Yearly Archive: 2015

11
Nov
2015

PUTTING WORDS TOGETHER

Martin has to come up with 1-2 topics for essays to use for college and scholarship applications, but everything I suggest is apparently stupid, lame, pathetic, uninteresting and/or eye-rollingly bad. Some of the topic ideas I came up with in under 15 minutes: Growing up bilingual in a dual national home What watching TV shows with my mother has taught me How Tumblr has changed my outlook on life Places I’ve traveled to and which was my favorite and why My mom didn’t have to write a college essay or, how things were better before Having a conversation that doesn’t...

10
Nov
2015

THIS JUST IN

I only have a minute to write…we’re going to watch the last but one episode of Downton Abbey tonight. It’s already nearly 9 and I’m ready to go to bed right after. In fact, if we weren’t going to watch it, I’d probably go to bed now. How lame. All day today I kept thinking it was Wednesday and tomorrow is going to be such a let-down since I have to live through it AGAIN. Stupid brain. Anders’ mom was moved to a short-term care facility (assisted) this morning and she’s perked up so much the change is remarkable. She...

06
Nov
2015

HOW YOU DOING?

Megsie reminded me, in the comments on someone else’s blog today, that I am actually a blogger too…though you wouldn’t have guessed it by the radio silence here lately. Just lots going on, and other things on my mind, and two kids who hog the computer all evening, all weekend, so that I just don’t bother. Anders is in China for 2 weeks (1 week down) for work, and his mom is in the hospital, not doing well, and tomorrow Martin and I have to get up at the crack of dawn (not even, since it’s so damn dark here...

21
Oct
2015

TWO THINGS

Two disgusting things I did today Cleaned the hair trap under the bathtub Emptied the overfull food garbage bag Two yummy things I ate today Kelda Skogssvampsoppa (Forest Mushroom Soup) Smoked Salmon Two things I wrote in text messages to my children today NERD! STALKER! Two things that made me happy at work today Praise from my boss A good resolution to a potentially dramatic issue Two things I saw while driving today Storks in the fields Gorgeous fall leaves Two chores I did the moment I got home today Laundry (2 loads) Emptied the dishwasher Two iPad games I...

18
Oct
2015

SLIPPIN’, SLIPPIN’, SLIPPIN’ INTO THE FUTURE*

Oy, where did that week go? Where did all the weeks go? I know, I know, I talk about how times flies all the time; you’d think I’d be used it by now, but no, it’s equally surprising ALL THE TIME. All the time that disappears. It’s been raining and/or drizzling for days on end and my hair is reacting as you’d expect: like a crazy person. It’s not just frizzy. It’s SUPER FRIZZY. If I let it air-dry even a little bit after a shower, it looks like chestnut dandelion fuzz. Good thing it’s not bird-nest-building season because I’d...

12
Oct
2015

IN WHICH I START AND MANAGE TO KEEP GOING

I’m sitting here, staring at the keyboard, wondering what to write about. Should I talk about all the walks I’ve been taking? Martin has gone with me for every one of them, at home, and at work I have a colleague that goes with me. The work ones are usually only 15-20 minutes and then when I get home, I try to go right out immediately and do another 15-45 minutes. I walk as fast as I can but I get shin splints so easily that sometimes I can’t go as fast as I’d like. It’s getting chillier these days,...

10
Oct
2015

MIX & MATCH

AS MANY AS YOU WANT Baby spinach Rucola Romaine Bok choy Leaf lettuce Gem lettuce Mâche AS MANY AS YOU WANT Kohlrabi Cucumber Plum tomatoes Cherry tomatoes Blanched bell pepper Artichoke hearts (fresh or canned) Hearts of palm Asparagus Steamed broccoli Shredded steamed carrot Sliced radishes Sprouts Chinese broccoli Celery Snow peas Sugar snap peas Water chestnuts Red onions Zucchini Yellow squash Mushrooms PICK ONE Smoked ham, turkey or chicken slices Cooked salmon Warm smoked salmon Cold smoked salmon Grilled chicken Red or green lentils Hard-boiled egg Water-packed tuna Grilled shrimp Smoked ham, turkey or chicken slices Cooked salmon Warm...

08
Oct
2015

SAVORY

I would have thought it was fall because I saw my first sugar beet on the side of the road just a few days ago (since then I’ve seen several), but the weather has apparently decided to fast forward toward winter. It’s been really cold, and gray, and windy as all get out. Two nights ago, the winds were so fierce that the leaves were literally leaping off the trees. Lawn furniture was blown about. The house shook with the gusts and kept waking me up. We’ve seen huge flocks of geese flying the wrong way south, honking their heads...

04
Oct
2015

OPPOSITE OF SLUG

If I was away from LJ for several days some years ago, it could take me hours to scroll through and read everything on my friends list and RSS feed. These days, it’s a matter of minutes. Nice on the one hand, but sad on the other. It’s been a busy weekend in the middle of 2 busy weeks at the beginning of a busy month. On Friday I went to see Top Hat at the Malmö Opera House with my friend Debbie. She and the Wonders had given me a gift certificate when I had that big birthday a...

30
Sep
2015

REPLACED

I missed the blood moon. I’ll stay up late for falling stars but get up super extra early for a big red moon? Nope. (Actually, I forgot) Speaking of big red things, I’m reading The Martian. Have you read it? Are you going to see the movie? I’m excited for it, because I like science fiction and I like Matt Damon and the book so far is good, albeit pretty techy and mathy and sciency. I was telling the kids about it at dinner tonight, and Martin said, “A movie about a guy figuring out how to grow enough potatoes...

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