Fejrer min engelske bog! - Celebrating My Book, English Edition!

Fejrer med lidt nyt tøj! I sidste uge var jeg i genbrugsforretningen med noget tøj, og det skal erstattes. Ellers bliver garderoben for lille - trods alt!
Så jeg har været på udsalg og sidder nu og puster ud på en cafe i en indre by med en cappucino.
Jeg viser mine indkøb senere.

Celebrating with buying some new clothes! Last week I was at the second hand shop with some clothes, and what is better than replacing them during sales. I needed replacements
- otherwise the wardrobe becomes too small!
Now I am sitting at a cafe in the center of Copenhagen catching my breath  having a cappucino.
Later I will show you, what I have bought.

My Book in English

Hello All,
Today I will start in English, because my book, Ryd Dig Op now is on Amazon in the English version with the titel Wipe Your Slate!
I am so happy and excited, and all I have to celebrate with (for now) is two pieces of candy!
Big thanks to my publisher and my translator, who have made a gigantic job, and to everybody who have supported me.

I dag starter jeg på engelsk, fordi min bog Ryd Dig Op, der ligger på Amazon nu også er kommet i engelsk udgave med titlen Wipe Your Slate!
Jeg er så glad, og (lige nu) har jeg kun to bolcher at fejre det med!
Stor tak til min udgiver og min oversætter, der har lagt et kæmpe arbejde i den og til alle, som har bakket mig op.

Sankt Hans - Midsummer

Så har det været Sankt Hans, og vi venter stadig på sommeren!
Det blev som sædvanligt fejret med grillmad og bål. Men som sommervejret, blev bålet heller ikke rigtig til noget. Det ville ikke brænde!

Yesterday we celebrated midsummer, Sankt Hans as we call it, and we are still waiting for the summer.
As usual we had a barbeque and a bonfire. But like summer the bonfire didn't really show. The wood wouldn't burn!

Den sødeste gave - The Sweetest Gift

I lørdags havde jeg lovet at passe mindste favorit-menneske, fordi hans forældre skulle til fest. Da jeg kom, havde han en gave til mig. Jeg fik den skønneste halskæde fra ham og hans forældre med det sødeste kort. Jeg blev så glad. Og så har jeg oven i købet glæden ved at være en del af hans liv.

On Saturday I had promised to take care of my smallest favorite person, as his parents was going to a party. When I came, he had a present for me. It was the most beautiful necklace from him and his parents and the sweetest card. I was so happy. And on top of that I have the privilege to be part of his life.

Computer Break Down

Øv, øv, øv! Min computer er gået i stykker! Da jeg åbnede den i morges, sagde skærmen en grim lyd, og nu må jeg lære at leve uden computer et stykke tid. Så det vil jeg prøve at tage som en minimalist-udfordring!

Ooops! My computer is broken! When I opened it this morning, the screen said an ugly sound, and now I will have to learn to live without computer for a while.
I will try to take that as a minimalist challenge!

Moroccanoil Root Boost

Reklame er ikke min store side, men jeg har lige prøvet et produkt hos min frisør, som er godt. Moroccan Oil Root Boost. Jeg har prøvet andre Moraccan Oil produkter, men de har ikke rigtig fungeret for mig, men dette her gør. Jeg er ikke velsignet med det største hår i verden, så det er rart at finde noget, der har effekt.

Advertising is not my thing, but I have just tried a product at my hair dresser, and it is good. I have tried other Maroccan Oil products, which haven't really worked for me, but this does. I am not blessed with the thickest hair in the world, so it is nice to find something, which actually makes a difference.

Høns og æg - Hens and Eggs

Nogle af mine venner har høns, og jeg fik æg med hjem forleden, da jeg var på besøg. Æggene ser sandelig noget anderledes ud end dem, man køber i supermarkedet, og de smager pragtfuldt. Se bare farverne!

A couple of my friends have hens, and the other day when visiting they gave me 15 eggs. These eggs really look different from the ones from the super market, and they taste wonderful.

Just look at the colors!

Sommer-souvenirs - Summer Memories

Nu har jeg haft en uges ferie, og det fik mig til at tænke på, hvor ofte jeg er kommet hjem med en souvenir af en eller anden slags. Et par sandaler, et sengetæppe, en lang nederdel, en smykke. Ja, alt muligt. Og de er aldrig blevet brugt, men har bare ligget og fyldt op! For hjemme ser de 'forkerte' ud. De passer ikke rigtig ind, fordi de har været impulskøb, og fordi tingene er smuk i deres rette omgivelser. Hvilket altså ikke nødvendigvis er hjemme hos mig!

Så pas på når du køber ting med hjem fra ferie. Det er ofte penge smidt ud i luften, og vores hjem og garderober kan hurtigt blive fyldt med ting, som vi ikke skiller os af med, fordi de har kostet penge.

Vi kan godt huske uden 'krykker' at støtte os til.

Efter alle mine rejser har jeg faktisk kun en ting, som jeg har beholdt og bruger jævnligt. En halskæde, som jeg fandt i New York.

 Den er fin både på sort, grå, hvidt og bar hud - It is so nice on white, grey, black and bare skin

Now I have had one week holidays, and it made me think, how often I have come home with a souvenir of some kind. A pair of sandals, a bed spread, a long skirt, a piece of jewelry. Yes, lots of things. And they have never been used, but have just been laying around taking space! Because at home they look 'wrong'. They don't really fit in, because it has been a purchase of impulse, and the object looked beautiful in it's right surroundings. Which wasn't in my home!

So watch out for buying thing on travels. It is almost always money wasted, and our homes and closets will fast be filled with stuff, which we don't dispose of, because they have cost money.

We are able to remember without 'crutches' to support the memory.

After all my travels I really only have one thing, which I have kept and I frequently use it. It is a necklace bought in New York.

Hjemrejse - Going Home

Så er der pakning og hjemrejse på tapetet.
Det har - på trods af vores mindstemands brækkede ben - været nogle dejlige dage.

Now packing and going home is on the agenda. It has - in spite of our little guy's accident - been good days.

Endelig somner - Finally Summer

Det har været en dejlig dag. Mindste favorit-person har det bedre og fået en lille kørestol, så vi har været i Ree Park ved Ebeltoft og set masser af vilde dyr og hygget os.
Udsigts-billedet er taget her til aften kl 9. Jeg elsker de lyse aftener.

We have had a nice day today. My smallest favorite person is feeling better, and he has had a small wheeler chair, so we went to Ree Park close to Ebeltoft. It is a mix between an open savannah national park and a zoo, where the animals have lots of space in the middle of a forrest. The parrots are flying free, and you walk around between small monkeys, just to mention a couple of things. A really nice place.
The photo with the view is taken now 9 p.m. I love the long summer nights.

Baby uheld - Baby Accident

Midt i ferieidyllen skete der det, der ikke må ske! Mindste favorit-person brækkede benet! Han er kun 27 måneder. Heldigvis er det ikke et kompliceret brud. Men det ændrer ikke, at det gør ondt på ham - og på os andre. Han tager det så flot, men der skal nok lidt tid til at blive vant til 'det grønne ben', som han skal have i 6 uger.
Så nu prøver vi at gøre det bedste ud af det. Men i dag er ligge-stille dag, totalt stille.

In the middle of the holiday spirit the thing which must not happen - happened. My smallest favorite person broke his leg. He is only 27 months old. Luckily it isn't complicated, but it doesn't mean that it doesn't hurt. On all of us. But he takes it so well, even though it will take a bit of time to get used to 'the green leg', which he is going to have for 6 weeks.
So now we are trying to make the best of things. But today is going to be a quiet day.

Spise, sove og lege - Eat, sleep and play

Det her er ren nydelse. Vi laver ingenting! Og så begynder min hjerne at arbejde. Jeg har fået ideen til mit næste projekt. Og vi har bare spist, sovet og leget.

Ferie er fantastisk!

This is pure pleasure. We are doing nothing! And then my brain started working creatively. So I have had the idea for my next project. And we have just been eating, sleeping and playing.

Holidays are great!

Ferie - Holiday

Nu starter en uge uden faste pligter, for jeg er taget på ferie i sommerhus med mine favorit personer, og blogindlæg sker fra telefonen. Så hvis det ser underligt ud, må I tilgive mig, for det har jeg ikke prøvet før.
Rigtig god weekend

Now starts a week with no scheduled duries, because I have gone on holiday with my favorite persons, and the inputs here on my blog will be done over my phone. So if it looks strange, please forgive me. I haven't tried that before.
Have a great weekend

Omtale - Publicity

En fotojournalist fra et månedsblad besøgte mig for nogen tid siden for at lave en artikel om mig, og nu er den udkommet. Det var meget spændende og også lidt anderledes at få fokus på den måde. Min interesse for foto er omtalt sammen med mine forsøg på at lære spansk - og så selvfølgelig også min bog, Ryd Dig op.

A photo journalist from a monthly magazine visited me some time ago to do a feature about me, and an article has come out now! The headline says: Shutter Bug and Author. It was very exciting, and felt a bit different to have the focus on me. My interest for photography is mentioned as well as my attempts to learn Spanish, and then of course my book, Wipe Your Slate, which will be on Amazon soon. I will let you know!

Arbejdsuge - Work Week

Det bliver en travl uge både arbejds- og fornøjelsesmæssigt. Jeg har en bunke arbejde liggende, som skal klares, og jeg skal til kirkekoncert, hvor en god ven for første gang skal synge solo, og så skal jeg i teatret. Ugen slutter af med, at jeg tager i sommerhus med mine favoritpersoner i en uge.
Det kan ikke være bedre!

Min udsigt for 2 uger siden - My view 2 weeks ago...

... og i dag! - and today!

It is going to be a buzy week concerning work as well as fun. I have a pile of work on my table, which must be done, and I am going to a church concert, where a good friend for the first time is going to sing solo, and then I am going to the theater. At the end of the week I am going on holiday with my favorite persons for a week in a summer house.
It couldn't be any better!

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!

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.

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.

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! :-)

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.