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  My friends Ingvor and Annika (also members of the Rheumatic board, Annika as chairwoman)   Yesterday we, that is the Rheumatic association in Stockholm, had our annual meeting and I'm happy to report it all went well. I was re-elected treasurer for 2 years so I have obviously done something right ;-) Today we had lunch, that is the former working committe since one member will be be continue in the committee. We had a lovely lunch with lots of good food, chat and even some laughter. Tomorrow I'm going to take blood tests and also have my usual shot :-) Here are some photos from my work. My wonderful computer and myself with lots of covers.       My computer :-)                Me                                      I have to share this with you. H.E.A.T is going on a European tour with their new album Tearing down ...

As you know I'm not the slimmest person in the world ;-)And soon I'm going on a long trip by plane to LA. So I started a very strict diet in January in which I just ate 1300 calories a day, lots of vegetables and good stuff. I usually don't eat that much vegetables because many of them make me sick. Anyway I have been on this diet for 11 weeks, very strict. I have written down everything I eat so I wouldn't cheat and think I ate less than I did. A very strict routine. So how much have I lost during these 11 weeks? Take a guess. You can never guess I think. Well I will tell you - 1 kilo!!!! 1 kilo what is that? Nothing at all! What's worse is that I got totally constipated and felt awful. I think it's because of all the vegetables but I don't know. So now I don't give a damn! I go back to what I usually eat and what I feel good eating. I don't eat very much and people often comment on that. How can I look the way I do when I don't eat mor...

Do you remember the photos I put here two days ago? Well this is how it looks today! And we have +10C at 10 AM, which is right now. I just wanted to show you how quick things change here. From snow storm to spring weather in 2 days. I do hope this weather will stay now but you never know. It's very usual for us to have snow on April 30 which is the day we light fires here in Sweden and celebrate spring. In my lifetime I have even experienced the joy (?) of having snow on Midsummer's Eve! Yes, it's true, one day we bathed in the sea, the next day it was snowing. Otherwise I have been a good girl, staying home taking care of my cold. It is better but it's not completely gone. I went to the grocery store yesterday and when I got home I was completely exhausted. So maybe it will take some time to regain strength after this but I still have 2 1/2 weeks before I go. Wow, 2 1/2 weeks! It's not long now and I'm really looking forward to meeting all again. It...

Can you believe this? This is probably the most snow we have had all season!! It's just pouring down and I don't like it at all :-( And tomorrow it's spring equinox who would believe that?  And my cold isn't any better but on the positive side is that I get to stay inside and home and I don't have to go out in this weather :-) Yes, I am staying home from work and hopefully I will be fully recovered by Monday. I need to be and stay healthy because it's not long now before going to LA :-)  Today it's Tristan's birthday and he turns 16! I can't believe it. When I first saw he was a little boy who greated me in the warmest way. I fell for him at once and he's such a smart and clever boy. And now he's a young man. I do hope I will meet him when I visit. HAPPY BIRTHDAY T!  To all of you reading this - take care and I hope you're having a better weather. I leave you with a video with two members (Eric and Erik) of H.E.A.T who wer...

Yes I have a terrible cold and it is cold as well outside. This morning I woke up to winter! When I went to bed last night it was raining and then in the morning the world was white. I woke up very early, at 4AM, and since I have a cold I couldn't go back to sleep so just as well I went up and made myself ready for work. Despite the weather I was at work by 05.50AM and started working at once. Sneezing and with dripping nose, not a pretty sight ;-) I worked on in my room. I have to blame but myself. I started feeling bad on Thursday but since the weather was so wonderful then with sunshine and mild temperatures I just thought it was my allergy kicking in. Saturday I went to Karlstad, something that I had planned a long time ago. My friend Anna is singing in the opera L'Orfeo by Monteverdi there and I and my opera friend had decided to go and see the opera. My opera friend's Mom lives in Karlstad so she went up on Friday and stayed with her. I stayed at the Elite h...

This is just so great. I so wish I could have been there. They did a great job and I just love their energy on stage and the way they get the audience with them. Opening for Scorpions in front of 15 000 people is a great deal. Next time I hope they will be the headline :-) Enjoy!

Here's a video from Saturday when H.E.A.T played in Madrid in front of 15 000 people.

It has been a while since I wrote and now it's a new month and all - March! Can you believe how fast January and February passed? Here in Sweden they say we have spring now, that is meteorological spring. That is when the temp. is above 0 C day and night. And it is but it's still not warm. Today for instance it's a very strong wind and it feels really cold. We did have one day with sunshine this week and how we treasure that :-) Last weekend we had our good friends K and J over for dinner. Very nice but I totally forgot to take photos. We had so much to talk about ;-) But I had made an asparagus soap with bread to start. Then ovencooked salmon with a lot of good stuff on top. To that I served homemade lemon aioli, potatoes and salat.  And for dessert I made a pecan/walnut fudgepie. After that we were completely full. A nice evening with good food and good friends. Sunday I cooked all day, again, but this time for work. Yes, it was my time to have Monday lunch and I ...