Author: lizardek

28
May
2005

TICKETY WHOO!

Summer turns me upside down. Summer, summer summer, it’s like a merry-go-round! Bright sun? check. Blue sky? check. Slight breeze? check. Buzzing bees? check. Lilacs in bloom? check, check check! We’re heading out in a little bit to spend the rest of the weekend at the summer cottage of our good friends Emily & Martin. Our other good friends Angie & Kristian and their 2 kids will also be there, so I’m really looking forward to it. The weather couldn’t be nicer! I have made rice krispie treats and filled a bowl with chopped up strawberries and seedless purple grapes....

27
May
2005

RIGHT BRAINED SKILL SET

There are some things I’m really good at and some things I’m just so-so at, and some things I totally suck at. They even out, and that’s how it should be. It’s funny, though, when I think about it, how people in my life who know I’m good at one particular thing, have no idea about the other things at which I excel. And they may know, or suspect, some of the things I am not so good at, but it’s pretty rare, because I am nothing if not good at winging it. I wonder how much of our lives...

26
May
2005

FLYGIRL

It’s a good thing other people are writing good stuff because I’m too tired to do any of my own today. Working very, very hard all day for several days and staying up WAY too late and then working very, very hard again is getting to be a bad habit. Going to bed at a reasonable hour seems to be beyond me. There is SO MUCH to do! There is NOT ENOUGH time. It’s quite suddenly turned summer here. And that means, yes, you guessed it, FLY SEASON. bleah Those horses behind us are really wonderful to look at most...

25
May
2005

THAT’S WHAT I GET FOR SAYING SOMETHING

Why, WHY is this so difficult?? 2 popsicle sticks on the kitchen counter. A tupperware container in the fridge with one corner open (a frequent find). The TV left on in an empty room. 2 socks, a pair of pants, a t-shirt and underwear dropped on the floor IN FRONT OF the laundry basket. Etcetera och så vidare. AAARGH I can hear my mom chuckling all the way from here. My post about rapeseed really touched a chord, it seemed, and today my new friend kejn posted some photos of rape fields taken right around HERE! This is what I...

24
May
2005

OF THINGS WITH WINGS AND BOOKS WITH HOOKS

I was a luna moth once for Halloween. It was the best costume EVER. You couldn’t beat it if you tried. My mom made our costumes when we were small…once, little red riding hood; another time: full-size black bat wings, and then…the luna moth. The weird thing is that I don’t remember wearing it, and I don’t remember the reactions of anyone that saw it. I don’t think a photo of it even exists. It just glows like this shining light of COOLNESS about my childhood. It was complete with pale green net wings on a frame, with the “eyes”...

23
May
2005

READY TO RUMBLE

Knocked some more major things off my to-do list, or rather, put the wheels in motion for them, as they involve appointments and scheduling and calls back, so even if I can’t quite cross them off my mental list yet, they are at least moved over into the working-on-it list. I am craving SALT. 2 slices of warm, golden brown wheat toast with a bit of olive oil drizzled over and perky little pyramids of sea salt strewn with abandon on top. That, and some frozen grapes. And a california roll with salmon nigiri. Damn you, gissa and thesidhe and...

22
May
2005

PUPPY UPPERS

We drove through the afternoon sunshine up a green and wooded way, a gravel road leading to an old brick farmhouse. The lane narrowed and slid between two rickety gateposts. As the car crunched forward, a beautiful black dog suddenly came galloping toward us, roo roo roo roo she barked, clearly telling us to stand down and state our business. 2 flaxen-haired toddlers appeared behind her and advanced on the car as well, forcing us to shift down from crawl to stop. I got out to shepherd everyone away from the car, and ended up leading the procession into the...

21
May
2005

DOGGED BY DOUBTS

In an hour or so we’re leaving to visit Moonstruck Kennel and meet some dogs. What if they don’t think we’d be good owners? What if they don’t like us? What if the DOGS don’t like us?! What if we start sneezing violently? What if we come home with a puppy??* Eek! Am I really ready for this? It’s pouring rain. I didn’t order this weather, although it’s nice not to have to remember to water the garden. The kids have been collecting snails. We’re leaving the them (the kids, not the snails) overnight with Farmor and Farfar and going...

20
May
2005

MISS-MARY-POPPINS-SPOONFUL-OF-SUGAR-SACCHARINE-SWEET-LIZARDEK-LIVING-MY-PERFECT-LIFE*

I love this country. I just found out that my company is bringing in an on-site massage therapist every other week for 3 occurences before summer vacation. If it goes well, they’ll continue in the fall. AND the company provides 1500 kronor in friskvårdsbidrag, healthcare subsidy, per year per employee, which can be used to pay for them. (It can also be used to pay for most any other sport or exercise costs) How cool is that?? Mmmmmmmmmmmm…massage! I really do love this country. 🙂 My Favorite Tongue Twister of All Time: A tree toad loved a she-toad Who lived...

19
May
2005

CAR-THARSIS

If I post my pretty dahlia photo one more time, will you lovely people still comment? hahaha! just kidding! We had a bad car day today (not like e11en‘s, though) but then it turned out to be a good car day after all, although because of a different car. We have trouble with the brakes on our cars year after year, they get rusty faster than stickshifts (all our cars are automatic because I can’t be bothered with a manual), for whatever reason. Anders has explained it to me but as usual with car explanations it went in one ear...

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