may 31 @ 20:53.
may 31 @ 13:23.
yet another visit to the laundrette. at least i didn't have to go alone, and could enjoy a nice breakfast at l'epicerie with mr angelo. the bags were as heavy as yesterday, and our garden is now filled with clean laundry. since my mum and my sister are coming to visit for the weekend, we also have cleaned the whole flat, from top to bottom. the lillies are in full bloom and the dehumidifier has been running for hours. welcome!
ännu ett besök på tvättomaten. idag behövde jag dock inte gå dit ensam, och fick dessutom avnjuta en härlig frukost på l'epicerie med mr angelo. väskorna var lika tunga idag som de var igår, och vår trädgård är nu full av tvätt som hänger på tork. då mamma och lillasyster kommer på besök över helgen, har vi även städat lägenhetens alla vrår. liljorna står i full blom och avfuktaren har brummat på i flera timmar. välkomna!
may 30 @ 17:29.
you know what weigh more than ten kilos of dirty laundry? that dirty laundry being washed, clean and wet. as if i wasn't bothered enough by the weight, the bags made my dress crawl further and further up my thighs, ending up showing off my bum to everyone walking down chatsworth road. oh well. one man's misery is another man's amusement... and i did enjoy having that coffee, reading "the hobbit" at venetia's waiting for the laundry getting washed.
may 30 @ 12:59.
only ben howard can comfort me now. sometimes when i feel like i want to stay in london forever, i get my mind set straight by things like the one happening just now: our washing machine hasn't been working for four weeks. f-o-u-r w-e-e-k-s. on friday a guy was finally sent out, to see that the drain pump needed to be changed. so he ordered a new one, to be delivered on monday. it is now wednesday, and we just got told that even though the new drain pump did arrive on monday, he is not coming out to change it due to some kind of insurance problem or what not. four weeks. i feel so filthy. i've used all my underwear, the good ones, the bad ones and even the fancy laced ones. mr angelo hasn't been wearing underwear for days. so laundromat it is. with ben howard to comfort me. only ben howard can comfort me now.
may 29 @ 14:39.
i kind of saw it coming. this sudden change of weather always give me a sore throat. at least is not as sunny today, and mr angelo's lovely, lovely manager brought us some rillette de canard from france. yum!
jag kände det på mig. när vädret skiftar såhär hastigt, får jag nästan alltid halsont. som tur är är det inte riktigt lika soligt idag, och mr angelos underbara, underbara chef tog med sig en burk rillette de canard till oss från frankrike. gott!
jag kände det på mig. när vädret skiftar såhär hastigt, får jag nästan alltid halsont. som tur är är det inte riktigt lika soligt idag, och mr angelos underbara, underbara chef tog med sig en burk rillette de canard till oss från frankrike. gott!
may 28 @ 12:42.
sun is stil shining, hurrah! so i had breakfast in our garden. if it hadn't been for that little outdoor space, i would have gone mad in this flat...
solen skiner fortfarande, hurra! åt därför frukost i vår trädgård. hade det inte varit för denna lilla utomhusdel, hade jag blivit galen i lägenheten...
may 28 @ 00:04.
oh sun how you make life much easier. oh friends how you make life worth living. oh dear shoulders i promise to re-apply that sunblock more often. oh london how i love your amazing range of bottled beer.
may 27 @ 10:28.
this is to all the lovely mothers i know and especially to the most incredible of them all, the one that brought me and my wonderful sister to life. thank you mum!
may 26 @ 17:17.
because i love these london lights so much.
may 25 @ 10:55.
summer is here, summer is here! it took us by surptise tho, and i don't feel prepared for this heat at all. but luckily my dear boyfriend mr angelo makes the most delicious iced espresso at new row coffee. and london sure is pretty under the smog...
sommaren är äääääntligen här! helt plötsligt kom den, och jag känner mig inte alls förberedd på värmen. som tur är gör min kära mr angelo den mest fantastka is-espresson på new row coffee. och london är verkligen fint under all smoggen...
sommaren är äääääntligen här! helt plötsligt kom den, och jag känner mig inte alls förberedd på värmen. som tur är gör min kära mr angelo den mest fantastka is-espresson på new row coffee. och london är verkligen fint under all smoggen...
may 24 @ 11:23.
i'm kind of looking forward to see the new tim burton movie with johnny depp. til then, i've fallen for his short movie that mr angelo showed me.
may 23 @ 20:02.
picture overload!
may 22 @ 10:17.
this is yesterday:
may 21 @ 14:18.
tidy room, find spare oyster cards and rush down to london bridge. sigrid and lisa are coming to town!
städa rummet, leta upp extra oyster cards och rusa till london bridge. sigrid och lisa kommer till stan!
städa rummet, leta upp extra oyster cards och rusa till london bridge. sigrid och lisa kommer till stan!
may 20 @ 15:14.
arrived at home at half one instead of at seven last night. traveled for fifteen hours thank's to technical problems with the plane. at least i traveled on my own and not with three small children...
kom hem halv två igår natt, istället för klockan sju igår kväll efter att ha varit på resande fot i sjutton timmar. men är det tekniska problem med planet så är det. som tur är hade jag bara mig själv att tänka på, och inte tre små barn också...
may 19 @ 09:29.
bye bye country side life. hello big city madness!
may 18 @ 16:52.
i love my flat in stockholm. and i can't wait to move back. i love that it's got all white walls, light flooring and big windows. i don't like the kitchen, tho. it's too stylish and too clean. yuck. that's why i'm now spending most of my time searching for inspiration. so far, i've decided to put up classic square white tiles, with dark grout. the floor would preferably be something looking like the floor my parents have in their livingroom, you know the typican deal floors with dark lines. something like this. i also found this inspiring blog that made me think about painting the pipes black...
jag älskar min lägenhet i stockholm och längtar till att flytta tillbaka. de vita väggarna, de ljusa golven och de stora fönstren som släpper in så mycket ljus. det jag inte gillar däremot, är köket som renoverades 2009. det skriker just 2000-tal, är stelt och tråkigt. "fräscht" som i mäklarens öron låter som ett tilltalande adjektiv ger mig rysningar. därför letar jag nu för fullt efter inspiration. hitills har jag bestämt mig för att sätta ett klassiskt vitt, fyrkantigt kakel med svart fog där det nu sitter grått kakel i olika, häftiga, storlekar. golvet skulle helst vara begagnat, ljust furugolv med svartnat lack som ger dethär härligt randiga golvet. men det får bli något liknande, tillexempel detta. jag hittade en härligt inspirerande blogg, och funderer starkt på att måla mina synliga rör svarta...
jag älskar min lägenhet i stockholm och längtar till att flytta tillbaka. de vita väggarna, de ljusa golven och de stora fönstren som släpper in så mycket ljus. det jag inte gillar däremot, är köket som renoverades 2009. det skriker just 2000-tal, är stelt och tråkigt. "fräscht" som i mäklarens öron låter som ett tilltalande adjektiv ger mig rysningar. därför letar jag nu för fullt efter inspiration. hitills har jag bestämt mig för att sätta ett klassiskt vitt, fyrkantigt kakel med svart fog där det nu sitter grått kakel i olika, häftiga, storlekar. golvet skulle helst vara begagnat, ljust furugolv med svartnat lack som ger dethär härligt randiga golvet. men det får bli något liknande, tillexempel detta. jag hittade en härligt inspirerande blogg, och funderer starkt på att måla mina synliga rör svarta...
charlotte's kitchen is just amaaaaaaazing! / charlottes kök är helt fantastiskt!
may 17 @ 16:06.
my soon-to-be brother in law made me proud today. he scored 2-0 when lfk played against varbergs gif. awesome!
may 17 @ 11:11.
there's friends, and then there's friends. i really enjoy meeting and getting to know new people, making friends and by that grow as a person. but, seeing an old friend for the first time in eighteen months and talk and talk for hours, beats everything. and taking a walk at the beach in båstad, beats london big time. i can't wait to go back and make the most of the weeks i've got left there, but i also can't wait to come back here. to the lovely swedish west coast. the best coast.
det finns vänner, och så finns det vänner. att träffa nya människor, lära känna dem och hitta nya vänner är något utav det roligaste jag vet. men, att träffa en gammal vän för första gången sedan arton månader och prata och prata i timmar, det slår allt. och att ta en promenad på stranden i båstad, slår london med hästlängder. jag längtar tillbaka dit och att göra det bästa av veckorna jag har kvar där, men jag ser också fram emot att komma tillbaka hit. till underbara västkusten. bästkusten.
may 16 @ 13:32.
no camera makes me frustrated and bored. so here's a few instas. i'm sorry.
att inte kunna använda min kamera gör mig frustrerad. så här är några bilder från instagram. ledsen.
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att inte kunna använda min kamera gör mig frustrerad. så här är några bilder från instagram. ledsen.
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may 14 @ 14:47.
home sure is sweet.
may 13 @ 22:31.
today i said happy birthday to baby stella. even if i do believe it's not really appropriate to call her "baby" anymore! i then drove fivehundred and fourty kilometers down to my mum and sister. six whole days of relaxing in åmot, thank you very much!
may 13 @ 01:20.
cava. pizza. trädgården. björns trädgård. mormor yott.
may 11 @ 17:56.
found this video here (my favourite blog, it sure is) and even if i'm not into learnign the choreography, i find it quite awesome!
may 11 @ 16:29.
yesterday we had coffe at the lovely place coffice. but just one, we did have to leave room for another one at il caffè... still love that place. we also spent the afternoon in vitabergsparken, working on mr angelo's school project. seriously, i need to sharpen my grammar skills. the keyword for yesterday tho was "keys", since most of what we did what to run across town picking up keys, dropping of keys and picking up keys. can't wait to get back to stoclholm, and my own flat!
today has been a sunny but windy day so far. i've been at svt to say hello to old friends and colleagues, and say "hey hey, i'll be back in stockholm in august, don't forget me!!". and have a slice of "prinsesstårta" that our royal baby estelle stood for. or at least the team that are working with the broadcast of her christening. now i'm just waiting for the clock to turn six so we can go for beers at trädgåden. we and all the other three thousand nine hundred and one who are attending their ten year celebration party, according to facebook.
may 10 @ 08:59.
silly me put the battery for my camera to charge just before we left home. obviously, it's still at home, charging. anyway, me and mr angelo arrived in stockholm last night, see you here?
may 8 @ 14:34.
having lunch whilst watching twin peaks. i don't find it too creepy yet, but i guess i will have to regret saying that very soon.
may 7 @ 14:48.
last tuesday we celebrated valborg in sweden. in finland they celebrated vappu. a day for consuming lots and lots of sparkling wine. to be able to do that, you kind of need to have a day off work the day after. therefore, my finnish friend ira decided to postpone the celebration til yesterday, and take advantage of the bank holiday that is today. reason unknown. what is known, tho, is that yesterday was the most colourful and laughter-filled day i've experienced in ages. amazing food, endless stream of sparkling wine and people i've never met but can't wait to see again. and that better be soon!
may 5 @ 13:41.
mine and mr angelo's photo strip taken in the photoautomat the other day. that night they were for free, and we donated two of the pictures to the display board. but they only charge three pound for four photos anyway, so we will go there again!
may 5 @ 09:23.
do watch the new series from hbo: girls. i absolutely love it. hannah is hillarious. "hooker stuff, daddy stuff, a combin... a platter of stuff!"
may 4 @ 16:26.
after having our photos taken in the photoautomat, we went down to vyner street. i've only noticed the very creepy nursery sign when passing vyner street on the bus, and little did i know that they have these late night art thing on, first thurday every month. something to look forward too! even if i must admitt that i don't really get art, and was told to go see a psychiatrist after saying stuff like "that looks like a wave and that looks like a penis" and "it's just crap".
may 4 @ 14:10.
due to drinks and some dancing last night, i'm enjoying a late but very nice breakfast on my own. two soft boiled eggs and one grapefruit with greek yoghurt, hazelnuts and walnuts is probably what i've had for breakfast five out of seven days a week since i moved to london. the lilies sure does the trick as well!
may 3 @ 16:34.
since blogg.se isn't really doing it for me, i'm trying to figure out what will be the perfect platform to move to. and at the same time, change the name and the look and all that. one last, brand new start. til then, my favourite tune at the moment:
may 2 @ 21:40.
wonderful flatmate drew came back from town with cinnamon taste in perfection. a mini cinnabon. need. more. of. that. stuff!
may 2 @ 17:31.
yesterday i went to the hunterian museum. unfortunately, one was not allowed to take photos. i only spent fourty minutes there, since i arrived a little later than i had planned, and it was full of art students blocking pretty much all of the most interesting parts of the exhibition. so i will have to visit again. it wasn't as creepy as i thought/hoped it would be. then me and the bike walked all the way home. i will probably never get sick of walking around in london on my own. at least not if accompanied by a ham, cheese and bacon croissant from prêt a manger. yum!
may 1 @ 14:27.
tuesday tune.