O holy night�

This is our Christmas tree. I can watch it forever � it brings such peace and happiness to my soul. What would Christmas be without the tree? Really?

Happy Christmas to you all. May it be peaceful and joyus!

Christmas is here

I know I�ve been absent. I really haven�t had any inspiration and I have trouble using the keyboard since my hands are really shaky. It�s a genetic thing that I�ve had for years. The last year it�s gotten worse, though and I�ve had to see a Doctor about it. This week I�ll be getting medicine for it � some kind of Beta blockers and hopefully it�ll get better.

I�ll try and fix the inspiration thing. Let�s start with this years Advent candle holder.

Goodbye Summer�

�hello fall.

Tomorrow I start University, which is a BIG deal � I�m overwhelmed by the fact that I�ve come this far. One of my greatest dreams is becoming a reality and it�s hard to grasp.

I keep waiting for someone to call and say they made a mistake, that I wasnt admitted after all.

A new era begins in my life now and I�m both happy and afraid. This puts expectations on me and I�m afraid of not being able to live up to them.

Then again, I guess it�s about taking one day at a time and do the best I can. One foot before the other.

Have a great fall, everybody!

I�m at the end of the line. Or at the beginning..

Is this route 66? I imagine it is. I come to think of all of those �road trip� movies I�ve seen and this is what I remember most; the long, never ending roads in stone deserts. I really, really want to travel that road! I�ve heard it�s not what it was, but who cares.

I�ve driven California 1. It was a-a-amazing. Nothing less. Hearst Castle, Carmel, Monterey, Santa Barbara, the beautiful Bixby Creek Bridge. And the view.. oh, the view of the Pacific Ocean!

Route 66 doesn�t have that view. Nevertheless, it�s on my list.

This photo makes me think of something else too. I�m standing there. By the rocks. I�ve put those miles of roads behind me now. I�ve finished my Swedish course and I�m ready for the University. I don�t know what road to take, though. I can�t see it yet. And I know that as soon as I pass all of those rocks there�ll be miles and miles of more road ahead. I guess I�ll just have to put my walking boots on and start marching.

Happy Wednesday to you!

Spring has sprung

Photos: beautifulism

Thank you!

My blog now has 100 followers.

I�m amazed and so happy! Thank you so much!

And also; the blog has had more than 25 000 visitors since the start.

 

I guess there�s only one thing to do. Blog some more. ;)

 

35 came and went

I�ve turned 35 and I�m still alive. I don�t look different but everything feels up and down and confusing and messy. What to do now? I have no idea. Yet.

D-day

Sinking, that�s what it feels like, today.

It would be nicer if it felt like this.

I guess the conclusion is this.

This is how I feel today.

The sun is setting and it will never rise again. Tomorrow is the dreaded 35 and it�s all too late. I�m not young anymore. My life is over. Simple as that.

August

Last month of Summer. If all is like last year the snow will lie several decimetres on the ground in about two months from now.

Strange how fast the nature changes. Right now all becomes deep Green. It�s my favourite month of the year. The colours are radiant, it�s happiness and melancholy mixed.

Soon the Summer is gone. Christmas is coming and then it starts all over. Another year will have passed.

In just a few days I turn 35 and it�s time to again wonder where the years went. What have I accomplished, what are my dreams and goals, looking back, looking forward. Dreams and hopes that didn�t come true, and those who did.

I am dreading this birthday but that too shall pass.

Source: flickr.com

Pretty thing

Our cat, Maja brought this one in yesterday. Wasn�t that kind of her? I thought so. She wasn�t to pleased when R took it away from her, though.

Imagine if we hadn�t seen it right away, and I ran in to it later (because it was still alive). I think I would have died. Literally.

Spring

The first photo shows our area only three weeks ago, all white. The others I took today, all green. Amazing � it has exploded. One day it was winter and two days later, the summer is nearly here. Yesterday it was 30 degrees (Celsius) in the sun and I have a nice red colour already.

I hope you had a happy Easter, we certainly did!

Still Winter:

Three weeks later.

The bee�s are buzzing loudly in this tree.

Food cellar. We�re not using it, though. :)

Viking grave.

View from garden.

Garden.

Swedish flag. I would have preferred the Norwegian, but when in France� We�re getting the red-white-blue for May 17th, though.

Easter Tulips. Bloomed for a week. I�m getting good at this. ;)

So pretty!

My proud and joy. It�s been blooming for months now. I�m in awe over myself.

Maja enjoying Spring.

R�s darling veteran motorcycle.

Newly bought veteran Volkswagen. Extremely ugly but I�ve been promised it will look better soon.

Our �Falu red� country home.

@ beautifulism

On the move..

Finally, we took the decision to move in together. So goodbye Gothenburg � hello Nyk�ping.

Big step, from the city to the country side. Surely, I�ve had a year and a half to practise living the no-civilisation-way, but I could always take a break from it in the big city.

Now, it�s a huge house to manage, an ever huger garden and forest and water as long as the eye can see. It�s exciting but still, terrifying. Will I go crazy from the silence? Will I love the silence? Can I manage the garden (I don�t even have green fingers, not even the little pinkie one)? Will I know where to start making the house �mine�? I have no clue right now, only time will tell. And luckily; Nyk�ping is only 15 minutes away, with car, so I have to get my license NOW. And Stockholm is an hour away. So it isn�t all bad.

The pictures are from Ti Mo. They have really beautiful and special clothes! The two first photos made me fall totally in love!