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This is how I like Stockholm but this is not what I saw today (see below). What have I done today? I have been to Stockholm to meet with my coach and we talked for 2 hours. Very good and I got a lot to think of. We usually stray away a bit and found ourselves talking of something completely different but nevertheless interesting. After that back home and Hasse was kind to fetch me in Rotebro. Just before I left in the morning I said: Do you think I need an umbrella? And Hasse said No they said it wouldn't rain until tonight. So when I got out from my coach it was raining very heavily. So much for meterology :-( We had leftovers for lunch, a wonderful salmon with pressed potatoe and a dill/white winesauce. Still as good today. Nothing much happened just an ordinary Wednesday. Tomorrow it's Thanksgiving but we don't celebrate that in Sweden but I will see my friend Inger and then Emil is coming for dinner. No turkey but tacos is ordered :-) So I'll talk to you tomorrow an...

Guess where I would rather be? At home in the grey, rainy weather with no sunshine or at Huntington Beach (top photo) or Las Vegas (the photo with L'arc de trioumphe) It's already Monday and I thought I had written on Saturday but no, it was on Friday. So here's a recap of the weekend: Saturday did nothing really just the ordinary Melodikrysset, cleaning the house and enjoying the sunshine. Yesterday I went to Alby to visit Mom at the "home". She was quite good that is she was up and about and she could talk a little although it's getting harder and harder for her to find the words but also to keep the conversation. She start talking about something for in the middle of the sentence start talking about something completely different which makes it kind of hard to follow. But a good day and lots of laughter because she still has her humour :-) Afterwards I went to see Danniel and had a photoalbum with me from when he was very little. We looked at it together an...

I wonder if the week just consist of Monday and Friday? Because it's Monday then you blink and it's Friday. Has time always gone this fast I wonder? Did our grandparents also think that time goes by so fast? I wonder. They didn't have any computers, mobilephones, internet, TV. Maybe they had a radio. What did they do with all that time that we spend in front of our TV:s and computers? I can't help but wonder. What would my grandfather say if he suddenly would come here now? He was the most noble man and I really loved him. He used to read a lot both in Swedish and other languages. He always said that a woman should have education and not be depending or supported by a man. So he always encouraged me to study hard so that I would have that independence. He was really a man before his time and even though born in 1880 he was that imancipated. My Mom got to study graduate from college and university which wasn't very common in the 40's (for women). Today it's o...

I had the intention of taking photos of my visit to Falun but I ended up with just the ones you can see here. It's my room at the hotel. Rather nice room don't you think? Well, I came back late last night and only unpacked, talked for a while with Hasse telling him about the course and the stay and then headed to bed. The course was so good and I learnt a lot! My only regret is that I didn't think of this long before. I could have attended a lot more courses and thus being more competetive. Each course cost 8 000 SEK and then you have the cost for travel and lodging. It was also the most lovely group. We were 5 women and I was the only one from Stockholm. The other ones were "dalkullor" Dalecarlian women except one that came from Härjedalen. You know me, I'm not the one sitting quiet and not chatting so I found the girls very nice and we talked a lot. Last coffebreak we had I said: I'm so happy I ended up in a group with such wonderful women and also that ...

After a nice shower and breakfast I went to the education place which was a study at the library. Falun library is a big and very beautiful library with café, computers and of course lots of books. I really liked it. The weather is still the same. Grey, cloudy and between some rain.We are 5 girls at the course and we have had a lot of fun today. You wouldn't think of fun when you hear that it's a course in a program of bookkeeping but it is :-) We went to a wonderful place for lunch, Pitchers, which used to be a McDonalds but is now turned into a publike restaurant with library, open fireplace etc and very good food. I was so tired at one point today that I almost fell asleep. But you know I really have trouble working or studying for a whole day. I need my naps to cope. This morning at breakfast I read the local paper here, DalaDemokraten, and what did I see? Yes, an article about H.E.A.T recording their next album in Borlänge. Article about H.E.A.T Talk to you tomorrow.

Today at work I called a lot of chimney-sweepers about our education in order to be energy expert. I had a lot of very interesting and nice conversation. I was rather happy because I managed to answer all their questions but the one how you get ackredited. I transferred that question to Richard and he has already sent them mail that he can explain this to them. After work I went home for lunch which was leftovers from yesterday: Cod in dillsauce and mashed potatoes. Very good. Then packing the last things and off I went to Arlanda where I took the train for Falun. After 2 1/2 hours through a foggy,rainy and grey landscape I reached Falun. I actually took a cab to the hotel which wasn't that far from the station but it was raining pretty heave so I decided to go. When I came to the hotel the taxidriver wanted 60 SEK and I told him to take 70 SEK and gave him a 100 bill. Then he said he didn't have any change and do you know what he did? He gave me a 50 bill and said that was OK....

Yes, I'm back home again after 2 wonderful days together with other chairmen/women from the Rheumatic assocation. It's always nice to meet and discuss matters that are of interest in our association. We also have class today to learn more and get tips about our role as leaders. Yesterday evening we had dinner at 6.30. Not the best I've ever eaten I must say because the meat was so leathery and thus hard to chew. So no gourmetdinner. But after dinner we went up to the conference department and we had coffe when suddenly two Italian men started playing the theme from Mio my Mio. We had seen the loudspeakers, the keyboard and guitar but we had no idea what to expect. Then they presented Adele Li Puma and those of you that our Swedish I think know who she is. She is born in Sicily but lives in Sweden actually in Upplands Väsby! She sang the most beautiful Italian songs with help from one of the men. Everything from Volare to Gigi (oh I love that song). Then she had us all up da...