Friday, May 29, 2015

Fransk lak og sommerfødder - French laquer and Summer Feet

At få ordnet fødder er en af mine luksus-'vaner'. Jeg elsker at få det gjort! Denne gang har jeg drevet det lidt videre og har for første gang fået en fransk lak på tæerne. Min søde fodnusser sagde, at jeg ikke skulle begynde på det, for det er svært at blive 'afvænnet' :-)
Så i dag får I et billede af mine sommerfødder. Nu kan den godt komme - sommeren!
Rigtig god weekend!


To have my feet done is one of my luxury-'habits'. I love it! This time I have gone a bit further and has for the first time had a French lacquer. My sweet 'foot-girl' warned me about starting that, because it is extremely catching and difficult to stop, once you've started :-)
So today you get a photo of my summer feet. So now it can come - the summer!
Have a great weekend!

Thursday, May 28, 2015

Gamle dias - Old Slide Photos

Jeg er lidt underdrejet på grund af et hold i nakken lige nu, så jeg har ikke været så aktiv de sidste dage. Nu har jeg endelig fået tid hos en fysser, så jeg håber, at hun kan løse hurtigt op for det.
Men jeg arbejder med fotos i disse dage, selvom billederne her i dag er fra min mobil, fordi mit camera er udlånt til en, der fik akut brug for et.
Jeg skal have digitaliseret nogle dias, før de mister farven eller bliver beskadiget på anden vis, og det får jeg lidt hjælp til fra en, der har udstyr til at gøre det.


I am a bit on the inactive side these days due to a neck problem. I have finally had a physiotherapist appointment, and now I hope that she can loosen up for the stone hard muscle in my shoulder.
But I have been working with photos, even though the photos here today is from my phone. I have lent my camera to somebody, who acutely needed one.
I am going to scan my slides, before they loose the color or become damaged in other ways, and I am going to get a bit of help from someone, who has the equipment to do it.

Tuesday, May 26, 2015

Guldbillede - Gold Painting

Så er mit guld-maleri færdigt, og det hænger her på væggen indtil videre. Senere skal det på Herlev Kulturcenters udstilling, der åbner efter sommerferien.
Maleriet ser aldrig ens ud, da lys, solskin eller gråvejr får det til at ændre udtryk hele tiden.




Now my gold painting is done, and it is for the time being hanging on my wall. Later it will be exhibited at Herlev Cultural Center at an exhibition, which opens some time in August.
The painting never looks the same, as light, sunshine or grey weather changes the expression all the time.

Friday, May 22, 2015

Fotobog - Photo Book

For anden gang har jeg lavet en fotobog over mit mindste favorit-menneskes år. Det er et kæmpearbejde, fordi der er så mange dejlige fotos at vælge imellem, men det er det hele værd. Det er så sjovt at se udviklingen, som selvfølgelig går meget hurtigt her de første år.

Så må vi håbe, at mindste-mand også synes, at det er sjovt, når han er 18 år gammel og står foran 18 bøger! :-)




For the second time I have made a photo book with photos of my smallest favorite person's past year. It is a big job, because there are so many good photos to choose between, but it is so much worth it. It is great fun to see how much he has learned, because a lot of things are happening these first years of his life.

Let's hope that he also thinks, that it is fun, when he is 18 years old and is standing there with 18 books! :-)

Tuesday, May 19, 2015

Guld og glitter - Gold and Glitter

Jeg har haft gang i en ide om et billede, der skulle være japansk inspireret. Der skulle indgå en dyb rød farve og bladguld, og så skulle det have et motiv malet med sort tusch.
I går startede jeg så med den røde farve og bladguldet, og det faldt lidt anderledes ud, end jeg havde forventet. Så nu hænger det på væggen, så jeg kan se det, om det fortæller mig, hvordan jeg skal gå videre.




I have been working on an idea about a painting in a Japanese style. There should be a deep read color and gold leaf, and then I would paint with black Indian ink.
Yesterday I started with the red color and the gold leaf, and it came out a bit different, than I had expected. So now it is hanging on my wall, where I can see it. Maybe in time it will tell me how to proceed.

Monday, May 18, 2015

Pakke fra USA - Package from The States

Så kom min pakke fra USA endelig. Nå, det tog nu bare lidt over en uge, men ventetid kan være lang, når man glæder sig.
Advarsel: Det blev i sandhed dyrt med både told og moms! Prisen på selve varen var faktisk ok, men der bliver bl.a. også beregnet moms og told af porto... som om jeg har importeret frimærker! Hvad tænker de på?!
Nå, men never mind, indholdet lever fuldt op til mine forventninger, og nu sidder jeg og nyder en skøn kop kaffe brygget på gammeldags manér med udsigt til den smukkeste 'coffee stand' fra The Coffee Registry. Jeg elsker den!



Finally my package from The States came. Well, actually it only took a bit more than a week, but waiting for something which you are looking forward to can seem like a long time.
Warning: It became really expensive. The price is quite reasonable, but the customs and the VAT! They actually take customs and VAT of the postage... as if I have imported stamps!! What are they thinking?!
Well, never mind, the contents of the package fully live up to my expectations, and now I am enjoying a great cup of coffee brewed in the slow way with a view to the most beautiful coffee stand from the The Coffee Registry. I love it!


Wednesday, May 13, 2015

God Kristi Himmelfartsdag - Happy Holiday

Jeg ved, at der er bragt 1000 billeder af foråret, men det bliver det ikke mindre skønt af - især ikke mellem regn og sol. Det er billeder fra 'my hood'.
Hav en god fridag!




I know that 1000's of photos has been posted of spring scenes, but it is beautiful anyway - especially between rain and sun. These are photos from 'my hood'!
Happy holiday!

Endelig fandt jeg blusen - Finally I found the blouse

Min blå- og hvidstribede sailor sweater fik en plet, som jeg ikke kunne få af, så den måtte ud. Der gik kun ganske kort tid, før jeg virkelig savnede den. Den er helt klart et stykke tøj, som passer godt ind i min dagligdag. Jeg har kigget efter en i flere forretninger uden held, men så var den der - i Gina Tricot. God kvalitet til få penge, og så er det økonologisk bomuld.

Så jeg fik fyldt hullet i min garderobe.



My blue and white striped sailor sweater got a stain, which wouldn't go away, so it had to go. It was only a short time, before I realized that I missed it. It was clearly a piece of clothing, which fits really well with my everyday life. I have been looking for it in a lot of shops without luck, but finally it was there - in Gina Tricot. Good quality,  a reasonable price, and it is organic cotton.

So now I stuffed the hole in my wardrobe.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Mors Dag - Mother's Day

Min mor var imod Mors Dag, fordi hun sagde, at hun hellere ville have en blomst i 'utide'. Jeg har faktisk altid været enig med hende. Den spontane erkendelse er altid smuk.
Men i går kom mine favoritmennesker om eftermiddagen med en fantastisk buket blomster, chokolade, en flot kage og bad om kaffe. Og det fik vi. Senere blev jeg inviteret på restaurant, hvor vi spiste en dejlig middag. Det var en skøn dag.
Den bedste gave er, når nogen investerer tid og opmærksomhed.




My Mother was not a fan of Mother's Day, because she said that she would rather have a flower outside occasions. I cannot disagree with her. The spontaneous gesture is always beautiful.
But yesterday my favorite persons came in the afternoon with a fantastic bouquet of flowers, chocolate, a big cake, and they asked for coffee. So we relaxed all afternoon. Later I was invited to a restaurant, where we ate a really nice dinner.
The best gift is, when somebody invest their time and their attention in you.

Friday, May 8, 2015

Storcentre og mig... og sko - Malls and Me... and shoes

Jeg er ikke den store fan af storcentre. På en eller anden underlig måde dræner det mig at være der.
Til gengæld kan jeg gå gade op og gade ned og kigge ind i små forretningen uden problemer. Jeg ved ikke hvorfor, men sådan er det.

I dag var jeg nødt til det, for jeg skulle ud og finde noget bestemt - som jeg ikke fandt - men til gengæld fandt jeg et par sko, der passer til alt mit sommertøj, og de var nedsat! De er så meget mig: Helt enkle, smuk farve og meget komfortable. Jeg er helt sikker på, at jeg kommer til at bruge dem meget i sommer, når det ikke er sandal-vejr.

Og nu ryger et par gamle sko ud - for når en ting kommer ind, ryger en anden ud.

Fisketorvet med den smukke skulptur
Fisketorvet - The Fish Market mall (no fish there!) - with the fantastic sculpture

Mine nye sko - My new shoes

I am not a fan of malls. In some strange way it drains me to be there. But I can stroll up and down many streets looking into small shops without problems. I don't know why, but that's the way it is.

Today I had to go to a mall, because I had to look for something special - which I didn't find - but I was lucky. I found a pair of shoes, which will fit with all my summer clothes, and they were on a sale! They are totally 'me'. No fuss, great color and very comfortable. I am quite sure that I will use them a lot this summer, when it isn't sandal-weather.

Now a pair of old shoes has to go! One thing in - another thing out!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Udsigt til en arbejdsdag - Views to a Work Day

Da jeg satte mig ved skrivebordet med viden om, at jeg kommer til at sidde her det meste af dagen, blev jeg lige distraheret af alle de smukke ting, som jeg har udsigt til.

 Blomsterne jeg fik i søndags - The flowers I got last Sunday

 Udsigten fra min franske altan - The view from my French balcony
 

When I sat down by my work desk with the knowledge that I am going to sit here most of the day, I got distracted by all the beautiful things in my view.

Monday, May 4, 2015

At huske fortiden - To remember the Past

I morgen for 70 år siden var 2. verdenskrig endelig slut for Danmarks vedkommende. Det er vigtigt at huske sit lands historie.
Sæt et lys i vinduet.



Tomorrow 70 years ago the Second Work War ended for Denmark. It is important to remember the history of your country. We put candles in the windowsills this evening to honor the memories.

Kvalitet og/eller luksus? - Quality and/or Luxury?

Jeg er normalt en temmelig økonomisk person, der ikke nødvendigvis falder for den dyreste vare, eller fordi en vare har et navn. Men somme tider er der et sammenfald. Jeg elsker min gamle Vuitton Noé, som i modsætning til mange nye tasker ikke har rå kanter, og så er den foret. Jeg elsker også min svenske Triplex lampe, som er så smukt lavet. Begge dele var meget dyre, og man kan måske diskutere, om de har været uanstændigt dyre. Men jeg forelskede mig i dem, og så er det for mig en stor fejl at købe noget andet. Det kommer aldrig til at fungere. Jeg ville til stadighed tænke på, at jeg burde have købt det, jeg virkelig ønskede mig.
Nu har jeg forelsket mig i en ting, som kommer ind i kategorien 'uanstændig dyr'. Ikke mindst på grund af portoen fra USA. Men jeg har set på den mange måneder, og i går bestilte jeg den på nettet.
I får den at se, når den kommer. Jeg venter utålmodigt allerede.



I am person, who normally doesn't fall for the most expensive thing, or because somthing is a brand. But sometimes these thing go together. I love my old Vuitton Noé, which unlike newer bags doesn't have raw edges and it has also linen inside. I also love my Swedisk Triplex lamp, which is so well made. Both thing were very expensive, and maybe you can discuss, if they were too expensive. But I fell in love with them, and then I know that I will never get happy with a look-a-like. It would never work for me. I would have kept thinking, that I should have bought the 'real' thing.
Now I have fallen in love with a thing, which comes into the category 'too expensive'. Also because of the postage from the States. But I have thought of it for several months, and yesterday I ordered it.
You will see it, when it arrived. I am waiting impatiently already.

Friday, May 1, 2015

Vægreol - A wall shelf

Efter en uge, som har været god, men hvor tingene ikke rigtig skete, som jeg havde planlagt, er det weekend.
Jeg skal i morgen eftermiddag, men formiddagen skal gå med lidt shopping til hjemmet. Jeg har planer om at købe en industrielt udseende væghængt reol til et hjørne i min stue. I morgen skal jeg ud og se på noget, som ligner det, jeg har i hovedet.

Hjemme og slapper nu af med åben dør - det er ved at være open-dør-tid nu
At home relaxing with my balcony door open - it is open-door-time now

After a week, which has been good, but where thing haven't quite worked out like planned, it is weekend.
Tomorrow morning I am going shopping for something for my flat. I have an idea about an industrial looking self system hanging on the wall for a corner of my living room. Tomorrow I am going out to look at something, which looks something like the idea in my head.