GoodBye 2015,

Finally it is a last day of 2015. Just couple of hours and 2016 will arrive. I just can say finally!
It hasn't been my year in so many ways and on the other hand i am very thankful for the year and for the people in my life.
It has been year full of tears, laugh, it has been full of sorrow and good times, it has been showed, who has been walked out of my life and who has stayed or came into my life. Something still has left for me and that is, that I am thankful for this year, that I have managed to handle it. I feeling happy over that.
Year started quite quietly after the last years challenges. I thought that finally, it will be my year, what I had waited for so long, but how wrong I could be. Instead of taking easy, happened so many thing in my life. Some could stayed away, but as usually it does not go as we wish. I hoped to not have any operations this year, but had several and still the issue is there, because it seems so hard to make an operation as it should be. Yes, I sound bit bitter and cranky, but I think, that if I will end up in operation table, I have trusted my life and my body in hands of surgeons, but they still managed to fuck up those. So, will see how many operations will waiting me next year. I am happy, that I can close the door almost with the company we had. Just last things to tie up and that lesson of life can be finished. It has been very expensive lesson both in economically as well emotionally. But I am happy that those people are not in my life anymore after that. Not totally my choice, but I do not let my life to stop over that. Have so many other things what struggles it, so I do not need more. That is other person choice as well, since last times I have not even deserved to meet or even say hello, but not my lost. I also have started in university again. Not totally my own choice, but on the other hand, if I want to work with that, what I love, I need to take Swedish exam as well. Will see how it goes, since the high morphine doses for a quite long time, have left it's problems. Hopefully one day they will disappear, but that would need to mean that no more morphine. Actually I was 4 months without morphine, but pains have vent worse again and 1,5 weeks ago I got it back. That did not make me happy, but other painkillers was just as candy in the end and did not help at all. Ok, even not totally yet together with morphine as well, but dreams and hopes dies last. Else the ER is close to go, if something happens.

I have had also good times. I have my husband next to me, who is supporting me. I think without him by side, I had given up for a very long time ago. He showed me why it is worth to fight and not to give up. I have my friends by my side. We have had good times together and sad times. We do not meet always, but we knowing that we is here to each other. I have met new people, who have became into my life and specially one person I am very thankful. Thank you for her, I have not yet given up my studies in university. I have missed to see my family and friends, but soon I will see them. I am very happy over that I have seen many nice places during a year,  here in Sweden. I have been visited twice Denmark. The country I have missed.
Yes, it has been a year, that I preferably would love to forget, but those small good times, have helped me through it. I am thankful for all small good moments and thankful for lessons life has learned. Usually we saying that one time we make a mistake, we take it as lesson, second and third time same lesson, it will became to our choice. Thank you for the good moments in my life, what helped me through 2015.

I would like to wish you all a Happy New Year! May 2016 come as wonderful as you wish it. What is about me, when I hope that my new year will became bit more better, than 2015 was for me, but that I can see first on 31 December 2016 how my year has been. Until then, have a good evening with friends and family, create a wonderful memories, drink some bubble and just enjoy your time.

Love,
          Ingrit

Another Sunday,

After almost 7000 m a thread I am done with the most boring work - rolling up all my bobbins. And I do not have a few. I have a lot, so it took some hours, but now it is done and I can start to do, what I want, just me and sewing machine will start to co-operate as well. As it seems not, we do not work together. She does not want to do as I want. hmmmmmmm......
Else, it has been a quiet weekend at home, but also visited one Lions member who turned 85. I hope that I can live at least that old, since so much still to see and to experience and to do. I also visited yesterday my class mate and her family. We had really a wonderful time.
Today we have been all day at home. I wanted to start with Christmas presents for the family, but since me and my sewing machine did not co-operate, I decided to fix all my bobbins, so, that if I fix machine, I can start to make the presents. Take time to me and make something what helps me to relax and not stress me, as the problems after morphine I have got.
I hope that you all have had a wonderful weekend as well, despite what happened on Friday in Paris.
Love,
         Ingrit 

Updated embroidery patterns list,

Friday has been arrived and soon weekend is here. Yesterday my local dealer for sewing machines and lots of other sewing things, had an inspiration evening. I visited her a short while, since I wanted to get home my new metal hoop, what I bought for the money I got to my birthday. I am very anxious to try it. Probably it will be done in afternoon. 

But it also meant, that I did not bought my metal embroidery hoop, but as well some more patterns. Actually 3 more :) Hard do leave a nice and good things behind me. I also saw, that when I was install those 3 into my PC, that I had not done any installation for the previous 2 I had bought in the summer, but then me and my health was not on good foot and I had them laying on the table in my sewing room. Today I fixed even those. So, now I also have made the correction on that list here.

Here comes an updated list with patterns:

Husqvarna Viking patterns:

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 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 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

Finally it is a Friday,

Finally it is a Friday, I have waited for a half a year, is here. Actually all the weekend, what I have waited, is here. Sewing- and inspiration weekend. Time, where I can meet people who loves to make handcraft, to learn new things and most of all, to get some more inspirations.
Today we made a pillow case by using some different techniques - applications, embroidery, yarn couching and sewing. it felt so good to sit behind a sewing machine and just spend some good time and hours just for me. Time, to relax and forget everything else.
Tomorrow, it is new day and it will be full of handcraft as well. Hopefully  I will update with things again my blog, or I will write it on Sunday. We will see.
At least it is my way to celebrate my birthday. My own present for me. 
Have a nice evening,
                                   Love,
                                            Ingrit

6 years in Sweden,

Time flies. At least it is my opinion and feeling. Sometimes it flies slower, another times faster and else, it flies with 24 hours intervals.
It also shows, that it has been a long time, since I wrote last time to my blog. I will try to fix that mistake and start to write again regularly as I have done before. At least bit more often as it has been a while.
Today I celebrate my 6 year in Sweden. This time has brought both good and bad times. Good times are more like to remember and bad times I try to forget as much as possible. Some of them I have taken as very expensive lessons - both by economically but also with time, what has been invested for those. Specially all what has done with the company and persons involved with it. Other things I have not regretted that much.
Those 6 years have made that several wonderful persons have became into my life and those moments have made me very happy. I have learned a lot, I have been growing, I have laughed and spent really good times. I would describe it with one sentence - Just a wonderful time and persons. Would not want to change it against nothing.
This summer I could not spent time with family in Estonia, but I have spent time with my friends and family here and have met in Sweden family several times. It has been a wonderful time.
I am happy that my husband has been by my side and supported me with all my steps, what I have done here. He have been always stood by my side and wanted me to feel good and showed me his love. I love him for all of that and even more.
Thank you my dear for those 6 years together as partners. Love you for that you are and who you make me to be. You have made me a better person and I know, that I am not an easiest person in the world.  

Hello July,

Finally I could say goodbye to June and say hello to July.
I think and hope that this month will be little bit better, than my previous month was. I think that much days as I spent in hospital in June I have not done for some years. Still, I know that there will come more times, just I hope that not so much as this time. I know that I have some more operations to wait for but after those, I hope that next one will be after I have chosen to be operate not that I am an experimental guinea-pig.

I also have got to be bit outside from home as well. Have spent time in Norrköping and Linköping again and met some good friends, while my husband has been at work. We also have finished renovation in home. We have painted laundry room and fixed there and made it nice and same have we done with living-room. It feels much more lighter and cozier in my opinion. Will see, how it will be on the winter time. I believe that factor for coziness will be on the top. Just small things to fix and all will be done.

We have been part of when 2 students has take their exams and went out from gymnasium and I have finished self my economy education. It feels good. Just little bit more and I have also finished education for human recourses. By the middle of the august I should be done, done and one more time done. Feels perfect for me. Well see what kind of challenges I will take after that. I am quite restless in some how on my soul and it means that I will look forward for my next challenge.
Last Friday morning I also got the mail about that sign under hopefully last papers for the company. Hopefully soon I can put all that negative stuff behind me and look much more forward for good things, what the future has with it. Strange to see that after years the man is not good enough anymore and is not worth anymore a simple word. At least it is one step closer to it's end and that is most important.

With the 1st of July we also can say Hello to new Lions year. It will be my third year as president for our local club. It will be another giving year. I think that during my years as member in our local Lions club, it has been very instructive, giving and wonderful time. I have learned quite a lot and got to meet a lot of wonderful persons. We had the National meeting in Lund and that gave me possibility to see another new city. It was a beautiful old city and by the time we was there, all magnolias and cherry blossoms was in full bloom. In last members meeting we visited Gunillaberg, a beautiful nature, fine art and interesting place. Will not be only first and last time I will visit the place. There will be more visits to this place. It will be good to see in the early autumn that place, since they have over 4000 lily's and then they all should be start to bloom. I would love to see a nice beautiful flowers.  

On the other hand, my June has also been nice. I have spend quality time with my friends and my family. We have celebrated midsummer in Sweden.  I have finished my new book what came couple of weeks ago -  a new book from E L James. Grey - a Christians story and it was good. In some how, would like to have a new book. It will be good to see a new film, what should come out next year. Have also seen a tractor race and having good times with laugh and friends and that way trying to forget my month. One thing I am sure I will try to enjoy my summer as much as it is possible. Even thought I love winter and not so much those very warm days, but better sun than rain for a while.
Those was my thought about my June. As a every ordinary person, as well have I had ups and downs and time in the middle. I am just very thankful for the people around me who has been here for me. The best medicine I can get, I must admit. It will be good to see, what July has with it. Hopefully good challenges, nice sunny weather, good laughs and moments with friends.
Have a nice evening,
                                 Love,
                                          Ingrit

Strawberrie croissant

Yesterday I decided to make one of my meal something good. I decided to make croissants with strawberries and quark creme. Since it was good, I decided to share it with you.
I made it bit easy way and had ready made puff pastry, you can make your own if you have bit more time.

Ingredients: 

Croissants:

1 package puff pastry
1 egg
1 tablespoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt 

Creme:
200 gr vanilla quark
2 dl Whip cream
1/2 teaspoon cardamom

Garnish:
Strawberries
Powder sugar

Baking the croissants:
1. Put a own to 225 degrees. Cut out squares in size of 12-15 cm. Divide them as triangles.Roll together.
2. Put the croissants on the baking plate. Whip up egg with sugar and salt and brush the croissants with egg.
3. Bake them 5-10 minutes or until they get a nice golden brown color.

Whip up whip cream. Mix with hand quark and cardamom in. Make sure that it is well mixed but be careful that you don't whip it hard, since it might happen that whip cream will be butter instead.

Divide croissants to half. Take a good spoon creme and put on the croissant half's. Slice strawberries and top the croissants. Top bit with a powder sugar.

I can say that they tastes really good. Can kill for them.

Bon appetit!
                    Love,
                               Ingrit

Fantastic midsummer,

Another weekend is on the way to end. It has been a midsummer weekend in Sweden. A little bit different compared with Estonia, since there is always the same days midsummer, here in Sweden on the other hand is always one Friday and Saturday. 
This midsummer have been fantastic. In midsummer evening we had friends over and started with traditional midsummer lunch. A Swedish traditional midsummer lunch is new potatoes, sour cream and herring. For that you have to have a small glass of midsummer snaps and of course beer. For me, who does not like Swedish sweet herring, I had cold smoked salmon and turkey sausage. So many asks why I do not like herring here in Sweden. Answer for that question is easy. In some how, in Sweden it is much more sweet than I am used from Estonia. That makes that I miss herring from Estonia or I have to make my own marinade. This year I missed that to do on time, since I was almost 10 days in hospital again.

After lunch one of our friend went home to change the close and came back. In the evening I had made a potato salad.  Bit mix from traditional Estonian and Swedish one. We had barbecued chicken for it and tomato salad with cucumber and red onion. Last one is something I have really started to love. It gives so good taste to salad and to the rest of the food.

Another tradition in Sweden for midsummer is a strawberry cake. Dessert for us instead this year was an Irish coffee and strawberries. Top of that we had a bonfire what is another tradition I have with me from Estonia and Apples to Apples, a board game for interesting evenings.
Yesterday we had an cozy midsummer day. We had relaxed morning and lunch. Took a small trip to Jönköping. Visited our allotment. Looked how our vegetables have grown, since I could had not visited it since my visit on hospital, but yesterday I could do it. During a day I read my new book from E L James. Grey has arrived. A Christians story :D 

On the evening I got a visit from Estonia. My old schoolmates from Jänedas time visited us. They had finished their object in Norway one day earlier and decided to take another road to Stockholm and it was through Jönköping and us. Felt actually very good. We talked bit about our school time, what have happened since we finished our agricultural education and life after that. We made another new memories. One thing I am actually very sure. My dog found definitely a new weakest link. Sally got so much sausage and chips and strawberries that I and Tommy was surprised that, this small cute ball of fur did not got sick. I think Sally was on the seventh heaven. Her life can be good sometimes in her opinion. We had really good time with food, laugh and talks. As I wrote before. A new memories was made.

Today after breakfast, we followed the guys to Ikea and after that we took a relaxed day at home with our little family. Sally has been very tired :) Not surprised. She was woke until I went to bed around 1 am. We have had good walk with Sally. Well needed as well after a good food.
Have a nice evening,
                                 Love,
                                           Ingrit

Hello June,

New day, new week and new month.
Time just flies I can say. So many things have happened and on the way to happen. Feels quite good and same time quite scary.
For to start, when my second year as president for local Lions Club in Jönköping is almost over. Just some small things left and I can take a small break for summer before my third year as president. This year has been very interesting. Much have been achieved and a lot has been seen. It has a year full of challenges but also that I have learned quite much. Have met new people and seen some more beautiful places in Sweden. I have attended on different meetings and the latest one was the National meeting in Lund. Definitely not a last time I will visit Lund. The bit I saw, just made me more curious. We have had a interesting member meetings in club. In last one we visited Gunillaberg. A place what I can recommend to visit if you are interested on art, nature and just relaxing time. For me it was first time to visit that place but I am sure that there will be more times and with a better camera. After that we had a good meeting and dinner among with members and partners. The thing what is left, is to deal out the culture stipendiary on the Swedish National day. 
I have had bit rough times with my health. I just have got tired to have a doctor who has made an surgery and have been very nonchalant and careless with his work, so I have to have a new surgery to get another miss to fixed. That has not been my plan for this year, since I thought already last year, that I had too many unnecessary surgeries when other doctors tried to fix misses. So, I do not know anymore, should I cry or should I laugh. Both in the same time perhaps. I know just one thing - all this takes quite much strength.  I just have to hope that it will be the last one, but in some how I am not sure on that. On the same time it turned around my summer travel plans, but I am happy that it can be solved. Will see some other places instead and hopefully soon as well my family.
Else I have one more examination left and after that I have finished economy education. Feels quite good. On Thursday it is hopefully last examination and after that the world will be open hopefully. I am ready to face the world or as ready as possible.
May has been month with full of challenges. It would be interesting to see what June has with it. At least I am happy over my achievement on the beginning of the month. My first run what I try to remember with good memories as well other good memories, what I have gathered during this month.
Now it is time to go and hug my pillow. Tomorrow is new adventures what are waiting for me. Can't wait it :) Many good plans and ideas of places to visit.
Good night and sleep well!
                                           Love,
                                                    Ingrit

I Did It!

I am very happy girl today. I finally did it. I took one of my biggest fear and faced it and it feels just so good. It gave me a lot of energy and self-esteem.
As I wrote before, it has been very long time ago, since I run last time. It has been problems with feet and weight both. This year I decided to take part of Vårruset (springrun) in Jönköping. I thought that mild start on 5 km is very good. I had made a timeplan for me that 1km with 10 minutes should be ok, since it was my first run.
In the start I started my training clock. In some how I got time cap between the time with clock and what they had taken, but I am happy anyway. My own time was 00:35:555,3 minutes and result was 00:35:04 online. So I managed good time under my 50 minutes what I had put as my first goal. I can't still believe that. I am very happy over the support I got from my husband. Shortly before the run I was quite shaky but with his support I managed it.
Now, next run will be already on the beginning of july and this time together with my husband :) It will be good change to do something together. 
Now it is time to hug my pillow. Sleep will be good and smile on my lips. Same time I will feel sorry of me, since I already have start to get some training pain :) Well deserved :P
Have a nice evening,
                                  Love,
                                            Ingrit

Day has arrived,

Today is the day. Me running after a more than 20 years. Feels bit scary and I must admit that I feel very nervous. Perhaps it is because that I have no one to keep me company, who I know. Might be also that it has been really long time since I did it last time and feeling bit afraid because I have registrated to run with timetaking. I know that distance is not long, but still enough if I have not done it for so long time.
On the other hand it feels good. It is my way to celebrate my weight loss and challenge bit myself. It has been a small motivation carrot for to show myself that I can. That I can come over my fears about my weight, my nightmares about it and so many other thoughts. I believe deep in my brain that it was right decision even thought that at the moment I am feeling that I am not a normal and should be closed to some certain institution.
I will see how it goes today. I take it as it goes but I will be also very satisfied that I have done it because I have not done that for so long time. I have not run that kind of runs for too long time and I feel like it is one way for me to feel good and keep me motivated.

Have a nice day,
                            Love,
                                      Ingrit

Happy Easter!

I would like to wish you all Happy and wonderful Easter. Spend a good time with your family and friends and just enjoy your free time. Take a time to yourself and enjoy good food, sun and just the things you love to do.
For me, it will be time with my family and friends. We will have a bit traditional food from both Sweden as well from Estonia. Some of the traditions are different between the countries, some of them are similar. One way it is very interesting that I have possibility to take part of different traditions and in the same time keep my own traditions a live as well. Especially since it feels that not many people like to keep their traditions alive. Actually it is bit sad, but in the same time it is also understandable that times are different and changing.
Now it is time for us att have a dinner and spend time with friends and family.
Have wonderful day and Easter!
                                                    Love,
                                                             Ingrit

Juicy buns for coffee,

In Wednesday I baked some buns for coffee since I knew that I will get guests on Thursday and it would be good to offer home made refreshments for the coffee.  So, I decided to bake a little. This time it was a buns with vanilla. Good ones in my opinion.

Ingredients: 
50 g yeast
3 dl milk, lukewarm
1 ½dl sugar
1 krm salt
3 egg
225 g butter, room temperature
11–13 dl wheat flour
Filling:
150 g butter, room temperature 
1 ½ dl powder sugar
1 tsp vanillasugar
Decoration:
1 egg
pearlsugar

Amount of buns: 25-35 pieces. 

1. Crumble the yeast into the bowl. Add milk and mix until yeast is melted.
2. Add sugar, salt, egg, butter and flour, little bit on the time. Knead the dough hardly a fiew minutes. Let it rise under baking towel for ca 40 minutes.
3. Filling: Mix together all the ingredients. Make around 25-35 small portions to the plate and put it to freezer while dough is rising.
4. Knead the dough through and divide in to ca 25-35 bites. Make a ball of every dough bite and put them in to the aluminum molds and on the baking plate.
5. Take out the butter from freezer and pressure down one butter portion in each bun. Let buns to rise ca 25 more minutes. Turn own to 250 degrees.
6. Brush the buns with wiped egg and sprinkle with pearl sugar. 
7. Bake the buns in the middle of the own. Let them cool down on the bars.
Bon Appetit!
                       Love,
                                Ingrit

Hello April,

It is Wednesday and we said in the morning Hello to an April. 3 months from 2015 has passed and just 9 to go until New Years Eve.
Day has brought a mixed feelings. Have had better days but even thought it has been bit hard day for me, it also have brought with it a good moments.

I got a suprise call today when I was in city. While I was in city, got I phone call and a question am I at home. I would have got a visitor if I would have been home with a Easter flower. Now I got that beautiful flower, when I arrived home. That made my day bit more better after one phone call. Thank you for that beautiful surprise. It was so wonderful to get it.

I also had good visit to cinema. It helped me to take my minds of from the home and from other things. I could go out and do something different than usually. It was time to see: The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. I liked first film and wanted very much to see the second as well. I must say, that I did not have to get disappointed. It was a good film. In my opinion even bit better than first one but in some how in the end I felt it would be nice to see a third film as well. Will see what will happen. Will there come third one as well or not.
Film had again parts of good humor and parts with thoughtful thoughts. A good mix of relationships, friendships and people. In my opinion it gave a good amount everything and also good amount mixed emotions. Something what was needed today.

Also got a new book with todays post today. Another book based on Downton Abbey: Lady Catherine, the Earl, and the Real Downton Abbey by Lady Fiona Carnarvon, Countess. It will be intresting to read that book as well. First one was interesting. I love Downton Abbey series and it is interesting to read about the real people behind it from that environment. Next book after I finish the book I read at the moment. Me happy and like it.
Now it is time to eat a little bit and when read a bit. After that time to say good night. Tomorrow will be new day and I have my oral examination in private law. Hopefully I can manage it.
Have a nice evening and enjoy your first of April,
                                                                              Love,
                                                                                         Ingrit

Step closer,

Today after I came home from city and took in the post, when I got a small surprise. It was a very good surprise. My T-shirt for my first run has arrived. It feels so unrealistic but also very good. One step closer for my first run and it feels so good and in some how so right to celebrate my year and that I am alive. That I did not lost my life even thought I was so close for it. I think it is good way to celebrate my year. It is just bit more than one month to go. On the 16th of April I will go and get my number. I can't wait it even thought I am a little bit terrified over it. So many thoughts and questions runs through my head. Will see how it goes. As I have wrote before. It is my first run after over 25 years. So it is a beginning and it feels a good beginning.
Have a nice evening,
                                 Love,
                                          Ingrit

An active weekend,

Another Sunday evening has arrived and Monday morning is not very far. It has been a very good and quite active weekend and I have enjoyed every moment on it. Those kind of weekends I would love to have more.

Yesterday morning after we woke up, we took a trip to Ulricehamn. It would had been a crime not to go out on that wonderful sunny weather. So plan was to take a walk by the Åsunden and when visit my very good friend. That was exactly what my soul needed. It feels always so good to see her and spend time with her and just to talk and have a cup off coffee.

Before coffee break we visited city park. Much smaller than in Jönköping, but same cozy and also has those small old buildings. It was just fantastic to see some new places and just enjoy free clean air. As I told before, would have been crime to sit in on that kind of wonderful sunny warm spring day. Same time I could spend bit time together with my husband and once in a while it is well needed and it had quite a while since we had our trip last time. I also did not want to go alone, since it is not something the doctors have advised.

After a good walk and playtime in park we went in to have a cup coffee and get bite food before we started to drive back towards Norrahammar. A good bite of spongecake and biscuits :) Nothing hits homemade. Will see, what I can offer back on Thursday when Josefine comes to Norrahammar and to Jönköping. It will be hard to beat those good biscuits. So, I have to found out something good as well or I can nicely ask my husband to bake something good for us since he is actually very good on baking. Thank you sweetheart for the wonderful time with you. Always so good to see you and to talk with you. Can't wait for Thursday. Would like to have it already.

After we came home, it felt like spring had really arrived to our garden. So many flowers had started to bloom.  It was just a beautiful moment in my opinion. Daffodils, crocus and mini iris. Spring feeling just what it is needed once in a while.

 

Yesterday afternoon we also decided to open barbecue season. Mmmmm. I was in food heaven. For the first time in my life I made my own barbecue glaze and it came out very good. So I decided that it will not be just only one time I will make it by my self. From now on, I will start to make every time my own glaze. Even my husband loved it and it tasted bit this and that and result after barbecue was just amazing :) The evening was finished with a good film and company. The Hobbit was showed in TV and we decided to look at it.

Today was a sleeping morning, since we had to turn the clock. Spring time started officially, but weather outside had forgot how spring should look out. It has been raining quite a much today. Nothing at all to compare with the weather from yesterday. So it has been a perfect day to make some chores, what has to be done but also some, what I enjoyed to do.
After we came home from city and shopping, we finally mounted together a small greenhouse, what I got from my husband on Tuesday. A perfect for me to my small cultivation of flowers and other plants. Hopefully on some weeks I already can see a little bit how the result will be. Since it is first time for me to do so many plants by my self, when my expectations are not very high, but hope dies last, I have heared. So, I am happy to see how the end result will be. Of course my husband has to have some green fingers during summer, when I am not att home on a one month period. It will be interesting to see how it goes.
So, I have really enjoyed my weekend. Soon will new week start. Short week, since easter weekend, but as well very active week for me.  Some visits and coffee breaks, same time new subject at school starts and of course my oral examination in law.
I hope that all of you will also have a wonderful new easter week and will enjoy it as well as enjoy last hours of Sunday evening.
Have a nice evening!
                                 Love,
                                          Ingrit

Happy Birthday,

Today we have a small birthday dog in our house. Sally turns 8 year old lady. Small day for her. We have celebrated it bit in the evening. She have got bit good food. Inclusive wafer, since it is waferday in Sweden today. So Sally got one little one as well together with fresh strawberry. Now that happy birthday girl sleeps next to me and sees probably a nice and good dreams.
With Us, she has been last 3 years and 1 month. Time goes just very fast. Remember the day she came to us. I went to get her i Nässjö and she was bit skeptic on the trip to us. Here met she with 2 cats who showed from the beginning that they are the bosses in that household. Soon was it around and she was the boss in our home. She won everyones heart very fast and could make sad puppy eyes and all gives her bit good food. She have had good time here, we think. Seems so, when we looking her and she just enjoys time when she can run free in the forest  or just free in fields nearby house in countryside. 
Happy birthday our little heart! We love you!
Have a nice evening,
                                 Love,
                                           Ingrit

My first run,

 

 Now I have done it. I have signed up and  even paid for my first run on the 7th of may. My first run for time after more than 25 years. It is that kind of run that you can run, powerwalk or just ordinary walk on 5 kilometers. I have signed up for time taking lap, but I will see how it goes and how my health co-operates with me on that question. I have a little bit more than a month for me. 

I have planned to participate on that run since January. I decided that it is my way to celebrate that I am alive today after the complications from last year. Of course, I am not sure how my shoulder and how my problems with blood pressure and sugar will be. Good thing is, that it is close to home, hospital in case of emergency is also very close, so I decided that I have to take that chance. 

When I was younger we had run between my hometown and next town every autumn. I participated it twice, after my accident then, I had not done it. I run at school a little in physical lessons, but nothing like that. I had always note from the doctor or my mother to hand for the teacher, so that is quite a big step for me, even thought that I have been quite active.

Do I afraid or feel that I am crazy, when answer is yes. I feel that it is frightening decision, but I have to do it for myself. I have to make me to feel that I can do it and that now after all those lost kilos, I need some motivation and some goal for my training. It will be my present to me and to my happiness for life. That is small mark to me to show to myself that I have managed to get over what happened a year ago and that I am thankful to be a live and very grateful for life it self and take it as it comes with the good and bad sides. I have made peace with myself and now, I just want to celebrate for the life. That feels so good and I feel very happy. As I decided last year, 2015 is my year. Some things have happened already, some things are on the way and some things are planned to do.  As you know, is there something you want to tell me, when just feel free to contact me. All good tips and ideas are welcomed.

Have a wonderful Wednesday and enjoy sun, spring and just a good time.

                                                                                                                       Love, 

                                                                                                                                 Ingrit

Spring in my garden,

Another wonderful sunny day is on the way to be a evening and a new day. It has been nice and warm day and not that windy as it was yesterday.
Today, when I came home from the city around lunch, I got a nice surprise from the garden. First flower has start to bloom. My first crocus have start to bloom and soon will be even tulips on the way, as well as daffodils. It feels actually wonderful, since that gives an extra energy boost. Will only see how it goes, since weather has promised a little bit more snow before spring arrives in full speed.

Also have bought first strawberries for the season. Tasted as strawberries should taste. Even Sally loved them :D  A little bit more vitamins. Only thing what I love in summer is fresh strawberries. Good and tasteful. Else I just prefer to have winter and a lot of white snow. Yeeesss, I know, I am crazy, since I love snow and cold. Have missed that bit this year, but to have it now, when spring is on the way and garden starts to bloom, would like to have snow free season.

Else, I have enjoyed my day with friends, coffee and good chat. Have spoken Estonian, Swedish and just loved to spend good time among them. Most of nicest was a cuddling a small cute babygirl. Just amazing and what is most important, another day I have not done something, what has been vetoed by doctors. Only problem is, that I am happy, that I have veto time 2 weeks in the first hand. Will see, what happens after that and how it goes. Now, I just will enjoy my evening with good cup of tea and strawberries and good film. Thank you my beloved friends that you helping me to get through those weeks and possibilities for good chats and lots of coffee :P
Have a nice evening,
                                 Love,
                                           Ingrit

Wonderfyl monday,

New week with new possibilities has arrived. It feels just so good. Lot of people are complaining that it is Monday again, but people should see much more the positive sides of every day. That is what I actually have learned to do, during a last 1,7 years.
My Monday has been actually very good and very active and busy. Same will be rest of the days in this week. Good and positive things among the obligations and musts.

Nice sunny morning started with the visit to my hairdresser. It was time to cut my hair again. I really love my short hair. She is very good with styling and it suits me very well. Now I have new time booked before my long trip. Can't wait it already. It feels actually more like it is new me with the short hair. All this transformation I have had during this time period since august 2013, it feels like it is more like me. I just love it. Very confident and glad and happy person with good and warmhearted people around. Exactly, what I need to cope with all of it. Even with the negative, but if we dont have negative downs, when we forget how it feels, when we have good times.

Today I got also my long waited package from Kränku with good Easter tea and coffee. Love the tea and coffee from Kränku. Good blends. I have had teas from there before, but when I last time visited by my self that nice and cozy shop, when I could see myself in heaven. Now it was time to buy a new coffee and since they had made also their own blend for Easter, I had do buy that too for taste :P. We tasted tea now in the evening and I must admit - I defiantly do not regret, that I bought it. It tasted good. Me just love it. Tomorrow I will taste Easter coffee as well. Will see how their Påskkaffi tastes. Small present for me.

In the late afternoon me and Sally went to back to big city and meet up with Tommy. Short visit to one of the local farm shop and bought some good apples. Just love the apples. Specially to have them as the evening snack when I have to take my  strong painkillers.
Rest of the day has been nice and peaceful. Since my last schoolwork in law has been handed in and tomorrow I should get the last grade for it, so I have quiet week from school before next week starts accounting.  After that I have one more subject left and I have finished that education. I signed up to one course more, but there I have to take 2 subjects, since rest I have already and it will mean, that I have finished 2 educations. Hopefully that takes me one more step closer to my goal. 

Tomorrow I will meet my friend from Estonia for a breakfast. It will be perfect to speak Estonian again, even thought I have had very good luck with me last times. I have seen my uncle couple of times and another friend, so I have had possibility to speak Estonian couple of times. Feels very good to speak my own language. 
So, my week will be nice and peaceful as doctors have ordered. Both orthopedist and doctor in hospital and medical center has  ordered me. Only I have missed my training, but soon is this 2 weeks over and I can go back to my training. Just one thing why I count my days :P So soon I am back on track. 7 may is not very far. I must train bit, since I registrated time taking run. It will go well I have decided. It must :P
Rest of the week I have planned some more coffee breaks and visit friends, have good time with my husband, small trips and just time for me.
Now I wish you all good evening and have a nice time.
                                                                                          Love,
                                                                                                     Ingrit