tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79247024574818498662012-02-11T10:09:45.568+01:00Välkommen, Bienvenidos, Welcome, Willkommen...Maggie...noreply@blogger.comBlogger1871100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924702457481849866.post-22300518106265630382010-05-31T08:32:00.001+02:002010-05-31T08:32:27.989+02:00

Lo siento.

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http://www.valenciau8484.justfree.com

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This last Thursday a lot of snow fell over Gothenburg and when I came home from work I made three of these "snölyktor". Half an hour later the snow transformed into rain. Gothenburg went from a snowy landscape to brown slush.In spite of the rain and warm temperature we went to Ulricehamn to go skiing. The snow quality was not the best but it was good enough for the first run of the year. Dani and

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This weekend has been dedicated to a light home make over. I was so sick of all the bags and temporary inventions for the recycling. Bags everywhere for plastic, tins, paper, glass etc... I went to Granit and found some boxes that will serve as recycling containers.Before:After: From left to right: cans, plastic, cardboard, newspaper.Under the sink. To the left: metallic, glass and toxic waste.

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First day of exercise after my health crash last week. I did 60 min of Core. I thought it was going to be very light since I'm used to do body pump, spinning and indoor walking. But I was wrong. It is incredible how much strength you can loose by puking your guts out. Last week I barely managed to stay awake at work and that is a strange feeling for me. I like my work, I have fun at work, I

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I think I caught the winter flu virus on the way back to Sweden. A cold and throwing up. I'm destinated to lay in bed for at least one more day. At least I got home before the worst hit in. I don't even wish my enemies (do I have any?) to go through what I've been through the last 72 hours.When I'm awake I read Shantaram (starting to get really interesting). I have reached page 375 of 940. I

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I wish you all a Happy New 2010!We celebrated New Year in Valencia, Spain with Paco's family. It was a very tranquile New Years Eve. Most part of our Christmas holiday in Spain we have spent in the countryside of Lliria (a village 30 min from Valencia city). Paco's parents have bought a weekend house and there is a lot to do before it is habitable. The garden was totally overgrown, the house has

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We spent one lovely week in Oviken during Christmas. We enjoyed the snow and the cold, some days down to -21 degrees Celcius (-4 degrees Farenheit). See more pics. Ginger Bread house (home made) My sister Martina and I on a cross country skii tripPaco and I on a cross country skii trip

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And so we're back in Sweden and today is my last day of vacation. I'm probably one of the lucky ones with no anxiety and desperation when the vacation is on the way out. I have had four lovely weeks and I feel loaded with new energy. The trip to Spain was as good as usual but surprisingly more active than it use to be. We got back to Gothenburg the night of the 19th and the next day I was on a

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In mid August we spent three lovely days with Pacos' family in La Vila. Lots of good food, laughter and refreshing baths in the pool. Pacos' uncle and aunt Paco and Maruja are so hospitables, they always open up their home for us. Uncle Paco preparing a "fideua" (it turned out delicious)... and shrimps (gambas a la plancha, qué riiiico) Paz (Pacos' mum), Pilar (aunt), Raquel (cousin), Guido (

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On August the 15th we joined the annual swimming competition "La Milla" en La Vila. The competition is arranged by the Lloret family (relatives to relatives of Paco) and is not a mile long that the name claims, it is more like 300 meters. It is so much fun. We get the chance to meet friends and family, exercise and eat and drink. Let's see if I will practise anything until next years "Milla". I

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Today Paco and I made a small trip with the bikes along the river "Turia" (now turned into a park). We stopped by the market "Mercado Central" to buy a paella (the frying pan, not the dish) and a mortar. Outside "Mercado Central". They are increasing the subway with a new stop, the line 2 is going to pass the central market. The new park "Cabecera"

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Wow, yesterday we made an incredible bike tour. 46 km from Caudiel to Torres Torres (northwest of Valencia) along one of the "Vías Verdes" of Spain. A "Vía Verde" is an old railway converted to bicycle lane. There is a total of 1700 km of "Vías Verdes" in Spain. The whole family except Amparo joined the "giro". See more pictures in my picasa photo album. A view of Jérica (a small village in

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When I was visiting my family in Jämtland during Midsummer we (mum, dad and I) joined the "Flower hiking" again (second year in a row). We saw the protected orchid "Brunkullan" (Gymnadenia nigra). Can you imagine, these wonderful flowers grow just a few kilometers from my parents' house and I saw my first one last year. Gymnadenia nigra Karin (our "teacher", mum and dad) We had to pass an

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Here are some pictures from my hiking tour with Maria in June. Three days of walking, sleeping in tent, cooking on Trangia stove in a beautiful nature More pictures here (link to Picasa web album)

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If you're a photography fan, visit http://www.serge.se/Monika, my sister, is one of the founders of this webmag. She is also exhibiting a sample of her photos in the latest issue. Great garden feeling... "Monika in Wonderland". Take a look!!!

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I have seen "Jag ville va doms kompis", a short film about kids in a youth center in Fittja, Stockholm. I liked it a lot. Afterwards I saw "the Director", a documentary about street kids in Rwanda who loves movies.Yesterday I should have seen "Heart Locker" at Draken with Paco but I laid sick on our sofa.Today I should have seen "I skuggan av värmen" with Paco but I lay sick on our sofa.Please,

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On the 22nd of December we flew down to Valencia to celebrate the Christmas holidays. We had a pleasant flight via Münich with our friends Lisa and Dani.On Christmas eve we had lunch and dinner with Paco's brother Carlos and his girlfriend Amparo.There are some differences between the way of celebrating Christmas in Spain compared to Sweden.1. On Christmas eve it is common to have dinner with

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I haven't blogged much about the book circle lately. Well, I haven't blogged much at all to tell the truth :-(The last book that we read was DH Lawrence's "Lady Chatterleys Lover". The book was published in 1928 but it was prohibited in Great Britain until 1960. It is not difficult to understand why. This is one of the most daring books I have read about the sexualty. It is astonishing to see how

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On Friday evening we had some friends over on a Christmas party. We had food catered from 3:ans. The food was great, and so easy. Just go around the corner and pick it up. Definitely a recommendation to all of you stressed Christmas souls. The party was a success and we got in bed a 7:30 next morning ;-) Paco and DaniJimena, Hannes and Annika in a wild discussionDani and Alonso in action. Åsa

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Last weekend we dedicated one day to baking. We made saffron buns, ginger bread, ginger rusks and ginger truffle. Lots of ginger... After a day by the oven we went to Liseberg (Gothenburg's amusement park) to look at all the Christmas lights. The usual photo of the two...

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The Test Conference in The Hague was a very interesting experience. After the two first days it was clear that this was a "club 0f mutual admiration" (as we say in Swedish). I didn't realize that so many "important" people was going to join the Conference. Even though it sounds that it was a bad experience I wouldn't mind being included in this circle in the future. I have always wanted to

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Tomorrow I leave for a conference in the Hague. I'm going to visit my first job conference ever. It's about Software Testing and is called EuroStar. I'm going with a work collegue, Carita. It is going to be so exciting. I will report when I come back.Carita in her "rockabilly outfit" at our After Work last Thursday. In the background two other work collegues, Ann and Alexander.

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Last weekend we went to visit my family. We spent three lovely days in Oviken. We did very little and that was great. We relaxed and reloaded the batteries. On Saturday we went for a two hour lovely walk with my parents. Afterwards we had "fika" at the new Cafeteria in Oviken. Skolvägen in Oviken Dad, Paco and my mum Paco at the bridge Mum and dad at "Nyfiket" in Oviken Paco and I

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Tomorrow we'll have friends for dinner at home. Don't know what to prepare yet. We're going to discuss/plan a "cottage weekend". We want to rent a small house for a weekend and just leave town and hang out together, cook good food and drink good wine.

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What a week! It has been a tough week, lots of work and extra activities. On Wednesday Core Bosu at Friskis&Svettis. This kind of excercise suits my body soooo well. It is regular Core but on top of a half Pilates ball.Yesterday I went to a Wine Tasting organized by a collegue at my work (http://www.guide.se/). Elisabeth (that's her name) and her husband Robban held a wine tasting of Austrian red

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I have finally finished these cushions that I started to work on two or three months ago. I found myself with two obstacles when making them. Firstly, I had never tried quilting before and secondly, I had bought too short zippers. But here they are: Looking good? The frontThe back

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Today we have made some longed-for improvements. We have put up two new shelfs in the walk-in-closet and four wall shelfs "stripa" from IKEA. We saved a gap between the two upper wall shelfs to add a fifth one. Now it is a pleasure to enter the closet and you can actually find something We still need to develop some photos for all picture frames (a mix of new ones and second hand purchase). See

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I have used my first MBT's for a week now. I'm very pleased with them. They are supposed to do much good, such as: "activates neglected muscles, improves posture and gait, tones and shapes the body, can help with back, hip, leg and foot problems, can help with joint, muscle, ligament and tendon injuries, reduces stress on knee and hip joints." (www.swissmasaius.com). I'll come back after a month

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This weekend we've been at Smögen Havsbad, a SPA 1.5 hour from Gothenburg.It has been wonderful. Paco had a back massage and I enjoyed a body scrub. It was so lovely to sit by the pool with a wonderful view of the rocks of the west coast. Paco taught me how to play chess. Well, he started to teach me, I guess I have a long journey before I'll bet him in chess.After treatments, chess and jacuzzi

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Puh, so they are finally done; my first pair of socks, KNITTED!!! I gave them to Pakko-Raffa but I think he has hidden them in the closet?!?!?My next project is a crochet poncho.

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Now I'm officially a member of Friskis & Svettis. Last week they let people train for free. I tried their dance class and a "jympa" class. "Jympa" is nothing for me but I liked the dance class. I went back yesterday and signed up and worked out with different dance styles. Oh I forgot, I tried Ki Balance too. It's a kind of Body Balance class with slow moves. I loved it. Peace in my soul.

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My parents and my little sister Monika visited the first weekend in September. We had some good days together with good food, exercise, nature and relax. A birthday present from my mum and dad, gladiolus. In Botaniska

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Sorry about the lack of order of posts in this blog. I just found out that I had missed a couple of good videos from Älmhult. Paco trying to get some fish Monika and Tobbe dancing

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Lunch with my friends Ana, Inés and Lady Di. As usual we ended up in the same corner at Martinis. I have missed them so much. Thanks girls, I had a lovely afternoon. Lady Di InésAnaLas dos MercaMarysA "spanish calling card" made by the "Manager de Tocapelotas" Inés Toribio

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On the way to the airport we bumped into Hugo who was going to catch a flight to Milano. Pakko and Hugo Me in front of a "Brezel" stand at Frankfurt-Hahn airport Dinner at the airport, a traditional "Schnitzel" Pakko with a Deutsche Bier

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Feliz cumple lady, quedan solamente 3 días para vernos. MUAK!!!!!!!!

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We rented a car We went to sunny Småland To ÄlmhultTo visit Monika my sister She arranged a lovely picnic by the lake Next day she took us on a boat tripand later on we had a barbecue Lots of sun and beach and swimming in the lake...and of course "Sommarpratarna" at P1

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To celebrate the coming vacations we enjoyed a lunch at Gothia Towers. A traditional shrimp sandwich, very famous...

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Barbecue at Kajsa and Alonsos' back yard tonightI will propose:To eat: asparagus, red and yellow pepper, meat?, halloumi and tzatziki.To drink: The Sangría that remains from Friday?Dessert: hot bananas with chocolateMmmmmmm...

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First tapas, Sangría and sing along Later on we continued the party at NefertitiAlsonso is fishing for...?This is what red bull does with your eyesMoa, Angelo and Alonso Pakko on his way home

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Tonight we're throwing a party at our house. It will be a "Tapas y Sangría"-party. We have prepared 10 litres of Sangría (for eight persons, hehehehe)I let you know how it ended later on.Olé!!!!

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This week I have felt quite tired, perhaps it is the knowledge about the vacations (in almost 2 weeks) that is making me more tired. Or it could be the lack of sleep last weekend that is paying back.As an attempt to cheer me up I went to see "Mamma Mia". I'm crazy about the Abba music. Since I have already seen the musical I knew the story and the movie did not make a great impression on me.

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The blossom smells so good, mmmmmmmmmmmmm......

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Lisa and Dani are going to buy a house and wanted to look at the drawings with our architect friends Emilio and Dani. We met for lunch and coffee at Fröken Olsson.This is the house they want to buy, "Grönskär" from Myresjöhus.And this is the house (castle) Paco has drawn for us ;-)

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aiiiiiiiiii... ke rewapisimaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!MUAAAAAAAK!

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I loooove books. I have just ordered five new ones:Den du inte ser, Mari JungstedtTusen Strålande solar, Khaled HosseiniBitterfittan, Maria SvelandHallonbäcken, Lina ForssGomorra, en resa i Comorrans land, Roberto SavianoUnfortunately only books in Swedish. Can somebody recommend me books in English and Spanish?

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The rain is pouring down. It's Monday. And life is good...Just finished a good book, laying in bed even though it is not bedtime.Enjoyed a simple dinner (but good) with Pakko-Raffa.YES he's back.I'm happy.Life is good.

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Leo my friend from Stockholm (and Valencia) came to Gothenburg last weekend to see Bruce Springsteen. We spent almost the whole Saturday wandering around in Gothenburg. We had lunch at Feskekôrka , coffee and ice-cream at Språkcafeet, passed Järntorget, walked through Haga and finally Vasastan before we came to Avenyn where she was staying.It was so good to see her and we had a really nice day

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Last Friday we went to Gunnebo for lunch. The surroundings were very beautiful but the food disappointed us. I will give it a second chance some day.

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Trying to send mails, photos and stuffs from external "systems"... _______________________________________________________________ Margareta Lundholm http://maggielundholm.blogspot.com  Vårkänslor? Hitta någon att dela dem med! MSN Dejting

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Last Thursday I took the night train to Jämtland to celebrate Midsummer with my family. I arrived at Östersund Central Station at 7am. Mum and dad picked me up and we went up to Martinas' cottage in Åkersjön.Picking flowers for the maypolePicking flowers for the maypoleJulia picked her own clothesDressing the maypoleDad restingThe result of a few hours of hard workingSaturday morning, making

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I found new functions in my mobile camera the other day (by the way, went to the hair dresser earlier today):Black and whiteSolarizedSepiaNegative

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Yesterday the boys organized a Sweden-Spain game. Unfortunately none of the Swedish (girls) could play. Next time we'll play.Paco and AlonsoPaco as goal keeperThe Spanish team

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Husqvarna 2000 from 1968 (I think). My mom has one too, since she is very pleased with it I figured it was a good idea to buy the same model. If I have any problems I just call my mom. She uses me as a call center for computer support and I will use her for sewing machine support ;-)I don't know what the first sewing project will be. Maybe some cushions for the sofa?It came with all the details

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Last Saturday was a big day for our Spanish-Swedish group. Sweden played against Spain.We were supposed to watch the game at Emilios' and Danis' office but the technology failed......so we went to Kajsa and Alonsos' place.Dani and Lisa 1-1 1-2

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Soccer night with the Spanish-Swedish group. First dinner and Spain- Russia at O'Learys, later Sweden-Greece at the Avenyn and then back to O'Learys because it was too cold (where did the summer go???)Åsa, don't you like soccer?Dani R covered the Swedish flag with the SpanishMattias and SiggeThe Avenue Dani the Huligan

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Last Friday we celebrated the Swedish national day. I went to a concert by Göteborgs Symfoniker in Slottskogen. Lotssssss of people... Isn't this couple just too cute???

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Last Thursday we celebrated Lisa and her 30 years on this planet. She had prepared a lovely picnic near Delsjön. When the mosquitos went mad we moved on to Rumpan bar in Linnéstan and finally we had crepes at the Creperie. Delicious!!!Lisa opening her birthday presents (all of the same theme, "SPA")Hugo and AlonsoDani RMikael and KarinHungry???The CreperieThe Creperie

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Beach boy 1Beach boys 1-3 and beach girl 1Beach boy 2Beach boy 4? No no... Beach girl 1 Beach boy 2

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Today when I came home after work a book was waiting for me. I have received my first Pocketogram!!! It works like telegram but instead of a message you send a paper back book to someone.It seems to be pretty easy to send one.Pick a bookChoose who's going to receive the bookWrite a messageSendI have to try that.Check it out at www.pocketogram.seI received "Flickan under gatan":

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Yesterday we went to Ullevi with Sigge to see Sweden play against Slovenia. It was a friendly soccer game before the European Championships starts within a week and a half. I must say it was a pretty boring game.

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I'm so satisfied with my new shoes, a pair of Clarks.

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Yesterday I met up with Eva, a friend of mine from Gothenburg. We realized that we haven't seen eachother in 5 years. :-( Hopefully we will be able to keep in touch more often now that we live in the same town.Maria, a friend from Östersund, came to Gothenburg this morning. She has a course here and will stay at our house tonight. Unfortunately I have my book circle tonight and don't want to

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Last Saturday we made a daytrip with the bikes to Styrsjö in the southern archipelago of Gothenburg. Hugo came with us and we met up with Alonso and Kajsa.Hugo and IThe Swedes queuing to go to the islandsStyrsjö TångenBåtebacken caféKajsa and AlonsoPakko and IPakko and IHugo and PakkoSun thirsty Swedes on a rock

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Lisa, Dani R and HugoLisa and Dani RA lovely picnic on a little island in DelsjönA lazy afternoon at the Delsjön cafeteria

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Last night we went bowling at Stigbergstorget with our Spanish-Swedish friends. I did one strike and some spares. It was much fun. We had dinner at Taj Mahal (Första Långgatan 24-26). Very good indian food for a very reasonable price.

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Last Sunday we went to IKEA to look at furniture for our new apartment. We want to buy a sofa-bed to the living room since we want family and friends to visit us. After a lot of looking, sitting, laying and reading we fell for "Månstad": The bed will be the matress base "Storfors"+ a matress pad "Sultan Timan" and of course with wooden legs. (sorry there are no link to Storfors)

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Today we've signed a contract for 49m2. It's a quite centric apartment close to the train station. We get the keys in the beginning of March but will not be moving in until April the 1st. We have to paint the whole apartment, it hasn't been repainted in 15 years (!!!!!). This is the drawing:

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About "not being accepted" both as a child and adult. I read it on the way to work and home again. I tell you more when I finish it.

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" Svinalängorna" by Susanna Aloski. A story about Leena and her Finnish family in Sweden in the 60's. In the beginning I laughed quite a lot but after the half book it turned into a very black story. Unfortunately many children are suffering the same destiny as Leena. Her parents are alcholics and Leena and her brothers live under extreme circumstances. A strong book that I can highly recommend.

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This is what is happening in my life right now: searching for an apartment, searching for an apartment, and searching for an apartment. The last week we have seen 3. The first one was fine but the area was out of the question (I would not dare to walk alone in the dark), the second one was very centric but the apartment was horrible: 49 dark m2. The last one was not even an apartment yet however

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Today we've been to Aftonstjärnan movie theater. It is over 100 years old. It is a lovely atmosphere and there is also a cafeteria to buy cheap coffee and cake. We saw a pretty bad Swedish movie called "Allt om min buske" ("All about my bush"). It is a comedy about gardening and sexual frustration (hmm weird mix). It was sometimes funny but I would not recommend it.However I saw a much better

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I just finished "Frukost på Tiffany's" by Truman Capote. I bought this book last Summer (with a gift certificate that a friend gave me) as a part of the proyect of reading Classics. I have a list of Classic books that I'm going to read during my life. Right now I don't know where I have put the list but when I see a book in the book store I know if it's a "must read" or not. This was one of them.

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In December I read "Vindens Skugga" by Carlos Ruiz Zafón. This was a birthday present from Pepe and Vicen. 512 really good pages. I rate it 8/10. Thank you Pepe and Vicen!!!! The novel, set in post- Spanish Civil War Barcelona, concerns a young boy, Daniel. Just after the war, Daniel's father takes him to the secret Cemetery of Forgotten Books, a huge library of old, forgotten titles lovingly

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Monika and Santa ClausMartina and Santa ClausJuliaMatilda with one of her Christmas gifts around her hipsMonika and Julia "kicking" on the iceDad and MatildaPakko-Raffa and I on the skisIcy roadsCoffee break after skiingNew Year Concert in the ChurchListen to "Helga Natt" by the Choir, Orchestra and Lena Moén (sopran)

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On Dec. the 8th we rented a car and went off to Ekudden, Älmhult for Christmas dinner. It was as nice as always. All the boys had invited their families and I think we were about 20 around the table. Everybody had brought a dish and we had so much to eat. The weather was not very Christmasy, it rained and it was foggy all weekend. On Sunday we went for a lovely walk before we went home. The ride

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I have re-established my knitting again. I started on a bracelet three times until I decided that the master piece will be a pair of wool socks for Pakko. It is like a drug, once you start you can’t stop (until you get fed up and leave it for a couple of years).

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At 12.20 we left the bus station in Gothenburg to go to Säve Airport. “We” includes: Anna, Emilio, Lisa, Dani M, Dani L, Paco and I. Anna was born in Poland but came to Sweden when she was three. She was therefore our private guide. We landed at Frederic Chopin’s airport at 16 pm and we took a bus to the centre. We had made a reservation at Helvetia Hostel. We all shared a room with eight

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Our first Book Circle meeting took place at SkåneSara's last Thursday (22/11) and we were 6 who showed up. First we had fish soup and got to know eachother. We are a good mix of women. Friends of friends. After more than 1,5 hour we started to discuss the book "Tätt Intill Dagarna" by Mustafa Can. It was a very good discussion and analysis. Personally I'm not so found of the book although I

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I had a really great time with Lillemor and Åsa on Saturday. We spent 3 hours at Språkkafeet (a language coffee shop) and around 15.30 they started to dance tango. It is such a lovely atmosphere at this coffee shop. It is situated at Esperantoplatsen near Järntorget (Göteborg).Sunday morning turned out quite stressy. We had plans on cleaning and preparing a meat pie for our late lunch / early

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Continuing from the last message:I get a bit home sick this time of the year when the snow starts to fall. Here's some web cams from Östersund:http://baggebo.nu/webcams/jamtland.htmI'm also missing Valencia with (including family and friends) so here's some web cams from Valencia:http://webcam.comunitatvalenciana.com/webcamvalencia-valencia4.htm?id_camara=56

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Where did my time go? What happened? It's been 2 weeks since the last blogging. Shame on me. I just got fed up with everything. I've been so tired the last month that I decided to take a break from extra activities, excercise and socializing on weekdays (and blogging). When the weekend arrives I'm so sick of the computer and I choose other creative activities such as baking, cleaning and soffing.

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I keep on promoting my sister. It's going so well for her and I'm so proud. Take a look at this exhibition on Cobertura (Seville, Spain). Look under the title "pictures" and you'll find Monika Lundholm. I though have to warn about some nude photos. ;-)

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Last night we went to a party at some friends' house. The theme of the night was : Culinary Competition. Each person had to bring a plate . We were about 20-25 people. After tasting all of them we voted for the best dish and best dessert. Pakko-Raffa brought a cheese pie and I tiramisu. We did not win anything. Check out the dish in the green bowl (with the bananas). It's a cuban dish called

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Last weekend we had a special visit from the forests of Småland. Monika, my sister, was here with two friends. Monika and I had a lovely Saturday starting with a walk in Slottsskogen, some shopping and then a coffee break at a French place.Slottsskogen2/3 of the Lundholm sistersA delicious paella alicantina (chef: Pakko-Raffa)Monika with friends

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I can't help it, I'm so proud of my sister. I announced the inauguration of the net magazine Serge.se last week and last Saturday there was an article in the metropolitan newspaper Smålandsposten about the creators. And of course she's one of them. Monika I worship you!

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Inauguration of the new and hot photo magazine on the web, SERGE .Enter and enjoy: http://www.serge.se/

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Last Friday we went to Molkom (Värmland) with our friends Sigge, Lillemor, Annica, Mattias, Malin och Peter. Sigge has a house there and we spent the whole weekend eating, drinking, walking, sauna and fishing (not me).We visited Brattforsheden and Brattfors hytta, two beautiful places worth a visit. Brattforsheden has a lots of kettle holes (=dödisgrop); a result of the last ice age. Brattforsen

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As a birthday gift (in August) my parents gave some money to buy me a pair of training shoes. My old ones I've had for seven years. Not good!!! I bought the same model since I was so satisified. I inaugurated them last Sunday when I went to a step up class. They feel very good on my feet.

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I'm so excited!!! I'm joining a newly started book circle. Our first book is called "Tätt intill dagarna" by Mustafa Can. Next time we will meet is the 22th of November. I'll tell you more about this after our first meeting.

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The best documentary I've ever seen. Widh and I went to the opening of the Exile Film Festival and it was absolutely the best three hours of this week. This festival is arranged every other two years and this is the 8th time. The documentary was outstanding. If you have a chance to see it you should. They screen it one more time during the festival. On Wednesday at 14.00 I believe."An Iranian

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This afternoon we've had our monthly work meeting. Every month we meet, eat and often we go to somewhere special. To a restaurant, the movie theater, excursion, etc... This time we went to a racing track for trotting. A man took us around explaining how the trotting world works. Afterwards we had dinner and of course we played on horses (and lost).

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I'm only taking a 3 minutes break to update the blog. I have lots to do at work and I'm very happy about that. I think its fun to go to work and that is a lovely feeling. This week is a bit hectic though. Maria stayed over yesterday since she has a conference in town today. We went to Maharani, an indian restaurant, and I had a delicious lamb plate (Chanders lamb special: Succulent cubes of lamb

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I finally made it to the Book Fair. It was interesting but way too much people. I found these three books, I got them so cheap. "Zorro" by Allende only 35 SEK, "Paradiset finns om hörnet" by Vargas Llosa for 29 SEK. At Adlibris they gave away "Fantomerna" by Östergren for free. These books have to wait until they are read since I have so many books waiting on the shelf. Next book after "Los aires

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Delicious Spanish FoodDomenec, Dani & TatoAnna, Emilio & ÅsaThe creativity was present during the whole eveningThis van was parked outside Lisa and Dani's place...

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I woke up way to early this morning. Should have slept all day. I went out with my work colleagues yesterday and there were too many drinks. I had fun though but why why why oh why do we drink alcohol?I had booked the laundry today but yesterday I decided to leave it for another day. But since I woke up so early I thought it was a perfect "the day after punishment".Now I'm heading down to city to

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