February 6, 2011

Linus attended a birthday party for one of his friends at daycare, and they really had a good time. We left him there and picked him up two hours later, together with a fun crown, a balloon and of course a bag with some candy.

February 5, 2011

Linus and daddy with the puzzle Linus got for Christmas. It was a little hard, but he is very good with puzzles and with just a little help from Daniel the puzzle was asembled.

February 4, 2011

After three years in the apartment we have finally got a bathtub! We ordered it a couple of weeks ago, and yesterday it was delivered. Today Daniel and a friend moved it into the bathroom and attached it to the water supply. Wonderful, I have longed for this since we moved in! =D

February 3, 2011

Very few photo moments today... so as a last time chance before bedtime Zelda had to do as the photo object. Unfortunately she did object and hid her face! ;-)

February 2, 2011

Yes, I'm back on track again after the days away!
Ebba is really not a lap-dog, but she loves to sit there anyway.

February 1, 2011

We have found some kind of cat-treats that Zelda loves, and she can really make a lot of tricks to get hold of them. Ebba loves anything that can be eaten, so both are very interested when Daniel serves the cat-candy.

January 31, 2011

This is the living room floor the day after we got home from the ski-trip. A lot to unpack and a lot to wash up again.

January 30, 2011

Daniel and his snowboard. This is the last day before going home again.



Lunch at a restaurant right at the slope. This is Goulash soup served in a large bread. Really tasty, and very warming for a couple of cold skiers!

January 29, 2011

Daniel in the sunshine.

January 28, 2011

The weather was really nice, with lots of sun, and the slopes great. This is in the morning and the slope is still untouched since it was prepared during the night.

January 27, 2011

Me on my alpine skis.



One side of the mountain.

January 26, 2011

On the bus with our colleagues, heading for a couple of days skiing in Trysil, Norway.

January 25, 2011

Today we are packing up all stuff needed for skiing, as we are going to Trysil, Norway, tomorrow. I have new ski boots since spring, and are so excited to try them for the first time.

January 24, 2011

Remember the sweet dog from the photo yesterday? This is another side of her, a side we see a lot. She is very keen on playing, and favorite game is to hold the leash in her mouth and try to drag it away from one of us. Hilarious game if you ask Ebba.

January 23, 2011

Ebba in the forest on our walk. It is easier to go there now when some of the snow has melted away.

January 22, 2011

We took the dogs for a walk in the morning and then had some coffee before we went home again.

January 21, 2011

Daniels mother has the cutest little flower buds in a glass bowl on the counter. They remind me of spring!

January 20, 2011

Almost all my orchids are in full bloom, and this one has the most flowers. I love the pale yellow/green color of it.

January 19, 2011

After work with Belgian theme, and hence lots of Belgian beers to try out. There were really tasty ones (I liked the Chimay). I haven't tried too many earlier, so this was fun. We had a really good time with our friends from work.

January 18, 2011

Linus has finished a quite large puzzle by himself, and was very proud when he got to show us. I got a photo, but he had of course to make a funny face. Simple smiles in photos are rare nowadays. ;-)

January 17, 2011

Last week I realized that we had no calender for 2011. So I compiled a set of 12 pictures, with the help of Lindsay Jane Designs beautiful Month Stamp Clusters, and ordered a personal calender. It arrived in the mail today, and was really so beautiful as I could have hoped. All pictures are from 2010, so I've got sort of a "Project 12" at the same time.

January 16, 2011

Today we had both Linus and his brother visiting for a couple of hours while their mother went to the gym.

January 15, 2011

Still at our friends, but it is after twelve so this will be the photo for the 15th. Ebba also joined us and had a lot of fun, but it was also tiring, so she fell asleep on a blanket on the floor.

January 14, 2011

Daniel and Linus playing TV-games with our friends Emil and Stefan. The kids had a lot of fun together, and us adults (that is friend Britt-Marie and Jessica as well) enjoyed a delicious Thai-dinner and lots of laughs.

January 13, 2011

The new Harry Potter movie has almost stopped running at our cinema, but tonight we finally managed to get there to see it. We have seen all the others at the cinema, so we have of course to go and see the final two as well.

January 12, 2011

We went shopping after work, for some Thai-food. On Friday we are going to visit a couple of friends and Daniel has promised to cook Thai-style dinner.

January 9, 2011

My parents have the perfect slope on their yard, and Linus played a lot there, as did we all. It is so much fun with all the snow!

January 8, 2011

We played in the snow and decided to have lunch outside; grilled sausages. Ebba was very interested and succeeded in getting some sausages for herself.

January 7, 2011

Another photo experiment with the sparkles. Linus is as fascinated of it this time.

January 6, 2011

Christmas decorations at my parents house.

January 5, 2011

Daniel found some leftover sparkles, and wanted to show Linus. He thought it was a little scary with the "fire" but he held it all the way until it was finished.

January 1, 2011

Happy New 2011!!

This is me after we had looked at the New Year fireworks. It snowed a lot, to say the least.

December 24, 2010

Christmas eve was a beautiful day with sparkling sunshine, and about -20C (-4F). Before lunch we took Ebba on a walk on the nearby golf course. So stunning!



(Kit: Flergs and Eva Kipler, Peace on Earth; Template: DigiDesigns by Denise, Template 12)

Some of the pictures and highlights from Christmas Eve.

December 23, 2010

We worked until noon, and then we got in the car and drove north to my family. First we visited my brother, his wife and their lovely little baby daughter. Then we continued to my parents, were we will be celebrating Christmas Eve.

Here is a cute little decoration that my mother had on the living room table.

December 22, 2010

Here is the result of the re-made raspberry caramel. The first one, that was cooked too long, were more brown in the color, and really hard. I brought it to work with a warning to watch the teeth while eating it. Apparently it was nothing wrong with the taste. (But I know this one is even more delicious =)



We decorated some today too. Dressed up the Christmas tree and put up some Santas here and there. Even with the ridiculously busy time at work right now, I begin to feel Christmas is actually on its way.

December 21, 2010

More Christmas cooking tonight. Lastly we mixed up some mulled wine, Glögg in Swedish. I had prepared tags for the bottles, with the year on them as we plan to store two bottles for next year.

December 20, 2010

This evening we started preparing food and candy for Christmas. Unfortunately the Christmas ham got a little over cooked, and also the raspberry caramel. But Daniels pickled citrus herring (the picture above) looked nice as always, and the fish- and shellfish pate smelled delicious. Tomorrow we'll give the caramel another try, and continue with the ribs.

December 19, 2010

We drove home from Stockholm today in very snowy weather. Everything went fine, although it was a little hard to drive when the road are all snowy. When we got home we picked up Ebba that had stayed with Linus mother during the weekend. After her walk she fell asleep in "her" sofa, where she loves to relax.

December 18, 2010

Sorry that the quality of the photo isn't better, but it is captured with my SonyEricsson Xperia X8 cell phone camera.

A friend of ours has just moved in to a new apartment, and invited a lots of friends to his housewarming party. He lives close to Stockholm, and on the other side from where we live, but we decided to go anyway. It was a really fun party! We got these little snacks before dinner, and it was a little funny that he has Swedish flags in them, as he is from Finland from the beginning. We teased him a little, but of course there aren't many such sticks with Finish flags to find here in Sweden.

December 17, 2010

I got this candle holder from my parents earlier this year as a gift. I thought it was comforting and reasuring in some way and it has been placed in a window in the livingroom ever since. When Zoey passed away in October, I lit a candle in this holder, reminding us all of Zoey. This has become Zoey's light.

December 16, 2010

The office where I work arranged a Christmas party, and it was located not far from where Daniel and I live. The people at my department met up at our home before heading for the party. It was a fun night, and Ebba were thrilled to have so many visitors at once.

December 15, 2010

Yesterday we went Christmas shopping, and today it was time to wrap the gifts. There will be some more, but I was happy to have begun.

December 14, 2010

Right after work we went home and took Ebba on her walk (-9C/16F), and then headed for the mall to do Christmas shopping. We actually was quite successful, but afterwards we were tired and cold and our feet hurt. To cheer us up we made ourselves a warming set of Irish coffee.

December 13, 2010

Today we celebrate the memory of the Saint Lucia in Sweden. Everywhere children dress up and sing Christmas carols for the parents at kindergarden and schools. It is actually a lovely start of the day.



Here is our Santas little helper!

December 12, 2010

12 days to Christmas. I thought I'd give this another try, at least with 12 photos counting down to Christmas. Hope you are all having a good time, and are looking forward to the holidays!



Today I have baked lussebullar (saffron buns). They turned out quite nice, and our home got a lovely smell of Christmas.