on May 31.
.... to stay all summer long!
YES!!!!
Magical sunset on hollywood blvd, florida
Lucy and her kitties.
Here is the whole family.
On of the black ones is mine,
they call him Bear, but I need another namn.
Help me out, will you.
He is all black with a pointy tail, very nosey and
active. Likes to bite my toes and jump of the bed,
landing on all four.
So cute.....
