betongbabe

august 2011

2011-08-29T15:23:00.008+02:00

Yes, time goes faster and faster the older you get! I have been out of blogging so long that I couldn't log on. There is a reason for this. I have had too many orders to have time to write! Now that sounds good. But reality?
At midsommer I delivered to "Stenes Änglar" on Högmarsö with the hopes of returning sometime at the end of July. Good intensions.

My duaghter's wedding was in the beginning of this month, and the 130 plus hearts and the 25 centerpieces took way more time to make than I had imagined.

So we can hope for some great weather for the fall so I can make some of the stuff thats on my "to do" list! (Already started on a table with a "marble" top.....)

Concrete jewelery

2011-02-14T18:45:00.003+01:00

OK, I have a loooong way to go before I can even call it jewelery(Andrew Goss is a great inspiration, an artist, and I am definitly an amateur!)But I have to do something when it is snowing outside and I can't work on any big projects. I realize that I really don't have the patience to do small things, glueing the leather ends into the clasps just about drove me crazy! But I still did quite a few! And it is a good leaning experience.

Bloms Blommor

2011-02-14T18:38:00.003+01:00

Bloms Blommor in Sollentuna centrum have the most beautiful things! I was there on Sat to pick up the flowers for the game(they sponser Sollentuna Volley), they are always so friendly and helpful! It makes me happy just going in the store!

Happy Valentine's Day!

2011-02-09T16:05:00.002+01:00

Well, now it has been a while! It is hard to try to have this a concrete/betong blogg when most of the year is snowy and too cold to make stuff. This time of the year I concentrate on weight lifting and training so that I will be able to carry those 25 kilo bags of raw concrete! I do make some stuff in our guest room, in plastic yoghurt containers that I can throw away.

I had to make a "spring group" /en vår grupp/ that should try to inspire me to get in the spring mode. It is lighter now, but it seems like a long time until summer!

THINK SPRING!

1st advent

2010-11-28T11:26:00.005+01:00

This weekend is Thanksgiving, 1st advent and dearist Emily's birthday. We have more snow, it has been snowing just about every day and it is very cold for this time of the year. -10c yesterday, haven't looked today.

This picture taken in the middle of the day, on Emily's birthday! Sometimes when we would get snow in november, the kids would say "now we'll have a white Christmas!" and that snow would melt and it would be rainy on Christmas. But this year something tells me that this snow is staying around!

south africa

2010-11-16T08:51:00.009+01:00

Here are just a few of the 250 pictures taken in South Africa. Martin went a little wild with my camera! I just had to have a picture of the sink in the bathroom where we went on a safari, rustic concrete! Lots of pictures on facebook.......

And of course had to put in a lighthouse, took lots of pictures of that. Cape of Good Hope

Picture of Table Mountain taken from Robben Island

Vätö betong

2010-09-26T20:28:00.006+02:00

Hösten är på väg.........

Quick trip to Vätö and take up the kayaks and boat and empty hotwater heater in the guesthouse.... and now Sunday evening and completely exhausted!

Very pleased with my concrete bench-35cm by 160cm, weighs a ton, but who is moving it? Glad all my weight training comes to practical use these days! I can't believe that Ketil and I took up the boat just our ourselves! The boys don't want to come out to Vätö, and we think that is just fine! It is our crozy retreat in the fall.

National Grandparents Day

2010-09-12T19:21:00.003+02:00

There's grandma, mormor, or gram as she is called depending on which of her grandchildren is calling for her. Have a good day!

mera betong........

2010-09-07T17:45:00.006+02:00

The first signs of fall......

Getting the fall flowers ready......

yep, soon time to clean up the garden! Today has been really warm but the last few days it has been super cold in the mornings on my way to work(of course, unearthly hour to start work 5am, but stil 2.5 degrees is cold!)

one week left.....

2010-08-25T09:43:00.006+02:00

Stenes änglar have already closed the shop for this season. Welcome back next summer

Ja, one week left of summer. Not that summer ends on the 1st of September, but it feels that way. It is getting darker, school has started, and fall storms have started.

So instead of starting new projects, I should finish up with the old.......

But that won't happen! New ideas keep popping in my head, I don't have time to do everything that I want to do. But just like with planning a trip, at least half of the fun is in the planning stages! Dreaming of the end result, hoping that it will better than you can imagine....

still summer

2010-08-08T22:06:00.002+02:00

Yes it is still summer. So even tho vacation is over and I'm back to work where it is crazy as always, there are days off now and then when you can kick back and enjoy!

Make the most of the warm weather and try to be creative or lazy or what ever!

4th of July at Vätö

2010-07-04T18:01:00.003+02:00

Another wonderful sunny and warm day! A little different 4th of July then at Door County, no parade, no cherry pie. No kids. MT is still at Peace and Love, ET down on Öland, WT guarding the house. Hope you all have a nice day!

Vätö vacation 2010

2010-07-03T20:08:00.002+02:00

Finally I have vacation and direct out to Vätö! Pretty wasted as the weather is warm- like the good old midwest summers that I grew up with. Too hot to do anything but swim!

rosbord

2010-06-02T07:50:00.003+02:00

Mitt rosbord finns i Amelia sommar tidningen! ok, it said it was of cement not concrete or "betong" and the price was wrong but really neat that it was there!
Catherine is so creative in fixing things up. Hon dukar såååå fint!(mom; she really sets a nice table!)

Now I am inspired to get going on some new projects!(my problem is once I have made something once or twice, I don't want to do it anymore!) But first is to get ready for Williams studenten! Cleaning and baking on my list!

may 2010

2010-05-26T08:38:00.004+02:00

Well, now it's been so long that I almost forgot how to log in!So much going on as always this time of the year! This week is SVK klubbfest and next week is Williams graduation, and then the week after is Emily's. Trying to get the garden here at home presentable along with projects out at Vätö. And trying to get things ready to take to Högmarsö. And some orders coming in for bird bathes, etc! And normal work of course last on my list! The sign is for Stenes Änglar, kläd och inrednings butik at Högmarsö.

The hearts are to rest your eyes while waiting for the flowers to come up, my neighbor gave me "blommor för dagen"-morning glory? My orginal idea was to go with much bigger rebar but I couldn't get it in the car. Plus this being even less than half the height, it is very instable, not good as planned to use around our outside shower!

Spring cleaning?

2010-04-30T09:52:00.002+02:00

What is this? Spring cleaning? a yard sale? No, this is a planning day for us. And this is just SOME of the stuff that we are going to use for our course next week at Herresta Lada. This is not a craft for the weak! Not only are the bags of concrete mix 25 kilos a piece, it also is very messy! And messy it is even before and after the "gooey" part of mixing.

Finally we have some spring like weather, sunny and warmish. Tho, that will change tonight as Valborgsmässafton is always cold, windy, and rainy! Happy Spring!

Spring?

2010-04-25T18:05:00.003+02:00

I know it has been a month since my last entry! Sorry! But things have been crazy around here, first with volleyball and then with work. Now if I could just have some nice spring weather on the days that I'm off, I'll be happy. The last time I had 2 days off it was snow mixed with rain -not at all good for mixing concrete!!
So I will put in a picture of a little table that I made year.

Maybe the this week we will start to see some green buds coming, thank heavens for snowdrops and crocuses!

betong kurs

2010-03-27T20:05:00.004+01:00

I love the way the sun comes through in this old barn! I wonder where all our stuff is? Did I take my stuff to Högmarsö or Vätö? Did Agneta take hers to Skåne? Or is it still there? Spring is the time to get organized and we are in the process of planning new courses and finding our stuff! Good snow melt today,+6 and a drizzle and now I am finding stuff in my yard!

Happy Spring and we change time tonight!One hour less sleep but oh, how light it will be tmw night!

betong kurs

2010-03-14T20:17:00.004+01:00

Yeh, we are still doing it! Planning for the 5th year of courses in making things for your garden and home with concrete! Agneta and I sat down with our calendars and planned the 8th and 9th May for sure at Herrest Lada. Check www.aakreativahander.se
for more information.

Here is a display from Herresta Lada last year, with just a few of the things that we make from concrete or "betong" in swedish!

S N O W !

2010-02-23T14:33:00.005+01:00

Somewhere under these snow piles are my concrete pots! Really starting to get tired of all this snow-too much to ski!

I wonder if we should shovel the roof? What happens if it starts to warm up?

jokkmokk

2010-02-07T17:24:00.006+01:00

To Jokkmokks marknad!

Yes it was cold!
Yes it was a real experience!

Beautiful clothes and people!

Dogsledding

And reindeer racing

betong kurs

2010-01-31T13:00:00.004+01:00

Yikes! It is -10c and it seems like it will be a long winter..........
But is time to start planning for spring and summer. Lots of ideas come to
mind. Mostly what I can make from concrete! The guest room is full of forms
that I have been saving all fall and winter. And my sketchbook is getting full
too! Now I want it to be +15c so I can start making stuff!

Christmas!

2009-12-18T14:43:00.003+01:00

Merry Christmas!

Wow, it's been a long time! That happens when the fall activities move into full force! It's too cold to make anything with concrete and the candle holder here was made inside when the boys were in England watching fotboll!(when the mice are away the cat can play!) I put 4 little candle holders in there,(thinking advent) but it really made for a big round candle-klotljus.

Hope you all have a great holiday!

Bratislava

2009-10-13T19:01:00.005+02:00

Sometimes it is fun to get away for a couple days and do something totally different.
Let's check out Bratislava!

Birgitta ta kort av slottet.

Slottet var jättefint på kvällen.

If I were still paddling, the Danube would be enticing.......

I want more summer!!

2009-09-18T09:16:00.006+02:00

Yes today is a beautiful day! So I shouldn't complain but it was freezing this morning, I had to get up at 6 and close the window- it was that cold. And all I think about is the fall coming gray and dark and then winter all wet and cold and slippery. No, don't think! Look back at summer pictures and smile.

Still Summer!

2009-09-14T18:18:00.003+02:00

Yes, the weather is still warm so we can say that is summer but it is getting darker!
My mom complained that I wasn't updateing my blog enough, and true even Emily has been "blogging"...tired of the cake picture? Look at David's apple pie! That inspired me to bake my own which in the oven now or you would have a picture. But ok, I can't lie, it's apple crisp, I'm too lazy to roll out a pie crust!

But there are other things in life then concrete and cakes and pies! This is the only printable picture from "kräftskivan"! Silly "the end of the summer" party where everyone eats crawfish and drinks too much! I won't publish the other pictures on line, I mean they know where I live! A real good time.

Kurs i Skåne-Bäckdalens Handelsträgård!

2009-07-31T17:10:00.007+02:00

Can't promise that we always will have such wonderful deserts! But we use a lot of energy stiring up our concrete and that cake was absolutely fantastic!

Busy at work.......

Concentration!.....

I should have a picture at the end, after we have cleaned up everything and are totally exhusted, but too tired to think straight!

Högmarsö

2009-07-22T20:25:00.006+02:00

On my one day off this week I chose to spend with my co-workers! I had to check out the concrete stuff that Sjöbodens butik is selling(mine!)

We were very hungry when we got there and had a great lunch at Sjöbodens cafe.

The sun came out for our visit to Högmarsö cafe and butik. Here´s the whole gang. Catherine's husband Mats, took time to shuttle us over to their island and we all inspected and took our own pictures of their lovely home just now featured in "Allt i Hemment" And then back to Annika and Lena's "stuga" for wine on their deck.

A great day!

Vätö betong

2009-07-20T19:43:00.005+02:00

A bird bath top made by my niece Helena. We'll put the parts together next weekend.

And the rest of the birdbath, foot and column that are curing in water, alot easier than hosing down now and then.

Well, starting to get my "studio" at Vätö fixed up. The covering with stones project will probably take forever but it's the planning that is the most fun anyway! The myggs aren't nearly as bad as the deerflys. I had 4 days off and it just made me want to stay there all summer. But back to work.........

Door 2009

2009-07-06T15:16:00.006+02:00

I don't need to write anything, these pictures say it all. Door county is the best!
Another way to short visit.......

2009-06-13T10:26:00.002+02:00

Yuck, going out in the garden to take pictures in the rain! Favorite table to have outside, with a drink or a flowerpot. Just need the SUN!

stenes änglar

2009-06-13T10:15:00.004+02:00

Geting ready to take things to "änglarna". Lena and Annika will be at Sjöboden on Högmarsö again this year selling clothes and design details for your home. Maybe even some concrete for your garden!

mayflowers

2009-06-10T08:54:00.003+02:00

As we say April showers brings mayflowers but this year it was sunny and warm in April and now in June it is raining and cold! I want a rain check! Not a good time to have vacation! Not that I had any choice in the matter. Oh well thats why there is so many nice colorful rubberboots and raincoats today.

Spring projects at Vätö

2009-05-10T17:27:00.002+02:00

Not even 24 hours at Vätö due to course at Herresta Lada(and Martin's game) but I had my camera with me and fresh batteries so I could take a picture of my bench and table. Still trying to figure it out..........

Spring projects....

2009-05-08T14:55:00.004+02:00

Ja, new batteries for the camera(I couldn't find the recharger)and voila!

Coming soon........

2009-05-07T15:52:00.004+02:00

Pictures coming soon! I can't believe that my camera dies all the time. Batteries don't last at all. I have just finished getting things together for our course on Sat. Stepping stones and tables. I made a new table top that weighs about 25 kilos!
It is 60x60cm(2ft by 2ft). Now I have to figure out a base that is strong enough. So pictures will come when I get new batteries and take pictures of all my work from this spring.

Time to plan for spring!

2009-03-10T13:42:00.002+01:00

Yes it is snowing ouside and we have gotten at least 10 cm/4 inches! But we need to think positive and plan for spring!

These are some of the wonderful things you learn to make at our betong kurs. Sign up today!

Spring is most welcome!

2009-03-09T16:53:00.002+01:00

Oh we are longing for spring! Tired of snow and ice and nasty

winds. Hopng for some sun...................

Happy New Year!

2009-01-02T11:45:00.002+01:00

Ja, still no snow but excess frost.Very cold so Norrviken is frozen and there are skaters all over.

I still wear clogs when I'm out walking the dog and today there was a real squeaky/crunchy sound. Otherwise real quiet, the boys are up all night and sleep most of the day. I'm very happy to be off from work today, I need to sleep too!

Christmas in concrete

2008-12-18T11:19:00.002+01:00

Yes I know, I usually think of concrete with garden and park decorations. And yes, there the benches and tables are perfect! But living in Sweden the garden has only a short season and then we move inside. These smaller objets are my best sellers at Christmas time. Definitely an orginal Christmas present or decoration!

Merry Christmas to all! God Jul!

Pepparkaks bak

2008-12-11T17:31:00.003+01:00

Baka baka kaka......vem ska kaka smaka? Eller deg!

Jo, det inte bara betong man gör! Här bakas det för fullt ös.........När man är många och det finns mycket glögg, det är hur enkelt som helst!

Not as gray....

2008-12-07T08:14:00.004+01:00

One way to light up the grayness! Ok, concrete is gray too but is not the same!
This is a bowl that I made that wasn't so nice on the inside so I turned it over and drilled a much of holes and voila! A lamp!

It is not as gray today as the frost lightens things up a bit. Wonderful dinner last night at Seb and Emilys. It is such a nice apartment. Now to get ready for this afternoons pepparkaks bak and feed them after all the work of rolling out the dough and decorating.

This is an experiment in making a sphere. I think the top should be more open, but was thinking of using it as a herb planter. Drilling holes and planting it like a strawberry planter. Maybe. It has to rest outside all winter and then I will decide.

Herresta ladan

2008-12-06T07:18:00.003+01:00

Summer flowers! Nice to think about when it is gray,gray ,gray!! I do hope we get some winter soon because this gray stuff is too depressing. It is acutually good to go to work and get some light therapy.

Still here!

2008-12-06T06:56:00.004+01:00

Still no water pouring out his mouth!

Finally the data is over it's virus and I actually bought batteries for my camera! I usually use rechargable but for some reason they wouldn't charge. I can't believe that it is already St. Nikolaus day and that means Christmas is just around the corner! But first birthdays! Today we celebrate Emily who is 21 and farbro Roland who is 85! And the kalas is at Emily's which means I don't have to clean the house!(still have to do the food, tho, Em is an excellent cook but this is my present to her and Seb-who can eat leftovers all week!)

I just had to put in this picture of a display we had at Herresta! When we have courses we usually have lots of things on display to give ideas of what you can make in concrete.That was in May but all the candles are lite on the adventsljusstake! I'm looking forward to springs and more courses!

door county concrete

2008-08-11T15:53:00.004+02:00

Just had to try making a bird bath when I was in Door County. It is a little too shallow so probably better as a bird feeder, but the casting of mix on netting was fun!

Next time I'll try with a rhubarb leaf as it is easier to get a deeper bowl form than with hosta leaves. But you take and use when you can find in the garden, and in the recycle pile!

concrete projects for the garden

2008-07-09T17:01:00.000+02:00

Många bord som jag gjorde när jag hade en veckas semester i Maj.

A few of the tables I made when I had a week off in May. Fun to make!

This big rhubarb leaf seems to be what everybody wants when it comes to "concrete in the garden" It has another week of curing before it should be lifted or moved around too much.

Made this bench out of concrete out at Vätö. The rhubarb leaf is resting on it and is almost finished.(needs to be cured for another week) The bench was a lot harder and heavier than I thought so I don't know how many of those I will make. Nice to have a resting place in the garden tho.

betong krukor

2008-05-28T10:42:00.000+02:00

When mom and dad lived in California a few years, they had color bowls on their balcony. They were incredible! So now I'm trying to make my own. In this picture it kinda looks like the Olympic rings. Maybe I should try planting flowers in those colors? Forget it, black flowers!? The weather is still fantastic, warm and sunny day time and a little coolrer at night. Off to Vätö!

lär dig att gjuta betong bord!

2008-05-27T10:07:00.001+02:00

jepp, these are some of the tables I've made getting ready for the summer season of sitting outside and having a drink on a table close by! Our deck at Vätö is pretty big and everybody sits close to a table this way. Color bowls in the background, I'll have to take another picture of those one of these days! Cheers for summer!!!

For your garden?

2008-05-07T18:16:00.000+02:00

Yeah, the hole in the mouth is supposed to be there! I'm looking all over for a pump that is solar powered. The electric ones seem so big. And I saw a battery powered online but not in Sweden. The tub/bowl that the lion will rest on is still curing. I think I got the wrong kind of sand this time, or that I have too much sand compared to cement mix. I read some where that every time you try a new mixture you should write down on note cards the amounts so that is easier the next time to know what was good or bad. Good advice, I should try it some time! Still moving Emily out, the stuff at home now is probably stuff she doesn't want but.......her barbies and beaniebabies are going after her!!

Have lots of plants to put in the garden. I don't know why I ordered, bored at work and it was fun to order online from odla.nu and now all of a sudden theres this big box on my doorstep and I have to find room for it!

Herresta Lada

2008-04-16T19:53:00.000+02:00

A sneak preview of our display out at Herresta! Agneta and I were out there this afternoon and set up a display of our stuff that we have for inspiration. (And forsale....) Marita has made it soooo nice there. www.herrestalada.se We have our courses there and eat great food!(and buy neat stuff in the shop) If you are the area (Sigtuna) you should try to go by there.

Spring spring

2008-04-14T21:31:00.000+02:00

Yeah the spring cleaning is in process. In the garden mainly, who wants to be inside when the sun is shining? Time is sign up for our courses learning to make concrete for the garden out in Odensala.

April

2008-04-14T21:21:00.001+02:00

Finally the weather is spring like. That means sun one minute and rain or snow the next. Time to throw out the Christmas flowers and in with the spring ones. Getting things ready for our display at Herresta.

Glad Påsk!

2008-03-17T10:02:00.000+01:00

I realize that there is no way I'm going to do any more updating before Easter so, Happy Easter! This is on the deck at Vätö and hopefully will not blow away(probably just get rained on) Heart table and vase/candle holder in concrete. I realize that even with a good camera it is not that easy to take good pictures!

Spring cleaning!

2008-03-17T09:45:00.000+01:00

We have green grass at Vätö! Last year or maybe two years ago there was so much snow we had to really shovel away.

Cleaning out bushes and leaves at Vätö and skraped off old leaves from the first step to the patio. I put that stepping stone there 4 years ago! Needs some new paint. The smell of spring is in the year and really excited about gardening.(As always this time of the year and then when the weather really gets nice there's too much other fun stuff to do and not much happens on the gardening front...........)

"vinter studio"

2008-03-03T10:09:00.001+01:00

Like I said the guest room will never be the same! My sister said now you have a winter studio but it is impossible to work there! It is on my list to tidy up of course but what to do? I need all the molds at one time or another. I save other plastic forms for our courses out at Herresta, which will be in May. Dates have been set for the 10,11, 17 and 18th of May! And the 17th is already full! (a strange way for Norwegians to celebrate their indepence day!)

betong blom bord

2008-02-19T14:14:00.000+01:00

I forgot to put in a picture of the table by itself. It is made of concrete of course! I was thinking of making another little ducky today but I have such a bad cold, can't think of doing anything. Don't have any energy at all. Time for another cup of tea.

2008-02-17T15:24:00.000+01:00

OK, I know that I'm not been doing this blog as often as I should but it has been too depressing to even think about writing. January blues have continued on into February. Today is a super nice day and we see the SUN! How about that, and the days are getting lighter even if it still seems a long time until spring. I even took my concrete duck out for a sunbath! It feels nice and peaceful with just one kid home and that one is only into "wow", so it is quiet! ET is at volleyball as usual and MT at bandy.

The ducky is a new table I made(ok, the guest room will never be the same again, so any guests that come to visit will have to stay out at Vätö)

Here we can sit and wait for spring! It has rained so much here in the Stockholm area, the mushrooms are really growing. This is the warmest winter on record since they started keeping track of stuff like that instead of just talking about it.(over 250 years!)

2008

2008-01-11T12:51:00.000+01:00

I Can it get grayer? It is January gray,grey gray!
Since we are still snowless(well there was some around New Years) I took a picture of a table I made last year. I had to brush off some leaves, but other than that concrete it good stuff to have outside all winter long. Think spring!

ADVENT

2007-12-18T10:24:00.001+01:00

The 3rd candle is lit for Advent.

Yes and the cards are almost done and the packages have been sent to the US. We are real behind on baking but it is usually just me that eats it anyway so probably a good thing. It has been really cold the last few days and they are making snow like crazy over on the hill. Time to get the skates sharpened, because Norrviken should have good ice.

ADVENT

2007-12-18T09:48:00.001+01:00

The second of Advent and 2 candles are lit.

I'm never going to be able to do all this so I will just do a little bit at a time. Today it is one week left to Christmas day, and I'm just lighting the second candle. Well the kids are not going to buy it. "What, is it Christmas already? I thought there were a few weeks left!" is not going to go over too well next week. I remember a few years ago we were opening Christmas presents on the 25th of course, and the doorbell rang and the neighbor kids asked, "what didja get?" and our kids are like we're opening now and the the neighbors say but it was Christmas yesterday! The problems of being an American set with certain American traditions in Sweden!

ADVENT

2007-12-03T08:53:00.000+01:00

Advent has arrived and we have lit the first candle!

The days are flying by now which is nice as soon the shortest day of the year will be behind us, which is why everyone gets so worked up about Lucia and all. This is a concrete bowl with a little decoration (it's a little hard to see in the picture but it is a snowflake of concrete). Maybe it will make a little of the real stuff come down so it won't be so dark, This rain is starting to get me down. I think it's time to put some more Christmas decorations - only 3 weeks left to Julafton!

Time of get into gear!

Hearts

2007-11-15T14:05:00.000+01:00

I really like hearts- of all kinds. This concrete heart I have decorated with mosaics from my mother-in-laws china. I really love the pattern and every time I go to an auction, garage sale or flea market I am on the look out for blue and white china(along with the stuff that I'm always on the look out for!) I'm wondering if I should leave this heart as it is, a stepping stone or make it into a table. I've made several of these type of heart tables and they are quite good as side tables. Just big enough for tea for two!

The boys favorite

2007-11-12T18:48:00.000+01:00

Can you really drink that? The boys miss Starbucks and I must admit I would like to try the new Christmas favors......The green tea was good when the guys got a little hyper from all the coffee they were drinking. Peppermint has always been my favorite and Mom would make me a chocalate cake with peppermint ice cream for my birthday. It's not quite the same when you have to crush mints to add them to the ice cream.

table and chairs

2007-11-10T14:51:00.000+01:00

This set I saw at the FlyingPig on my way to Door county. I think it concrete is so much fun to work with as the possibilites are unlimited! Smooth as glass or rough as rock, all depending on the form and technique used. It is snowing outside now and it is fun to look back at pictures from the summer dream about new projects.

2007-11-10T14:21:00.000+01:00

Well, I'm trying anyway! This was my second table, the first of concrete only. It weighs 34 kilos, so it won't blow over in the wind. My next project is to make a bench. But that will have to wait until spring as it is too cold now to do anything outside.

back home

2007-11-06T16:47:00.000+01:00

Rainy and dreay here in Stockholm-but do you expect it is November. These are the dark days when you actuelly start longing for snow to lighten things up. It is too cold to make anything in concrete, so it is cleanup time. That means organizing my work space so that I can work inside without Ketil knowing about it!(and dumping the residue outside of course-we have learned from experience of course!) I want to organize all my items into lists, that will take some time as I haven't even taken pictures of the last tables I've made.

HALLOWEEN IN SEATTLE

2007-11-03T03:04:00.000+01:00

Visiting the family in Seattle, seeing the science center, the EMP and SF museum and the space needle. The boys I think were most impressed with the very first Starbucks!

Had to get back for trick or treating before it was too late. What an amazing amount of candy the kids got. Hope they don't eat it all at once and that they save some for their sister.

TEST

2007-10-31T19:17:00.000+01:00

first post and picture

demo in Door Co.