I won the jackpot this week! Three packages containing goodies in just 7 days! I'm a lucky girl!

First, I received to boxes from Alabama and my Spring Forward Pal, Yarner! She sent me yarn (of course!) and other wonderful treats.

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I want to thank all of you for your sympathy/empathy and general well wishes regarding my train "trip" (hahaha, I'm punny!). You overwelmed me with comments so I thought I'd respond and let you know the state of my knee/leg all at the same time ( Read more... )

So, now I can show you what THIS really is. olivia23 was right, it is Elizabeth Zimmermann's Baby Surprise Sweater. I made it as a baby gift for reebert. Hehehe! I attended a baby shower in her honor today.

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What a great couple of weeks, filled to the brim with blog fodder. I have been very negligent in my blogging duties, so I am hereby attempting to cram it all into one MEGA-post.
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No, not me! I baked one. I got the recipe from a friend, jax_in_sweden, a long time ago and never made it. Then, I saw her this weekend (in Stockholm, that trip is two more posts that are coming, I promise) and promised that I would make it when I got home. And make it I did, last night! Yummy!


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So, here we are in the big city of Malmö, staying in a nice hotel and trying to celebrate L's birthday. In the last 24 hours we (both of us, individually or together) have driven 95km/hr in a 120 km/hr speed zone, tried to get reservations for 13 people at several restaurants in Malmö on a Saturday evening (one finally said "Yes"), changed our mind ( Read more... )

Ah, it's Saturday, finally! What a week! I'm finally getting to the point at work that I can clearly see what is the next priority that needs to be done, not five "I-need-this-done-right-now" things all at the same time. There still is a lot to do, but I'm getting more of a handle on it. Last week, when I was sick (BTW, the cold is hanging on for ( Read more... )

I spent part of the afternoon picking raspberries at a friend's house. They had taken us (hubby and myself) out for pizza last night for out 100th birthday (his birthday is 2 months after mine) and M mentioned that if I wanted to come over today, she had more raspberries then she knew what to do with and I was welcome to them. So, pick raspberries ( Read more... )

For those of you in Sweden, this is a reminder that you are invited to my American BBQ ( Read more... )

I belong to a knitting association in Sweden called Sticka! (Knit!) and the local chapter (Solstickorna - The Sun Knitters) in Karlstad sponsored a fun Saturday afternoon with a speaker, fika (coffee and a sandwich) and knitting in the park yesterday. So, L and I drove up to Karlstad yesterday morning in time for breakfast at McDonalds. Then, we ( Read more... )