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I have to work this week and then it's holiday time :-) I only have 3 days this week to do everything at work like invoicing, wages and more and on top on that I (silly me since I do the schedule) had the Monday lunch today.  And as I put photos on Facebook there has been a demand to get the recipe so OK I will place it here as well because it's not many of you that will receive our cookbook.  This is an example from 2014. It's called at 11 o'clock with us and that is because we always eat lunch at 11AM. The recipe for Teriyaki chicken with potatoe roll and salat. Serve 4 people The dish presented on a plate 4 chicken fillets 1 dl teriyakisauce with ginger and sesam seed black pepper  oil or butter to fry Split each chicken fillet leangthwise into 2 parts. Place the chicken in the marinade  and let it sit for at least a couple of hours. Then fry the chicken fillets to nice color. Place in an ovenproof dish and place ni the oven until done (aro...

  The hotel or rather B&B Last weekend we went to the beautiful little hamlet Svardsjo in Dalarna to celebrate Gunilla who turned 50 (in January but since it's so cold then she wanted to have the party in the summer). We were 24 people gathered, all the closest family members, which was Hasse (father), Gittan (mother), me (current wife), Staffan (current husband to Gittan), Gunilla (of course), her sambo Per, Gunillas 3 girls Lisa, Malin and Klara with their spouses, Malin also have two girls (our great grandchildren). Then Staffan (son), Lena (his spouse) and their 3 children Linnea, Henrik and Oskar with their spouses and of course our own Jonas with his sambo Mandy and Emil. Beautiful setting We had booked room at a little hotel, more B&B, by the lake Svardsjon and the only ones in the hotel were we! So we owned it :-) So nice and very picturesque, chicken happily picking around in the garden (and their egg we had for breakfast).  The days starte...

I just saw that I haven't written since February 17 and now it's June 10. Wow, shame on me and where did that time go? February was filled with annual meetings and interviews. I helped my sister recruit a dentist nurse to the clinic and I found a perfect match. I had 35 applications and she was the one I felt was right just by reading her CV. So now she has been working with my sis for 2 months and they both (and the others at the clinic) are very happy. Then it was annual board meeting at my work and I was elected to the board which really is something big and shows a big appreciation for my work. March was Easter month and of course a couple of dinners here at home with the boys and Mandy. Jonas was on a European and Swedish tour with Martina Edoff. He also went to Milan for a concert with the band TREAT.  Easter dinner with the boys, Helen and her family Pie for dessert One major thing that really took all my "extra" time from January was plan...

Last week one of my teeth broke or I think it's a crown that just broke down. Luckily I didn't swallow it but felt it and could take it out. So I called my dentist who is my sister so tomorrow I will see her and hopefully get it mended. It's a bad time now with everything going on - meetings, annual meetings, budget meetings and more. I'm getting real tired also with my stupid leg that won't heal like I want it to. Otherwise it's nice. We had a couple of weeks with nice weather, that is without snow and you could almost taste spring but then, of course, we got a setback last Thursday. Snow, cold and we still have it. So we have to wait a long time yet for spring. Other than that nothing much happens (not that I can share here anyway) Well, I have started watching the last season of American Idol and I must say there are some very good singers this year. It will be interesting to follow them. I liked last week and this when they bring back old Idols to ...

Yesterday when I got home from work Hasse met me in the door telling me we didn't have a WC downstairs. It had broken! No water and we couldn't flush. And you can't have that. It's like having a outhouse inside your house, not very nice. So I tried calling plumbers last night but of course they had finished for the day. I contacted firms that have WC:s and that offers installation but the earliest they could help us was after 2 weeks. Can't be without it that long. So this morning I started calling plumbers again and after 7 calls (who didn't have time until next week) I found one not far from us that actually had a great offer. The WC (on the photo) with complete installation for 5 500 SEK (617 USD) and they will come TOMORROW! I'm happy. Can you believe how important it is with a WC. You just take it for granted when it works. We do have another toilet upstairs but when I have as much pain as I have right now it's hard to go upstairs and I can...

I thought the year started in a nice and slow pace but now it's full steam ahead again :-) February is full of closing the books, auditing, annual meetings, being chairwoman and secretary at annual meetings, birthdays and more.  Today is actually my father's birthday and his namesday, Ricardo, so I say happy birthday and send it up to heaven. Friday Klara our grandchild turned 20, next Monday it's Danniel's birthday and the day after my niece Bianca's birthday (currently living in Australia). HAPPY BIRTHDAY to each and everyone of you! We have had very cold weather, that came from Russia, but now it's nicer, the snow has melted and today in the sun we even have temperatures around 8C.  It has also been a time with lots of pain. It started in December already with my left leg that hurt. And it has gradually gotten worse. It's now located to my knee which has been really swollen and hurting. I have tried cycling on my exercise bike but it got wors...

For Christmas I got a giftcard to Amazon.com from my sister Jo. It was a real treat to go to the site, explore and find something to buy. There are so many things there and it's hard to choose. For me, leaving in Sweden, it's a bit easier. I just cross the square that says "ships to Sweden" and I get all the things I can order. My choice was Bliss socks and a big bottle of Dermalogica body cream. They came today and I'm so happy. So once again a big thank you big sis for the generous gift.