"I met Lassie"

The day before yesterday, I went to the supermarket to buy a chest of drawers and a toaster. Then I went to Max to eat some hamburger. Guess who I saw there! A famous guy from Swedish Big Brother - Olivier. I have forgotten his last name, but it's the French crazy fun guy who moved to Sweden. He is just as gorgeous in real life as in TV! Great to see him there!

An autumn tradition in Sweden

Last night, I have been to "Surstromming party" at our deaf club. "Surstromming" = fermented baltic herring. We eat raw herring with potatoes, tomatoes and onions, and also "tunnbrod" which is a kind of bread. You can see it on the pics here. And yes, you read it right, we eat raw herring!

Every year around August 19-30, we have Surstromming parties. It is big here in Sweden, especially in the northern parts of Sweden. I know that some, or most foreigners hate the taste of this Surstromming. But they are not used to it! It's not that bad, it just takes time to get used to this.

Dating advices

Some dating advices I got from my mum and sister:

- Children? It doesn't matter if he already has children. Children grow fast. You just blink and whooosh! suddenly they are grown up and leave the nest.

- Weekend-dad? That is good too. This shows he is a responsible person who take care of his children.

- Drinks? Honestly is good. If he says he never drink, you have to ask yourself why... does he lie about his real drinking habits?
But! Avoid those who take drugs.

- Age different? It doesn't matter, the most important is what you feel for each other.

- Never married? These guys are cute, but unexperienced. Maybe he try to wash red socks with white clothes or something like that. Maybe he even lives with his mother. But don't worry, that's no big problem. That can be taken care of.

Autumn now

Today the children are back at school again, and I am back at work after my summer holiday. According to my calendar, autumn is here now.

This summer has been hot, 30-35 C and that's too hot!! I couldn't even walk without sweating. Now the weather's starting to cool off a little. Today was 21 C, that's more normal for a Swedish summer.

Sure, it's great with a warm summer, but it should not last too long!
Two months of hot weather is enough for me! Now it's time for autumn.

Oh, and it's time for autumn fashion! The autumn clothes are already in the shops, and I can't wait for my salary on the 25th!!! I can't wait for shopping!

My summer holiday

I am back home again.
This is what I have done during my summer holiday:

I have read books.
I have travelled to 2 countries.
I have been shopping.
I have eaten 3 birthday cakes.
I have spent times with my family.
I have been out on 2 dates.
I have eaten ice cream.
I haven't bathed in the sea, but have waded in the water on the beach.
And this summer I succeeded to get a nice suntan without getting burnt!

One of the books I have read, and a bag that I have shopped

I waded in the water on this beach: Sassnitz, Germany

My Norwegian date

Now I have met the Norwegian date. We met in Orebro, Sweden, had a cup of coffee and chatted for a while. He was a nice guy and I wouldn't mind get hitched with him. But I found out that he is already dating an another woman. He said they have dated for a while and he is thinking of moving in with her. Hmpfff, then why did he date me?? Strange...

Anyway, two weeks later he called me on the MSN chat. He told me he want to date me again. What? What happened to his other date? He wants me to visit his home in Norway, but that is not going to happen. Obviously he can't make up his mind.

I keep on searching...

Another birthday this summer

My niece had her birthday a couple of days ago. This is her birthday cake. As you can see, there are seven candles on her cake, as she turned 7 years old. She will begin 1st class in school in August. Exciting for her!

Leo also wants to eat some birthday cake.

Lilly have jumped on the table and eats some of the cake. We had already eaten the cake, so we let the cat eat the leftovers.

Misse is fine now

Misse is taking a walk

Misse hurted her paw a few days earlier but is doing fine now.
She doesn't seems to have problem with her paw anymore.

I hope she doesn't get into more cat fights, but stay calm this time.

But you never know what she's doing when she's out at night!

A shameless cat

Last night, we had some evening tea with sandwiches.
Curry, the cat tries to grab a sandwich.
My sister stopped him.
So, this time, Curry didn't get a chance to eat from our food.
But Curry is already secretly planning his next coup for a good sandwich.