Besøg og weekendens blomster - A Visit and the Weekend Flowers

Buketten kom sammen med en kær ven, som jeg har kendt i mange, mange år. Der kan gå år og dag mellem, at vi ses, men det er ikke noget problem, for når vi mødes, er det, som om vi ikke har set hinanden i 14 dage. Så det blev sent i går!
Hav en rigtig god weekend!

The bouquet came together with a dear friend, whom I have known for years. We hadn't seen each other for a very long time, but that's no problem, because when we meet, it is like we had been together only 2 weeks ago. So it was became a late night yesterday.
Have a very nice weekend!

Nyt porcelæn - New Porcelain

Jeg har en del krus, som jeg bruger til både te og kaffe  men på det seneste har lysten til at drikke kaffe af en kop trængt sig på. Det, jeg faldt for, blev en højhankskop fra Royal Copenhagen. Det er smukt håndarbejde, og den er dejlig at drikke af.
Så nu bliver jeg nødt til at spare sammen til et par sæt mere.

I have some mugs, which I use for tea as well as coffee, but lately the desire for drinking coffee of a coffee cup has popped up. The one I fell for is a high handle cup from Royal Copenhagen. It is beautiful craftsmanship - and it is so nice to drink out of.
So now I have to save some money for a couple of more sets.

Venskab - Friendship

I går, mens jeg var i byen, stod jeg på en rulletrappe mellem fire kvinder. De to bag mig var venner, og det var de to foran mig også. Jeg hørte lidt af deres samtaler. Den ene spurgte, hvordan det gik med den andens søster, og den ene part af det andet par sagde, at hun synes, at veninden så meget bedre ud nu. Begge par kendte helt klart hinanden godt.
Jeg har en veninde, som jeg har kendt, siden jeg var ni år. Man kan sige alt, og man kan sige lidt, og det bliver altid forstået. Det er uvurderligt.
Hvis du har sådan en ven, så er du heldig. Ring eller skriv og fortæl hende/ham, hvor meget du værdsætter jeres venskab. Selvom vi ved det, så er det dejligt at høre.
Venskaber er som blomster. De skal passes og plejes.
Hav en fantastisk weekend.

Yesterday, when I was in the city, I was standing on an escalator between four women. The ones behind me were friends, and so were the ones in front. I overheard a bit of their conversations. One asked the other, how her sister was doing, and one from the other couple told her friend, that she could see, that she was looking much better now. Both couples obviously knew each other very well.
I have a friend, whom I have known, since I was nine years old. We can say anything, and we can say a little, and it will always be understood. That is priceless.
So if you have a friend like that, you are lucky. Call or mail her and tell her/him, how much you appreciate your friendship. Even though she/she might know it, it is always good to hear.
Friendships are like flowers. They need nourishment and care.
Have a great weekend.

Make-up

Det har været gråt og regnet lidt i dag. Den slags pudder-regn, hvor man egentlig ikke bliver våd, men hvor ens hår begynder at leve sit eget liv!

Og den var den dag, hvor jeg havde bestemt, at jeg skulle til byen og shoppe lidt ny make-up. Den gamle øjenskygge og blush var slidt helt ned, så jeg måtte skrabe i hjørnerne, så det var på tide.

Jeg elsker MAC for deres rå attitude og deres søde farverige ansatte. Det er altid en god oplevelse.

It has been grey day and has been raining a bit. The kind of powder rain, where you don't actually feel wet, but your hair starts livings it's own life!

And it was the day, when I had decided that I should go shopping for some new make-up. The old eye shadow and blush was almost gone, and I had to scrape the corners to get something out, so it was on time.

I love MAC for their raw attitude and their nice flamboyant employees. It is always a good experience.

Talent eller hårdt arbejde - Talent or Hard Work

I dag er det hårdt arbejde! Op ad bakke. Tørke. Men når Picasso mente, at inspirationen kommer, mens man arbejder, så kan jeg vel slå mig til tåls med, at tingene ikke altid glider, som man ønsker sig. I morgen finder jeg ud af, om det, jeg har lavet i dag, er en ommer.

Today is hard work. Up hill. Drought. But when Picasso said, that inspiration comes, while you work, I guess, that I can resign myself to, that things do not always go as smooth, as you could wish.
Tomorrow I will know, if the stuff I made today, is of any value - or if it goes to the trash box.

Hylder - Shelves

I går kom en af mine favoritpersoner og hjalp mig med at sætte en reol op. Eller rettere han satte en reol op! Jeg kan godt selv, men der er mennesker, der er bedre til det end mig!

Jeg fik udnyttet et 'dødt' hjørne mellem to døre, og min lille undulat, Elvis, fik et sikkert og godt sted at stå.

Hylderne skal ikke dækkes med ting - jeg har heller ikke så mange - men nu skal jeg gå og eksperimentere med, hvad der fungerer. Jeg har tænkt mig, at min Ipad og laptop får en fast plads der.

Systemet er købt i et byggemarked og er ganske billigt, og jeg synes, at det ser godt ud.

Yesterday one of my favorite persons came and helped me putting up some shelves. Or rather he was putting them up! I can do it myself, but there are persons, who are better at it than me!

Now a 'dead' corner between two doors has come to use, and my little budgie, Elvis, has a safe and warm place to live.

The shelves will not be covered with things - not that I have that many anyway - but now I will take some time experimenting with what will give the best use. I imagine that my Ipad and laptop will have a place there, when not in use.

The system is bought in a store for building materials and DIY, and is quite cheap. And I thinks that it looks good.

Et liv i succes - A Successful Life

At have travlt og have en totalt booked kalender bliver ofte taget som et tegn på et succesfyldt liv. Et liv med 'gang i'. De, der har det sådan, er efterspurgte og vigtige personer.
Eller er de?
Måske er de bare dem, som ikke kan sige nej. Dem, som føler sig vigtige i andres øjne, fordi nogen 'behøver' deres assistance. Eller fordi de tror, at alt er vigtigt. Hver lille ide eller projekt.
Det er måske på tide at tage en anden vej. Tid til at rydde ud i aktiviteter, som vi af god vilje har påtaget os, men som ikke for alvor betyder noget for os.
Tid til at arbejde med det projekt - ja, det ene projekt - vi brænder for uden skelen til alle de ting, som distraherer os, eller som andre vil have os til. Tid til at leve et liv sammen med familie og venner. Tid til at samle os - og holde op med at sprede os.
Fokuser på, hvad der er vigtigt for DIG! Prioriter! Det vil give dig de åndehuller, du behøver.
Hav en rigtig god weekend.

To be busy and having a totally booked calendar is often seen as a sign of a successful life. A life with action. The ones, who live like that, are important persons.
Or are they?
Maybe they are just the ones, who cannot say no. The ones, who feel important in life of others, who 'need' their assistance. Or because they believe, that everything is important. Every little thought or task.
Maybe it is time to try another path. Time to skip activities, which we have committed to with the best at heart, but which not really is that important to us.
Time to work with that project - yes, that one project - which really makes us spark without glancing to all the things, which are distracting us, or others want us to do. Take time to live a life with family and friends. Time to focus - and stop spreading us thin.
Focus on what is important to YOU! Look at your priority! That will give you the breaks, you need.
Have a great weekend.

Analog - Digital

Så er jeg næsten oppe i omdrejninger igen, og jeg er startet på et nyt projekt. Meget nyt og helt råt. Denne gang er jeg ikke begyndt ved computeren, men 'analogt'. Med en tusse og en blok fra Tiger! Det er langsommere, meget mere kreativt og føles rigtig dejligt. Det er også temmelig rodet, men jeg kan godt lide den hands-on følelse, som det giver.

Now I am almost back on track again, and I have started a new project. Very new and totally raw. This time I haven't started at the computer, but have gone 'analog'. With a marker and a cheap drawing pad. It is slower, a lot more creative and feels really good. It is also rather messy, but I like the hands-on feeling it gives.

Min smukke diamant! - My Beautiful Diamond!

Jeg har ikke mange smykker, men dem, jeg har, har stor affektionsværdi. Og nu har jeg mistet stenen i min hvidguldsring! I går kiggede jeg ned på min hånd, og der var et hul, hvor der tidligere var en safirslebet diamant.
Det er præcis det smykke, som er ret mange penge værd, men det værste er, at det er en sten, der kan dateres tilbage til 1939, og den sad i min dejlige gudmors forlovelsesring.
Derfor er den værdifuld! Og nu er den væk! Intet kan erstatte den, og det er jeg rigtig ked af.

I don't have a lot of jewelry, but the pieces, I have, have great sentimental value. And now I have lost the stone in my white gold ring! Yesterday I looked down at my hand, and there was a hole, where a sapphire cut diamond used to be.
It is the most expensive piece I have, but the worst thing is, that the stone dates back to 1939, and it was the stone in my lovely Godmother's engagement ring.
That's why it is so valuable! And now it is gone! Nothing can replace it, and I am really sad.

En ny stak, der ryger ud - A new Stack that goes

Kender I det af at have blandede følelser for ting? Følelsen af at det egentlig er en god ting, men den giver en lidt dårlig samvittighed, eller følelsen af at man skal gøre 'noget' ved det.
Plasticæsker, som man egentlig ikke bruger. Hobbyting, som man aldrig får gjort noget ved - hvis man skal være ærlig - og bøger, som er købt i forventning om, at man skal sidde og hygge sige i stearinlysets skær.
De ting repræsenterer forventninger om, hvor godt vi vil føle os, når vi sætter tid af til dem. Og så ender de med at blive en belastning ekstra i vores travle liv.
Så ud med dem. Erkend at du ikke får det gjort og giv dem til venner eller genbrug - og føl lettelsen!

Do you know the mixed feelings for things? The feeling that it is actually a good thing, but it makes you feel a bit guilty, and that you should do 'something' about it.
Plastic boxes which you actually don't use. DIY stuff which you never get around to make - if you are honest about it - and books which have been bought in anticipation of you sitting curled up in your sofa with candle lights lit and a cup of tea.
These things represent how good we think that we would feel, when we get the time to deal with them. And they end up being a load extra in a busy day.
So out they go. Acknowledge that you don't get it done, and give them to friends or recycle - and feel the relief.

Jeg er taknemlig - I am Grateful

Der har ikke været så meget aktivitet her på bloggen de sidste 5 uger. Jeg fik pludselig fik en diagnose, som var lidt lammende. Efter en operation er jeg blevet erklæret rask, og jeg er dybt taknemlig.
Mere end nogen sinde fik jeg bekræftet, at det vigtigste i verden er vores forhold til familie og venner.
Det er ikke vigtigt at eje en de rigtige ting, eller om ens hus og bil er imponerende. Det er vigtigt at være i stand til at tegne i sand med et favoritmenneske!

There hasn't been a lot of activity here on the blog the past 5 weeks. I had a diagnose with something, which is quite paralyzing. After an operation I have been declared well, and I am deeply grateful.
More than ever I was confirmed that the most important thing in the world is our relationship to family and friends.
It is not important to own the right things, or if you house and car are impressive. It is important to be able to draw in sand with one of your favorite persons.