Saturday, January 7, 2017

New start of 2017,


It has not passed many days of 2017, just a first week, but it has been nice so far for me. Week has been started with work and Thursday evening, we packed our car and took our small fur boll with us and drove to west coast. It was nice to see our friends again.


On Friday morning, after a good breakfast. Me and Sally took a morning trip and enjoyed a nice and sunny winter morning. After our round, we took a visit to a local coffee roastery. I had before once got to taste a good coffee from there and got a hint to visit it. So, I took a chance and ringed the bell on the door, since they have no ordinary opening hours and if they are home, then they will open the doors. Guess, who was a lucky one - little me :) This was one time, I had luck with me and they were at home. So the owner open the door and I could come in. After bit more than a hour, I could admit, that I was in a bit of heaven - coffee heaven. In Kränku in Gotland, I am in a bit of tea heaven and now I can say, that in Slöinge, I am in a bit of coffee heaven. Most of all, I was really happy over that opportunity. Just that they took their time one bank holiday day, is remarkable. Something, what you do not see every day and time. Also, that they were willing to show their place. Another thing, what you do not see very often. Usually people are afraid, that business idea will be stolen and used by someone else. That is not a issue on my case. I just have a interest for coffee. It is for me interesting, just to get to know more about it. Something like we got to know in one of the Lions Zone meeting about chocolate. Love to learn, new things.


To visit Slöinge Kafferösteri, was a moments for myself. I am very happy over the possibility to see the roastery. It was a new and interesting experience for me. That was giving me a lot of good emotions. The tips for how to make a good coffee, so that I could get out all good taste as well scent, was interesting to know and was good new knowledge for me. Something I took with me and planning to fix it somehow. Most interesting was see one of the coffee brewery method. It looks out as a bit of chemistry lesson, but he explained that coffee tastes really good.  So, perhaps something to try and taste on my future.


In the evening, me and Sally took another long walk outside. We really enjoyed this nice winter day. We enjoyed to see that place in the evening light as well and took some pictures. After trip, was time for dinner and later bit boardgames and an old Swedish movie. Just a beautiful Friday.


Today morning on the other hand was totally different weather to wake up. During a night, snow had fall in down. The cold had left, it was around 0 degrees. Suddenly winter had arrived. Me and Sally, was the 2 ones, who was really happy. We love the snow and winter. Only it could be colder. Would love it much more with minus degrees and snow only :)


Before, we started our trip towards to home, we had to visit a ice-cream shop. All the problems, will be solved with a little bit of ice-cream <3 :) At least some of them. Coffee with vanilla ice-cream, was a perfect solution for one nice Saturday :P At least in my world :P
After that we drove further towards home. One more stop on the road was to visit Tommy´s cousin and his lovely family. It was nice to see them again. Also much has happened since we met last time.


I have noticed, if you are having a good times, when time just flies. Even in that case - time just passed and we needed to leave them all and drive back to home. We had some miles ahead waiting for us. Hopefully, we can visit them soon again.


Finally back at home, we had bit to do before we could take a evening and just to relax. Take short moment for ourselves. For Tommy with book and TV,  and for me, with computer and bit TV as well.
It has been active and good weekend so far. Tomorrow, for me it will be planning for next Lions year and prepare for new upcoming week. Another week, what having interesting things with it and a lot of new happenings. Something, what I am looking forward to.
I hope, that all of you are having a good weekend so far and can take most out of it.
I wish you all a wonderful evening,
                                                           Love,
                                                                      Ingrit

Friday, December 30, 2016

Good Bye 2016!


Today is next last day of this year. 2016 i close to be end and 2017 arrive. Time goes fast. It felt like yesterday, that we had 1th of January 2016. During this year, it has been happened so much in my life. Both positive and negative things. As life usually is, with it's ups and downs.


Year started for me as unemployed. Since my car accident, it has been for me a big change for my life. I have fought with pains. I have had several operations and nothing has helped. As well as another unsuccessful operation. Ok, there I am very happy, that I am still alive today.  Due of that, I have found several good friends, as well lost some. Not many people can understand how it is, to live with serious pains every day and still smile and just be there. For me, to keep my mask has became so daily achievement, that to be without it, would be strange and different. Still, there is a days, when I have taken mask off, since I can't manage to keep it on every single day. Those days just are worst, when I can't keep it on, since I afraid, that I hurt the person I love the most. Still I am very happy, that he is still by my side and supporting me. He still loves me and so far, would like to spend his life with me. That is something I am still very thankful. He is beside me and supporting me and loving me. But to come back about, to be unemployed, when, on Monday, when week started, I had no job, and Friday evening on the same week, I had 2 jobs. Jobs, what I both love and like and what has it's own challenges in it's own way. Another thing, what I am thankful for 2016.


Beginning of this year, also one of our dream came true, but in the same time it crushed some months later. We succeeded with help, to get pregnant and expect our small miracle. Unfortunately some months later, I got miscarriage. It was hit me very hard, since that miracle was very much expected and loved, even thought we had not seen him/her yet. It took me very hard in so many ways. Thanks for the support from my friends and family in Estonia, I managed to get somehow through it. We tried again couple of times and failed again. One of the sad part of 2016. Same time it seems, that my body did not like all this treatment and now, we have stopped that idea. One more dream crushed, but nothing to do. Still, I have loving husband by my side.Also several small babies and children around me to play with and spend time with their parents. Still, it is not totally the same, but as they say - better something than nothing. I love to spend time with my cousins children's as well with my friends children. Soon there will become one small baby girl more into this world, whom I can spoil as well.


I am also very thankful for Lions. Members of Lions Club in Jönköping believed in me and chose me as their president for 3 years. It has been very thoughtful, teaching, interesting and very much giving time for me. I have met a lot of interesting and good people during this year and more adventures is on it's way. Me and Tommy together with another member from Lions Club Jönköping had very nice and interesting trip to Minden and together from there to Cologne. I had honor to meet a lot of lovely people. I learned a lot during that trip and saw a lot. I also have seen how kind different members in Lions can be. Not only members in my own club have believed in me. Also members in our district have believed in me. In the beginning of September I was chosen as 2nd Vice District Governor in MD101SV. I feel it is a honor, a lot of responsibility,  lot of good times, meeting new people and so much more.


Why Lions. Yes, here I can write a very long list. Lions means for me, so many things. For me, the members in Lions Club Jönköping, has been part of my integration into the society. I have learned to speak that language as much as I do, I have been introduced to how some of the things works in this country. Another reason, why Lions - together with other members in this international organization, we can make a difference. There is a need, there is always a Lions and helping. In local, in national and in international level. The money what comes in to the club, all that goes out to the ones, who has bigger need, than we. We help people to get education, to get better health, to have place to sleep, to get clean water. All this, what we sometimes taking for granted, since it is easy to get it here. In our local club we help women shelter - so that mothers and children can get a positive memory during the hard times, Riding school for disable people in different ages. In national level we helping through to buy tents, so that in disaster Lions through Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency to the countries, there the need is to get people to have place to be and sleep and some kind of the roof over head. A project what is very important to so many. In international our district having a Sewing school in Odari, Nepal. To help women to get some education, so that they can't be sold by their families as whores or that they does not end up in trafficking. So, Lions makes a difference in the society in so many ways and that's why it feels a natural for me, just to be part of it and help with. So, my road in Lions will continue. I am happy and thankful for that. It teaches me more, it opens more my eyes and I will be part to help people by making a small difference. One person can't do much, but if we are together, we can make a great deal. We have just some weeks ago one nice Swedish tradition, what helps to raise funds, so that we could help our local women crisis centre. As I mentioned earlier, it is so important for me, that those children. Who lives in those protected properties together with their mothers, that they will get something nice to remember, when they get oilers. That is something there I feel, that we in Lions can make a difference. Just thought of, how happy the kids are in their summer collo week or their day trip, have made me to work hard on that project. That is something I self missed in my childhood during some of my memories from that time. Some of the memories still hunting me, even though that I am not a child anymore. So that those kids can have something positive to remember, is very important for me and together with nice group of Jönköping Lucia girls, the children can have that opportunity. For my small tiny heart, it feels so good. Just a small smile from those kids, makes my heart to melt.


This year, has also thought another way, how important is time, we have with each other. With our families, with people we love. It was not enough, that I have had obstacles and issues to fight with. My husband, who always has said, that he is never sick, never happened something and so on and on. He can't say that anymore. I hope just, that he stops to scare me once in a while with happenings. Still that is another moment, I can say, that I am thankful for my friends and family and for their support. It is not easy to live alone in the country, and all the rest of my family lives another country. Still, they have been here for me. Love my aunt and her family, who has been here for me, when I have needed them. I hope that 2017 will have a solution for my husband and he will be feel much more better again and will be himself, but it is as a wake-up clock. Remains us, that we do not know, what tomorrow will have with it. It might bring a happiness or it might have tears for us. We don't know never how much time we have for each other. Christmas is usually the time, we remember beloved ones who has left this world, but also, if there happens something with our beloved ones, that feeling about time, gets more and more clear and we think how much time we can have together. For us, I hope, that doctors can fix the problems and that medications will help and we can have lots of time together. So that you and me can experience how it will be get old together. We have stil so much to find out and to see. Love you with all my heart, even thought that sometimes, I just want to give up all and move back to home.


2016 have also had with it several interesting trips. Around in Sweden as well as abroad. It has been a while, since we have traveled that much. I have enjoyed my trips together with my husband as well alone. It has been giving to us both the time we need to have together as well our own time. Only one trip, what I made alone, I am bit sad, that my husband could not follow with me, but at least we could fly home together from Stockholm. Loved that feeling, that one comes from one trip and another from another place and we meet in airport to take a last part of the trip together and to come home together. Just to get that hug and kiss, was worth it. I also had visit from my family this year. It was good to show them even around here and celebrate Easter together. They also saved my Christmas and I had Estonian food on our Christmas table. Nomm Nomm Nomm. Only it has been a while, since I have celebrated Christmas with my family. Something to put into my plan again.


So, as the conclusion, 2016 has been a year with full of challenges. It has been a year with lot's of laugh, a year with a lot of tears and sorrow, it has been a year, what I would really love to forget and in the same time I am very thankful for this year, since I have supporting husband, loving family and supporting and great friends, who just has been here for me. 2016 has been a year, what one way I am hate and one way I love. Mixed feelings will take me to the end of 2016 and my only wish for me is, that 2017 will be bit more nicer for me and that couple of my wishes and dreams will come true.


I would wish to all of you: Happy New Year!! May 2017 be more nicer to you, bring a lot of good times not less sorrow. May it bring moments of laugh and less tears. My wish to you is: Just enjoy the year and surround yourself with people, who is caring of you and loving you. My wish to you is, take a best of everyday and remember that. It has been something, what has helped me to survive this year. My wish to myself will be exactly the same, to find a positive moment from every day and help to create some more positive moments for myself, since I feel like that is something, what will help me in the end, to get through the year. I am very, very thankful for each and everyone, who is surrounding me in so many different ways. Some as lessons for life, some as moments to share, some just being there in hard times with good word, company or just a small hug.

Happy New Year to everyone!!
                                                  Love,
                                                           Ingrit

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Thought of the day,


The best part, is when you do forgive, even selfishly, for yourself and your own sanity, and not because 'they' deserve it, something magical happens. You see, forgiveness, no matter how painful or difficult, is a gift. Forgiveness — is for giving. But the gift of forgiveness is a treasure that multiplies the more you try to spend it. Forgiveness blesses both the hand of the recipient and the giver. Forgiveness, no matter your motive, is a dynamic of mutual healing.
— Bryant McGill

Thursday, October 13, 2016

7 years,


Time goes so fast. It has been already 7 years and 1 day, I have lived in Sweden. For 7 years ago I left Estonia second time behind me and moved abroad. It was not easy decision then and still it has been left some feelings, what makes me unsure, did I really made a right decision. I believe that this kind of doubts are totally OK. Else it would have been, that something had been wrong.
With my move to Sweden, I left my family and my friends behind and I know, that I do not see them that often as I would like to, but I know, that in the bottom of my heart, I did the right decision.With this move I have gain richness by getting to know much more people. I have got to be part of a new family, but I also have gain a lot of new persons in my life. As they say, some people come as lessons and some has stayed there. Some people has left a very special track to my heart.
7 years, for some it is a long time, for some it is short time. For me, it has been mix of both feelings.
During this 7 years have happen so much different things. Both positive and negative, but life can't be just all positive. If it would be like that, then we would never learn to appreciate what we have and learn to know those small things, what is very important actually. So, yes, even me has got lots of lessons about it and that has learned me to appreciate all the small positive things and people, who are in my life. There is no one int he world, who does not have had rollercoaster in their life. The question is, how we accept them and how we will handle.
This year has been very thoughtful for me. Especially summer time.  I have made peace with me in so many ways and I really have needed that. So it feels really good for me. I really needed. I had made acceptation about some things already before, but not that way as I made it in this summer.
I have gain also a big family and friends through Lions, what has been a very big part for my time in Sweden. Already from the beginning. Through the Lions I have gain 3 extra mothers, who has been there for me and helped me in so many ways and, that I know, that I always have someone to talk with, since my own mother passed away for 12 years ago. In the same time, it also has been a very big part of my integration into the community. I also have grown personally, since I became a part of Lions. I have always wanted to help people, who has been in the same situation as I as a child or who has even worse, now together with million other Lions member in all over the world, I/We can make this difference. Especially now it feels more important to make that difference, when we can see what happens in the world. So many people are as refugees in the world because of war, starvation or some other reason. Like now, on Monday started our new campaign in Sweden for "The Forgotten Children in Syria and the Neighbor countries" We had already last year this campaign for first time and now, Lions has been build schools for children to go, they gives out food and hygiene packages for families. So I am happy to be part of this family.
So, during this last year, I have lived here, has happen much. I have got accepted into school, I have got work places to go. Since I also made a peace with myself, I have get more happier girl. I smile more often, even thought I fight with big pains, I have started to smile more often. I have beloving husband by my side, my friends and family in both countries. All those people means to me a lot and as I told before, some have became more special.
So, we will see what next year or even next 7 years have with it. Lite ups and downs as usually, but with those people, who I have by my side, it will be easier to manage all it. I am just very happy to have all of those persons with me and I am very happy that I made this peace with me. That was really needed.
Now it is little time for me and my black friend. Later in the evening it is work what waits for me. I would like to wish you all,

Have a nice Thursday,
                                   Lots of love and hugs,
                                                                       Ingrit

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

New embroidery pattern in family,


Yesterday landed a new embroidery pattern into my mailbox. It feels good to sit behind my embroidery machine and make something with those patterns on. It feels so good to have a things with nice patterns on and in the same time it is more personal and something, what others does not have.

So, here comes an updated list with patterns:

Husqvarna Viking patterns:

Card 290 Holiday Felting
Card 289 Labels in the Hoop
Card 287 Felted Alphabet
Card 280 Organic Creations
Card 279 Felted Nature
Card 270 Vintage Postcard
Card 269 With all my Heart
Card 267 Appliqué Cutwork
Card 264 Layered Quilting with Appliqué
Card 263 Line Art Flowers 
Card 257 3D Flowers
Card 255 Small Square Hoop Embroideries
Card 253 Elegant Cases
Card 252 Yarn Art
Card 247 Most Popular Lace
Card 245 Decorative Edge Work
Card 241 Mega Endless Embroideries 
Card 239 Cutwork Technique II
Card 237 Quilting for the Holiday
Card 236 Hand look Vintage Letters
Card 231 Textured Quilting II
Card 229 Majestic Seasons
Card 227 Christmas Creations
Card 222 Cross Stitch Harmony
Card 219 Romantic Cutwork
Card 217 Precious Crochet
Card 215 Hoop! Sew! Go! 
Card 214 Towel Magic 
Card 211 Thread Velvet & Yarn
Card 208 Endless Romantic Cotton Lace
Card 203 Special Techniques Butterflies  
Card 202 Cutwork Finesse
Card 200 In Full Bloom
Card 197 Embellish with Yarn
Card 193 Wing Needle Embroidery
Card 186 Mega Madeira Borders
Card 182 Felting Art Embroidery
Card 180 Mega Blossom
Card 178 Mega Decór
Card 163 Dimensional Decorations
Card 162 Blooming Flower 
Card 153 Colors of Autumn 
Card 150 Special Techniques
Card 144 Mega Swirls
Card 143 Mega Floral Elegance
Card 139 Mega Flowers
Card 138 Sparklers
Card 137 Swedish Santas 
Card 131 Mega Elegance
Card 128 Flowers and Fashions
Card 119 Flowers and Frames 2
Card 117 Mega Borders
Card 108 Designer Celebrity Collection
Card 91 Endless Insertions and Thread Work
Card 78 Kitchen & Garden II
Card 75 Cross Stitch Border
Card 74 Fuzzy Wuzzy Bears
Card 68 Beautiful Baltimore
Card 65 Delicate and Dainity
Card 64 Italian Romance
Card 63 French Café
Card 58 Trendy Textures
Card 53 Christmas Lace I
Card 50 Kitchen Harvest
Card 47 Butterflies
Card 46 Candlewicking
Card 45 Fantasy Flowers
Card 34 Countryside
Card 17 Roses

Pfaff patterns:

Card 487 Endless Felting
Card 483 Felted Elements
Card 478 Sheer Christmas
Card 477 Holiday Line Art 
Card 457 Creative Edge Work
Card 452 Handbags and More
Card 446 Lettering . Including Thread Velvet 
Card 443 Cutwork and More
Card 439 Towel Techniques
Card 436 Grand Dream Yarn Quilting Special Techniques
Card 431 Creative Crochet Special Techniques

creative™ Crochet - Special Techniques
creative™ Crochet - Special Techniques
creative™ Crochet - Special Techniques
Card 429 Elegant Pop-Up Flowers
Card 424 Endless vintage cotton lace

Inspira patterns:

Towel Time!
Kitchen Art
Endless Elements
Flower Fun
Elegant Bottles
Easter Friends
Fantasy Flowers
Playtime
Mega Florals
Christmas Eve
Cross stitch borders
Baltimore in Bloom
My Sewing Room 

As usually. All patterns can be ordered in different colors and products. Just feel free to contact me on my mail or in facebook. Some part of handwork can be seen on Facebook on my handcraft page

Have a nice evening,
                                Love,
                                         Ingrit