genes of smell

today, after returning from a little morning walk, i entered my house, and i was overwhelmed by memories. associations. childhood days.
at first, i couldn't figure out what exactly the smell reminded me of.
but after a few seconds, i realized it smelled exactly like my grandmothers house, 'fäbodarna', used to smell.

and i was reminded of my idea, to capture smells in all the jars i've collected the last couple of years. and then, i would have a museum of smells and scents. you could pop open a jar, stick your nose in there for a few seconds, and travel in time.

it has been a long, long time...

...since those gastronomic evenings at els's

...since i had a wine and chat with my lovely diva and housemate

...since the umpalumpas had a giggle

...since i had blueberry cheese sandwiches in the middle of the night with pixie

...since i danced with hunink

hup holland, i miss you!

it is ok to be a bear

i want to hibernate.
and eat alot inbetween
the sleeping marathons.
and burn a few candles.

can i?

utmanad

En utmaning från frkn l

Sminkar du dig varje dag?
näe... jag är usel på att sminka mig. jag borde vara bättre med tanke på att vi sminkar oss för föreställningar....(på bilden blir jag sminkad utav min vän amit, eftersom jag tycker det är så trist)

Hur mycket tid lägger du på att sminka dig till vardags?
oftast, ingen.

Hur mycket pengar lägger du på smink varje månad?
jag köper kanske smink högst en gång per halvår.

Föredrar du budget eller lyx när det kommer till smink?
tja, jag föredrar ekologiska icke djurtestade produkter. dom brukar ju vara åt lyx hållet.

Vad använder du för smink till vardags?
kanske lite läppglans, och om jag verkligen slår på stort blir det rouge och ögonfransböj.

Om du fick välja endast en produkt, vilken skulle det vara?
rouge?

spread the knowledge. continuation.

lady k supplied us with this link, which is worth checking out. i can give you plenty of reasons myself(environmental, economic and health) why it would be a good idea to get ride of the tampons and to find another solution. check out the mooncup, i can recommend it!

and, id like to buy this book for myself, by this authour, even the title is enough to catch my attention..


the pictures are borrowed from wikipedia and lavoisier, thank you!

spread the knowledge

i want to make a collection of real useful knowledge. Do-It-Yourself tips. how to become more self sufficient. not having to rely on a system all the time, forcing you to buy 'solutions' and to buy 'help'.

knowledge which will work with nature and not against it.

everything, from 'housewife' tips to become your own doctor!

this is another helpful link i found, girls, you have to to check it out!

the last candle before bedtime

and the first morning cuddle

oh, another mini vacation!
i have been dreaming so much tonight, i feel i still need to digest all that information. and while doing that, i am preparing a few small gifts for little miss H and my mother, who are both about to celebrate their birthdays.

october is a good month

breakfast in the car. eggplant jam and peanutbutter sandwich.

puppet theater

mini apples, pomegranate and kohlrabi sallad

he's growing a leg out of his nose

im so happy with the real old school underwear i bought, for less than 2 euros each! they are in towel material, with funky flowers all over...

waste of time

how come they don't teach us about THIS in school? is it not bizarre that they don't teach us to know ourselves, rather than depending on another system (which is not flawless).

D.I.Y rules!!!!

oh, lovely weekend...

is starting RIGHT NOW! and everything feels quite autumn like.
but what to do with these intense cravings for sugar? is it only me, or is someone else having this?
i somehow relate it to the season (combined with my cycle of course), but just because it is winter and we need to eat more fat and such, i can't walk around devouring a few chocolate bars a day?!!! not to talk about the amount of malaco fish i get down. could i take some substitute???

21.50>update>
today i ate about 4 bars

before and after....

...9 h of sleep.
awakened by a strong thunder.

1 degree in stockholm.

goodmorning!

it was a good day. lots of kids, and dogs, and playing in the grass.
now eggs for dinner and then jumping into bed with my book.

bake off

i feel like a cinnamon bun today. sweet, but sort of doughy and baked.
and i decided to make the blog more autumn like,
actually, id like to put a pattern behind the text rather than a color. but im not enough nerdy to know exactly HOW to do that.

finally managed to brew some coffee, and perhaps now i can slowly start the day.

it will pass

it seemed like i was just there? this time of the month again!? oufff....
and tonight i decided, i will have to manage without painkillers. an extremely long shower (for my ecological footprint),a hotwater bottle tied around my waist, lots of tea, hot soup, a bag of crisps.
and now, i will dig in my treasure box to see if there might be some chocolate there.

so far, i am not doing too bad..
in the meantime, everyone is celebrating the 60th birthday of the kibbutz. happy bday!

and once again, it will pass.

through this one i found this funny link. so, while boiling kitchen rags (uaaahhh!) and drinking pomegranate/flax seed smoothie (balanced out with a huge coffee, mais biensur...), i am 'retouching' alot of pictures. just for fun. to see what the oldschool feel does to us.

while everyone's asleep

dream came true. since the night of tuesday, i havn't left my house. except for yesterday, when we went for a short walk to pick some olives, we are doing exactly what i wished for.
baking bread, napping, reading, eating, cuddling.
all of this, while others are asking for forgiveness.

fru a:

1. vilken mat äter du ofta?
allt möjligt vegetariskt duger förmodligen inte som svar. eh....jag äter ofta GOD mat!

2. när du är på kalas, är du den person som sitter eller hjälper du till att duka av?
hjälper oftast till att duka av.

3. var sitter du helst när du bloggar?
vid datorbordet i vardagsrummet.

4. köper du ofta Triss?
typ aldrig?

5. vilket land eller stad har varit din bästa semester?
laos bland andra.

6. vilken tv-kanal tittar du på mest?
ingen, har gjort med av med fanskapet för cirka sex år sedan.

p.s följde inte reglerna riktigt, eftersom jag inte har så många trogna läsare du vet...

wishlist

while doing a bubblebath for the utensils again...i formulated one simple wish to myself, just like frkn l did.
i would really love to have one, preferably two (if that ain't too much to ask?) days, waking up in one place (preferably my house) and not leaving this place during the whole day. no plans. no schedule. no bus trips.
i'd might turn my phone off, just to choose for myself who and when to call.

it would be so peaceful. so quiet.



the best thing about this wish, is that it won't be impossible to make it happen.
i will just rub the lamp of aladdin a few more times....

terrassa/barcelona

terrassa mala raca?

in the gotic parts

not too pleased with the spanish kitchen

Park Güell

leaving again

im off to eat tapas in spain.

enjoy the weekend!

sidetrack

returning from the new years celebration in the south, we were like a refugee bus with a few persons in the bagage of the car, a dog squezzed inbetween, plenty of bags and boxes.
instead of arriving in about 2-3 hours, we made a roadtrip of about 7 hours, with a few sidetracks.
beach with kung fu lesson in nacholim,
homous and dolmas in pfaradis
organic dates and veggies in kfar yeshua
and last but not least,
a stop by the police in yagur
(where we managed to get away with hidden people in the back, and an unvalid driving license)

it was a nice, but long day