Heureka - it works

http://www.emmaleaphotography.se/

Now I just need to upload some more photos to it =)

4 days of celebrations =)

It has been a hectic weekend of cleaning the house, making soup, and preparing for 16 people to have lunch. It all went really well I must say!

The celebrations started already on Saturday with my fantastic husband cooking me a 3-course meal with matching wines. And not to forget the breakfast in bed! On Sunday all the rellies were here and it was a lovely afternoon. Tonight mum and dad has been here again to install a new outdoor light that they gave me for my birthday, it looks just like the old one but has a sensor as well. We always forget to turn the light on when we leave home and if we get back when it is dark then it is difficult to get the key in the hole. And because I had meetings all afternoon I didnt get time to go and get cake for afternoon tea at work so I will do that tomorrow instead. And tomorrow night we are having some friends around for birthday cake in the evening. Then it will have to be an end to all the cake eating!

We are waiting for IKEA to get some recliners back in stock again, as we are setting up the library with a couple of them, I think the library will become my favourite place in this house this winter. Sitting in front of the fire place and reading a book and having a cup of tea. That is what I will do right now actually, maybe I'll skip the tea though...

Wednesday again

I cant believe how fast the time goes by, it feels like yesterday I wrote the last update and it is already half a week ago.


Stephen is away overnight, he is going to a "technical exhibition" in Stockholm, or maybe it is called expo... Anyway, lots of companies presenting their technical abilities I guess. Jonas is part of it as the company he is working for is there to show off their stuff.

Tonight I have been preparing for the coming weekend soup lunch that I have decided to host as part of my birthday celebration, and also an opportunity for the rellies to come to beautiful Älmhult and look at our house. So far I think we will be about 12 people, maybe a few more or less depending on the cousins.

I have decided to make a pea soup from dried yellow peas, of course with some pickled pork ;-) And also a goulash soup which is bubbling away in the slow cooker as I type. I might make a vegetable soup as well, I haven't devided 100% yet, but this time of year is root vegetable season and there are a lot of nice veggies in the shop.

Now it is time to go to sleep, and read the new book I just bought, I have to take the opportunity when Stephen is away, he tends to interrupt my reading when he is around, if he is bored and wants attention =)

Ferret

Today has been a long but productive day, the curtains are on their way, a slow cooked meal is finished, I made some soup for lunch, I sewed an apron, went for a walk, took some photos, dropped Stephen off, picked Stephen up in time for a bbq and on the way back we saw a ferret run across the road. The only thing I didnt fit in was a kip =)

Very productive! I should get up early mrore often I think. It was so nice and peaceful to have the whole morning to just let things take its time.

And today was an absolutely wonderful day, fresh autumn air and plenty of sunshine, and when the sun set it was foggy, almost magical to drive on the countryside, according to old Swedish folklore the fairies were dancing.

Saturday morning 6.30 am, footy grand final

Stephen is having some friends over to watch the footy grand final, here in Sweden it starts at 6.30 am and has Swedish commentators. They have already opened their first beer. I was gonna try and sleep in a bit longer but as the bed room is next to the lounge I didnt have too much hope that I would be able to. As it turns out I couldnt get back to sleep after Stephen got up, not because it was noisy though, I really dont know why. And I do like my sleep and weekend mornings in bedbut here I am, waiting for the door bell to ring and the rest of the gang to show up. Simon has been here since last night but there were at least 3 more coming, I dont know if they changed their mind then the alarm rang way too early for a Saturday or they are just aiming to come in half time =)

I have decided to devote the day to fiddle around at home, do some laundry, hang some curtains, sloowcook some pickled pork and just plod around.