Saturday, March 28, 2015

Påske-aktiviteter - Easter Activities

Efter 2½ uge med sygdom hos alle mine favorit-personer begynder det langsomt at gå fremad. Det har været virkelig hårdt, men nu ser alle frem til påsken, hvor der skal slappes af og samles kræfter.
Jeg ser også fremad og har - måske lidt optimistisk - allerede fundet 4 bøger frem, som jeg ikke har læst endnu, men det er helt sikkert, at der skal være plads til læsetid.
Hvad skal I lave i påsken?


After 2½ weeks where all my favorite persons have been ill, things are slowly getting better. It has been really hard, but now we are looking forward to Easter, where they are going to relax and rediscover their strength.
I am also looking forward and have already - maybe a bit optimistic - found 4 book, which I haven't read yet, but I am quite sure that I will take time to read.
What are you going to do during Easter?

Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Snart Påske - Easter Comming Up

Jeg er begyndt at tænke på påsken. Den er faktisk min yndlingshøjtid. Jeg elsker gult og grønt, og enten er foråret lige om hjørnet, eller også er det forår allerede. Og så skal hele familien samles til en dejlig frokost med traditionelle påskeretter og snaps!
Så jeg købte det første pynt i dag - en blomst, som jeg har elsket, siden jeg var barn - fordi den har et sødt 'ansigt'.



I have started thinking about Easter. It is in fact my favorite holiday. I love yellow and green, and either Spring is just around the corner, or it is already here. And then the whole family gather to have a great lunch with all the traditional dishes and Danish snaps!
So I bought the first decoration - a flower which I have loved, since I was a kid - because it has a sweet 'face'.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Kur mod spildt arbejde - Cure against Wasted Effort

Sådan kurerer man ærgelse over spildt arbejde :-)



That's how you cure the fret of a wasted effort :-)

Gør det selv-erfaring - DIY Experience

For nogle uger side fortalte jeg, at jeg strikkede på en sweater, som jeg havde ret store forhåbninger til. Den blev rigtig god - indtil den blev vasket! På vaskeanvisningen stod der, at garnet holdt faconen, men det var åbenbart ikke rigtigt, selvom den blev vasket som anbefalet. Min dumhed! Næste gang laver jeg en strikkeprøve og vasker den først.
Man bliver klogere hele tiden!


Some weeks ago I told you that I was knitting a sweater, which I expected to become really nice. And it did - until I washed it! The washing intructions said that the yarn would hold the shape, but this obviously wasn't quite true, even though I washed it as recommended. Not very clever of me! Next time I will make a knitting test and wash that first.
You get wiser all the time!

Friday, March 20, 2015

Min lænestol - My Armchair

En aften for en uges tid siden ville jeg sætte mig i min lænestol med en bog og kom til at sætte mig lidt hårdt. Der lød et kæmpe BANG og derefter et SPOIIING under mig, og så sad jeg skævt! Der var gået en fjeder i bunden. Efter lidt over 30 års flittig brug kunne den ikke mere, og måske kan man sige, at det også er på tide at finde en ny. Men hvilken en?! Det bliver vanskeligt, og jeg vil give mig tid til at finde en stol i god kvalitet, der ikke skriger af trenden i et bestemt årstal. Den skal gerne holde de næste 30 år og være fantastisk at sidde i. Så nu skal jeg på jagt.
Indtil videre er 'hullet' blevet lidt fyldt ud.


One night a week ago I was going to sit down in my armchair with a book, and somehow I sat down a bit hard. The result was a gigantic BANG followed by a SPOIIING beneath me, and then I tilted! It was a broken spring. After 30 years of daily use the chair couldn't make it any more, and maybe you could say, that it was the time to find a new one anyway. But which one?! It is going to be difficult, and I will take my time to find a chair of good quality, which doesn't scream out loud that the chair was trendy in a certain year. It should last for the next 30 years, and it must be fantastic to sit in. So now I am going chair hunting.
But in the meantime the space has been filled another way.

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Erkend dine begrænsninger - Acknowledge Your Limitations

Begrænsninger er et fy-ord. I dag må man ikke lade sig begrænse eller begrænse sig selv. MEN en gang imellem er man bare nødt til at erkende, at man måske har giver sig i kast med noget, der virkede fantastisk til start, og når man så er kommet godt i gang, bliver man klar over, at der skal meget mere energi og arbejde til, end man egentlig havde tænkt sig. Det skete for mig i går.
Jeg har erkendt, at jeg ikke har den fornødne passion til at male med akrylmaling. Jeg skal måske ikke en gang male, men bare doodle lidt, når ånden kommer over mig.
Det er både en lettelse, men også lidt trist. Ikke mindst fordi jeg har mødt det sødeste bundt mennesker. Men sådan er det. Det er prøvet, og der er ting, som jeg kaster mig over med større entusiasme - uden tilløb, så nu kan jeg investere mere tid der.
Der var afslutning på malerholdet i dag, og vi skal udstille senere på året, og der deltager jeg selvfølgelig.

Min nye notesbog - omslaget er en del af et lærred som jeg smed ud i går!
My new note book - The cover is a part of a canvas I threw out yesterday!

Limitations is a no-no word. Today you must not let others's or yourself limit you. BUT once in a while you just have to acknowledge, that you have started something, which seemed fantastic from start, but after a while you can feel that it requires much more energy and work, than you had anticipated to invest. That happened to me yesterday.
I have acknowledged, that I don't have passion needed for painting. Maybe I shouldn't even paint at all, but just doodle a bit, when I feel like it.
It is a relief and a bit sad. Mostly because I have met a great group of people. But that's the way it is. I tried it, and there are other things, which I enter with bigger enthusiasm - with no charge, and now I can invest more time to that.
So it was end of the season today, and we are going to have an exhibition later this year, where I of course will participate.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Interview og Photo Session - Interview and Photo Session

Jeg er blevet interviewet til et blad! Det var en sjov oplevelse. Når man skal sætte ord på ting, som man normalt 'bare' har i sig, skal man virkelig tænke sig om, og så er man alligevel ikke sikker på, om man har formået at udtrykke sig, så modtageren hører det, man mener.
Jeg blev også fotograferet. Det var lidt lettere, fordi det var en fantastisk dygtig fotojournalist, der hundsede rundt med mig. Han vidste lige præcis, hvad han ville. Han hedder Nikolai Linares, se hans billeder her.
Billederne blev tages udendørs, og jeg skulle gå rundt og tage billeder selv. Det kom der ikke ret meget godt ud af, men her er et foto af lidt af en flot graffiti.


I have been interviewed for a magazine. That was a fun experience. When you have to put words to the ideas, you normally 'just' carry around with, you really have to think, and still you cannot be sure about, if you have expressed yourself in a way, that makes the receiver hear, what you really are trying to say.
The photo journalist also took photos. That was actually quite easy, because he had an exact idea about, how to push me around. He was very good and his name is Nikolai Linares, see his photos here. So a great day with a new experience.
The photos were taken outside, and I should walk around pretending to take photos. It didn't give very good results, but here is a photo of a nice graffiti.

Saturday, March 14, 2015

'Nye' øreringe - 'New' Earrings

Min morfar fik en gang lavet et par gamle mønter om til vedhæng til armbånd til henholdsvis min mor og min gudmor, der var kusiner. Mønterne fik 'bagsiden' slebet ned og blev ingraveret med min mors og min gudmors navne. Da min gudmor døde, fik min mor hendes mønt, og jeg arvede senere begge mønter. Jeg fik lavet dem til øreringe, og nu er de blevet forsølvet.
Mønterne er temmelig gamle. Den ene mønt er med Kong Christian den 9., der var konge i perioden 1864 - 1906, og den anden er med Kong Frederik den 8, der var konge i perioden 1906 - 1912.
Det er ret sjovt at have nogle smykker, der er over 100 år gamle! - og så er de ret søde.



Many years ago my grandfather had a pair of old coins made into pendants for bracelets for my mother and my godmother, who were cousins. The coins had the back sides grounded down and engraved with my mother's and my godmother's names. When my godmother died, my mother had her coin, and I inherited both. I had them made into earrings, and now I have had them silver plated.
The coins were quite old. One coin has the picture of King Christian the 9th, who was king in the period 1864-1906, and the other has the picture of King Frederik the 8th, who reigned 1906-1912.
It is quite nice to have some jewelry dating back at least 100 years! - and then they are quite cute.

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Arvestykker i messing - Brass Heirlooms

På min arbejdsplads står 3 penneholdere i messing. De er rustikke og flotte, og dem har min far lavet. Han lavede dem en gang til en famliefest, hvor min mor satte blomsterdekorationer i som bordpynt. De stod i klynger rundt på bordet og var den gang blankpudsede. Det var meget smukt. Gæsterne fik lov til at tage en med hjem.
Jeg kan godt lidt dem upudsede, og jeg kommer aldrig til at skille mig af med dem.


On my work space I have 3 pen holders in brass. They are very rustic and nice, and my father made them. He made them for a family party, and my mother put flower decorations in them for table decorations. They were standing in groups on the table, and was then polished and shiny. It was so beautiful. All the guests were allowed to take one home.
I like them with the patina, and they are some of the things, I will never let go of.

DIY- lidt sent! - DIY - A bit late!

Jeg strikket min sweater færdig! Og jeg er meget tilfreds med den - og nu er det næsten forår! Begge dele er jo gode ting, og om ikke andet må den ligge til næste vinter... for vinter bliver det jo nok igen.
Forhåbentlig først om lang, lang tid!


Gråt med en lille glimt af blåt - Grey with a small glimse of blue



Now I have knitted my sweater! And I am quite content with it - and it is almost spring! Two good things. Maybe it will not come to any use until next winter... because there will be another winter.
But not for a long, long time!

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

Mere plads, færre sko - More Space, Less Shoes

For et stykke tid siden gennemgik jeg mine sko og afhændede dem, der kunne bruges af andre. Men jeg gjorde ikke noget ved mine fine skokasser - før i går. Så nu har jeg frigjort et overskab for de tomme kasser.
Der er rent faktisk ikke mange mennesker, der har for lidt plads. De fleste af os har bare for mange ting - som vi ikke bruger!




A while ago I went through my shoes and gave away the ones, which others could use. But I didn't do anything about my fine shoe boxes - until yesterday. So now I have free space in a top cabinet.
Not many people need more space. Most of us just have too many things - which we don't use!

Monday, March 9, 2015

Et møbel ud! - One Piece of Furniture Out!

I weekenden afhændede jeg et skab. Det stod bag en dør i stuen og indeholdt alle de ting, som hører til mine aktiviteter, bl.a. foto og malegrej og så lidt private papirer.
Det var et godt, men tungt og stort skab, og jeg har besluttet, at jeg ikke vil have møbler, som jeg har svært ved at rykke rundt med. Så der kom et sødt par og afhentede det.
Jeg fik sorteret ud i det hele og fandt ud af, at jeg sagtens kunne have det i mit skab i soveværelset, så nu har jeg et tomt hjørne i min stue, som jeg skal finde ud af, hvad jeg skal gøre ved - eller om der overhovedet skal gøres noget ved det?!
Lige nu får det lov til at stå tomt.



During the weekend I gave a cabinet away. It was placed behind a door in my living room and contained all the stuff I use for my activities, like photography and painting, and some binders with private papers.
It was a good, but heavy and big cabinet, and I have decided that I don't want furniture, which are difficult to move around. So a nice couple came and picked it up.
I sorted the contents and found out, that I could easily store it in the cabinet in my bedroom, so now I have an empty corner in my living room, which I have to find out what to do with - or if anything should be doneabout it at all?!
For now I will leave it empty.

Saturday, March 7, 2015

Slut på en travl uge - End of a Busy Week

Weekend! og der er lovet forårsvejr i morgen! Det har der heldgivis også været tegn på i løbet af ugen, bl.a. da mindste favorit-person og jeg var ude og gå en laaang tur, i det mindste små korte ben.
Hav en rigtig dejlig weekend.


Weekend! and 'they' have promised spring weather tomorrow. There has already been signs during the week, when the smallest favorite person and I went for a looong walk, at least for short little legs.
Have a really nice weekend. 

Wednesday, March 4, 2015

Taske-fristelser - Bag Temptations

Ja, man skal åbenbart ikke vide sig sikker! Bedst som jeg troede, at min købetrang var skrumpet til (næsten) ingenting, ramte det mig i går aftes!
Jeg så en taske på DBA, som jeg altid har synes, er virkelig sød, og prisen var rimelig. Jeg var helt vild i varmen, men her til morgen vågnede jeg af 'rusen'.
Jeg behøver ikke flere tasker! Jeg har til alle lejligheder.
Og hvad kan jeg lære af det? Aldrig give efter for en (købe-) impuls! Det er bedre at vente på det 'rigtige'. 'Virkelig sød' er ligesom ikke et kriterie!

Fra venstre - From the left 
Vuitton, German Bella, Mandarina Duck,  the Spanish brand Cats, vintage Mulberry, and a no-name

Well, you cannot feel totally safe ever! I was so sure that my urge to buy had shrunk to (almost) nothing, but it hit me last night!
I saw a bag, which I have always liked on DBA (Danish version of Ebay), and the price was reasonable. I was totally excited, but this morning I woke with a much calmer head. I don't need more bags! I have one for all occasions.
What can I learn from that - never act on (a purchase) impulse! It is better to wait for the 'right' thing. 'Really like' isn't a criteria!

Monday, March 2, 2015

Anden måneds købestop - Second Month Purchase Stop

Jeg er nu startet på 3. måneds købestop, og resultatet for februar er næsten bedre end januars, selvom beløbet er mindre. Jeg havde brugt ret mange penge i januar 2014, og derfor holdt jeg igen med indkøbene i februar. Alligevel har jeg brugt 1000 kr. mindre sidste måned end i februar 2014.
Jeg er selv lidt overrasket, men jeg handler faktisk også kun, når der er nødvendigt. Mine tidligere byture er gået med at 'kigge', hvilket ofte betød, at jeg kom hjem med en eller anden 'lille' ting til et par hundrede kroner. Men jeg har gjort op med mig selv, at jeg ikke behøver flere 'små' ting.
Pengene, jeg nu sparer, skal bruges her til foråret. Jeg ønsker mig en trenchcoat og nye sko. Og nu behøver jeg ikke tage dem af de 'rigtige' sparepenge.


I have now started the third month of my purchase stop, and the result for February is kind of better than the one for January, even though the amount is smaller. I had spent quite a lot of money during January 2014, and therefore I held back in February 2014. Still, I have spent 150 US$/134 Euro less last month less than in February 2014.
I am a bit surprised myself, but I actually only shop when needed. My previous city trips have often been spent by 'looking around', which often meant that I came home with a 'small' thing for a smaller sum. But I have made up my mind that I don't need more 'small' things.
The money, I am saving now, is going to be spent here during Spring. I want to buy a trench coat and new shoes. And now I don't have to take the money from my 'real' savings account.