Smukke Fanø / Beautiful Fanø

Nordby Wool Days

Det blev en meeeeeget lang dag i tog i fredags. Selv om alle tog kørte til tiden var jeg først i Esbjerg så jeg kom med færgen 00.15, så teknisk set kom jeg først til Fanø lørdag. 

Men hold op, hvor var det bare skønt at komme derover og være helt klar lørdag morgen!

Turned out Friday was a veeeeery long day on trains. Although all trains were on time, I was not in Esbjerg until 00.15 a.m., so technically, I wasn't on Fanø until Saturday. 

But you won't believe how great it was actually being there and being ready on Saturday morning!

Vi nåede meget lørdag. Først det store telt i Nordby, og så en tur til Sønderho, hvor vi ikke bare fandt teltet med Karen Noe design, men jeg købte garn og opskrift af selveste Karen Noe!!!!!! Hun var så utroligt sød, så da hun så at jeg ville snige mig til at tage et billede stod hun bare der og smilede så sødt. 

Sådan en dygtig og flittig designer! Jeg var starstruck!

We did a lot on Saturday. First, we went to the big tent in Norby, and then we went to Sønderho, where we didn't just find the Karen Noe design tent, but I bought yarn and a pattern from Karen Noe herself!!!!! She was so incredibly nice, and when she saw that I was taking a sneak-photo, she just stood there smiling. 

Such a clever and hard-working designer! I was so starstruck!

Inde i det store telt i Nordby var jeg helt betaget af denne væg med garn hos by Kiilerich. Altså - mage til farver! Der var godt nok et par garnnøgler som listede sig med mig hjem......

In the big tent in Nordby, I was so captivated by this wall of yarn at by Kiilerich. You know - all these beautiful colors! There were a few skeins who sneaked home with me......

I forhold til vejret regnede det en del. Men heldigvis faktisk kun da vi var indenfor! Det plejer jo at være godt vejr på Fanø, men efteråret er jo kommet og der var rig lejlighed til at vise sine uldne sweatre! Faktisk var det jo som at være midt i et modeshow. 

Da vi skulle tilbage med færgen søndag, hang denne kæmpe sorte sky inde over Fanø, og det føltes egentlig som om det var meget godt at tage afsted lige der. 

It was raining quite a bit this weekend. But fortunately mostly when we were indoor! Usually, the weather is nice at Fanø, but fall is really here, and there were plenty of opportunities for people to show off their woolen sweaters! It actually felt like being in the middle of a fashion show. 

When we were taking the ferry back on Sunday, this giant, black cloud hung over Fanø, and it actually felt like it was a very perfect time to leave right there. 

I kan sikkert læse mere og bedre om Fanø hos andre som var der. Det var sådan en dejlig weekend! Jeg havde glemt hvor mange tilbud der er og det var faktisk skønt bare at købe garn. Så jeg købte garn. 

En hel del, som I kan se! Jeg ved ikke hvad jeg er mest glad for, om det er de store nøgler Noro garn eller det regnbuefarvede strømpegarn med guldglimmer!

Jeg købte også den fineste vase med strikkemønster OG noget Fanø øl. Det var en dejlig festival. 

You can probably read more and better written stories about Fanø from other people who went. It was such a lovely weekend! I forgot how many great offers you can find, and how lovely it is to just buy yarn. So I bought yarn! Quite a lot, as you can see! I don't know what I love the most - if it's the giant Noro skeins or the rainbow colored sock yarn with golden sparckle!

I also bought the beautiful vase with knitted pattern AND some Fanø beer. It was lovely festival. 

Søde sæler / Cute seals

På Fanø er der sæler som troligt ligger på en lille sandbanke lige udenfor havnen, hvor man kan se dem så fint. Min veninde syntes de er så nuttede! Og ja - det er de da på afstand, men jeg er ikke sikker på jeg ville have dem alt for tæt på. Med fiskeånde og alting. Dagens opskrift er på den mindste lille søde sæl. Hel uden fiskeånde!
 

On Fanø, there are seals that always lie on a tiny sandbar right outside of the harbor, where they are fully visible. My friend did think they are so cute! And yes - I guess they are cute from a distance, but I'm not convinced that I would love to get close to them. With their fish-breatch and all. Today's pattern is for the tiniest, cute seal. Guaranteed no fish-breath!

Haruni

En af mine kolleger skal snart forsvare sin ph.d., og hun har MEGET tydeligt givet til kende at hun da mægtig gerne vil have et sjal ved en så stor begivenhed!

Det er jo lidt svært at sige noget imod. Vi arbejder i samme team, og hvis ikke det her er grund til et sjal, ved jeg snart ikke hvad der er. 

Jeg fandt tilfældigvis dette garn i skabet (det er sådan et dejligt skab! Fyldt med overraskelser!) og valgte efter lidt funderinger at strikke et Haruni sjal. Det er ret enkelt, det er utroligt smukt og så er det så smart at man strikker halvdelen af garnet og så ved man, at man skal strikke bort når man er kommet så langt. Det bliver dejligt når det bliver færdigt!

One of my colleagues is having her ph.d. defense soon, and she has been VERY clear about her really wanting to receive a shawl at this great event!

It's kind of hard to oppose to this. We work in the same team, and if this is not enough reason to make a shawl, then I don't really know what is!

I happened to find this yarn in my closet (such a lovely closet! Filled with surprises!) and after thinking a bit, I chose to knit a Haruni shawl. It's quite simple, it's so beautiful and then it's so cleverly designed that you knit half of the yarn, and then you know that it's time for the edge when you've come that far. It will be so lovely when it's done!

Ikke alt for afslørende / Not too revealing

Min ældste niece har snart fødselsdag, og her er hendes strømper!

Hun skal helst blive overrasket når hun får dem, og det er jo altid lidt svært at tage billeder hvor man ikke kan se en pind af det der er vigtigt! Jeg kan afsløre, at det er dejlig Arwetta. Og at hælene er i denne flotte, grønne farve. 

Uh - det er spændende!!!!!

My oldest niece's birthday is coming up soon, and here are her socks!

I want her to be surprised when she gets them, and it's always so difficult taking photos where it's impossible to see anything of what is really important! I can reveal that they are made in lovely Arwetta. And that the heels are this beautiful, green color. 

Wow - this is so exciting!!!!!!!

Göteborg. Igen. / Gothenburg. Again.

I dag bliver en meget lang rejsedag. Jeg skal først til Göteborg, og så skal jeg til Fanø. Det er bare ikke to destinationer som hænger bare en lille smule sammen! Det bliver sådan 10 timers togrejse i løbet af dagen, og jeg er meget spændt på om jeg skal nå at gå mine 10.000 skridt, faktisk. 

Jeg gider IKKE gå til stationen for at nå toget kl. 05.37, dog. Så meget er sikkert. Det er nok også ret heldigt at jeg faktisk kan lide at køre tog!

Today will be a very long day, travel-wise. First, I'll go to Gothenburg, and then to Fanø. Those two destinations just don't connect just a tiny little bit! It will be about 10 hours sitting on a train in one day, and I'm quite excited how I will be able to walk my 10,000 steps, to be honest. 

I do NOT want to walk to the station to catch the train at 5.37 a.m. That's for sure. I guess it's also really lucky that I like train-rides!

For at det ikke skal være løgn var jeg i Göteborg i tirsdags. Sådan en endagstur. Jeg fik gået en dejlig tur efter mit møde og kom ned til havnen hvor det var lidt mere blæsende end sidst jeg var der. Men stadig fint! Tror engang jeg vil tage en tur med en af bådene!

Min computer kommer ikke med denne gang, så bloggen er opdateret på forhånd. Der skal nok komme noget om Fanø når jeg kommer hjem. Det bliver sjovt at komme derover igen!

You might think I'm kidding, but I actually went to Gothenburg this Tuesday also. A one-day-trip. I took a really nice walk after my meeting and went to the harbor that was quite a bit more windy than last time I was there. But still pretty! I really felt like going on one of the boats!

My computer is not going to join me this time, so the blog posts were written beforehand. You'll get to hear so much about Fanø when I get home, though. Will be fun to go to Fanø again!

Dejlige gaver / Lovely gifts

Jeg har sådan lyst til at vise jer mine gaver! De var rigtig fine i år. Jeg fik ikke noget jeg specifikt havde ønsket mig, men alle gaver var alligevel præcis hvad jeg ikke vidste jeg ønskede mig. Det kan jo ikke blive bedre!

Jeg fik en fin kurv med G&T og lækre pærer fra min nevø nummer 3 og familie. (Det er med at holde tungen lige i munden hvis der skal være nogen som helst forskel på alle nevøcerne!)

I really want to show you my presents! They were really wonderful this year. I didn't get the exact things I wished for, but still all presents were exactly what I didn't know I actually wanted. It doesn't get any better than this!

I had a really beautiful basket with G&T and delicious pears from my third nephew and family. (I really need to focus when adding the right number to my nephews and nieces!)

Fra min bror og svigerinde fik jeg det fineste strikkekit fra Marianne Isager butikken i Tind. Med skrappe ordrer om at jeg først må åbne posen når jeg har strikket den sweater jeg fik sidste år. Jeg er kommet så langt som til at tænke på hvor lækker den bliver, den fra sidste år! 

Der var også æg i mange farver fra deres (søde) høns og hjemmelavede lækkerier på glas. 

My brother and sister-in-law gave me a really beautiful knitting kit from the Isager shop in Tind. With strict order not to open the bag until I knit the sweater I got from them last year. I've actually been thinking about how lovely it will turn out, the sweater from last year!

I also had many-colored eggs from there (cute) chickens and homemade goods in the jars. 

Min ældste niece havde købt flotte lys og de fineste øreringe med isvafler! Jeg fik faktisk også børnestrikkepinde og en saks som ikke kom med her. Øreringene har jeg allerede haft på. De er perfekte!

My oldest niece found these beautiful candles and really lovely earrings with ice cream! I actually also got some knitting needles for kids and scissors that didn't made it with a photo. I wore the earrings already. They are perfect!

Fra min fjerde nevø & Co. fik jeg et gavekort til La Glace. La Glace! What's not to like? Skal vist spise mange grøntsager i nogle dage inden jeg skal derind.....

My fourth nephew & Co. gave me a gift card for La Glace. La Glace! What's not to like? I guess I'll have to eat a lot of vegetables for some days before going there.......

Min tredje niece og hendes kæreste havde købt det virkelig fine krus med mumitroldenes hus! Det sværeste bliver jo nok at finde ud af hvad jeg skal gøre med taget. Det er jo næsten synd at bare smide det ud!

My third niece and her boyfriend bought this really pretty mug with the house of the moomis! The hardest thing will be to decide what to do with the roof. Seems like such a shame just throwing it out in the trash!

Min ældste bror og hans kæreste havde købt en bog om/med dronning Margrethe. Igen - jeg elsker dronningen og jeg elsker historie. Tror faktisk den bliver en del lettere at læse end den Thomas Lynley bog jeg er gået i stå i. Igen. 

My oldest brother and his girlfriend bought a book about/with our queen Margrethe. Again - I just love the queen and I love history! I do think it will so much easier to read than the Thomas Lynley book I just stopped reading. Again. 

Min anden nevø gav mig et gavekort til café. Som kan kombineres med en tur i biografen. Han stiller selvfølgelig gerne op som ledsager, og jeg kan nærmest ikke tænke mig nogen bedre at følges med. Han er det bedste selskab!

My second nephew gave me a gift card for a café. That could be combined with going to the movies. He is willing to come as my companion, and I can hardly think of anyone to go with. He is just the best kind of company!

Min søster og familien fik lige overrasket mig big-time, da de faktisk havde fået et gavekort med til Operaen! Det bliver Mozart i februar. Også med medfølgende selskab - min ældste nevøs kone som spiller klassisk musik og rent faktisk vil nyde Mozart. Det vil jeg også. Tror lige jeg skal have øvet på Cosi Fan Tutte! Er ikke sikker på jeg lige har hørt den. Men elsker Mozart! Og det er alt for længe siden jeg har været i Operaen. 

My sister and her family really surprised me big-time, since they actually also gave me a gift card for the Opera! For Mozart in February. This also comes with company - my oldest nephew's wife, who plays classical music and who will actually enjoy Mozart. So will I. But I do think I need to practice Cosi Fan Tutte! I'm not sure I ever listened to it. But I love Mozart! And it feels like forever since I went to the Opera. 

Sidst, men ikke mindst: Fra min ældste nevø, som er far til de to søde piger her (og fra deres mor, som nok er hovedansvarlig for gaven hvis jeg kender hende ret) fik jeg en bog med virkelig søde billeder af tøserne. Fra pigerne selv fik jeg en fin, hjemmemalet konkylie og en lige så fin hjemmemalet sten. 

Nu spekulerer I så måske over hvad jeg HAVDE ønsket mig? Et billede af alle børnene (der manglede desværre to, men billedet fik jeg jo!), havestole (ikke at jeg mangler - ville bare gerne have nogle der var en smule dyrere end 70 kr) og flere mærker at sy på tøjet. Mærkerne har jeg så købt selv. Jeg opdagede at der sad en QR kode nede i hjørnet, og når jeg skannede den kom jeg lige ind på hjemmesiden og kunne bestille flere. Hvor nemt kan det lige være? Og helt ærligt? Jeg fik meget bedre ting end havestole. 

Last, but not least: From my oldest nephew, who is the father of these two cute girls here (and from their mother, whom I guess is actually responsible for this gift, if I know her at all) I had a book of really nice photos of the girls. The girls also gave my a pretty, hand-painted conch shell and stone. 

So now you might be wondering what was actually on my wish-list? A photo of all the kids (we missed two of them, but I got a phot!), garden chairs (not that I really need them - just wanted some that cost a little bit more than 12 dollars) and more of the labels to sew on clothes. So I bought the labels myself. I discovered a QR code in the corner, and when I scanned it, it sent me straight to the webpage so I could order more. How easy can it actually be? And honestly? My gifts were really loads better than chairs for the garden. 

Jeg elsker de børn! / I love those kids!

 

Fødselsdag / Birthday

Det var en ret vild dag i søndags! Det er ikke sådan helt let at gøre klar til 21 gæster, men det lykkedes da! Jeg havde nogle timer om dagen hvor jeg lavede lagkager (som blev vildt gode!) og desuden bagte boller og en kagekone. Altså - 2 lagkager til 22 mennesker - hvordan skal der ellers være nok? Det blev nogle timer hvor jeg løb op og ned ad trapperne og løb rundt om mig selv i små cirkler. Men klar blev jeg da, sådan et kvarter efter gæsterne skulle komme, og jeg lykkedes også med at undgå at bide hovedet af dem der kom alt for tidligt. (Jeg kan virkelig ikke lide sådan en opførsel! Som tak blev de sat i arbejde......)

This Sunday was crazy! It's not that easy preparing for 21 visitors, but I managed somehow! I had some hours during the day when I made the layer cakes (that turned out SO good!) and baked buns and a cake-lady. Because. You know - 2 layer cakes for 22 people - how else would there be enough? It turned out as a few hours of me running up and down the stairs and running around in small circles. But I did get ready, about 15 minutes after the guests were supposed to be there, and I managed to not bite of the heads of those who came far too early. (I really don't like that kind of behavior! To make up for it, they were put to work.....)

Det lykkedes mig at skaffe siddepladser til alle! Ude eller inde. Alle fik kage, alle snakkede og hyggede sig, og der blev drukket temmelig meget kaffe. Efter 5 hele kander gav jeg faktisk op, men jeg håber de fleste fik slukket tørsten!

Aftensmaden havde jeg bestilt udefra. Virkelig god ide! For så nåede jeg også at hygge mig og åbne gaver. 

Somehow, there were seats for everybody! Outside or indoor. Everybody had cake, everybody chatted and had a nice time, and they drank so much coffee. After 5 full pots of coffee, I actually gave up, but I do hope most of them felt like they had enough! 

I ordered the dinner from a catering. Great idea! Because then I also managed to hang out with my guests and open the presents. 

Gaverne må I lige vente med at se, dog. 

Min plan med kælderen lykkedes ret godt, og jeg tror virkelig de hyggede sig, mens de fortærede en del chips og slik. Vi voksne havde tid til at snakke, og jeg tror virkelig børnene vil huske at det var sjovt med film i kælderen!

So you'll see the presents some other time. 

My basement plan succeeded quite well. and I do think they really had a nice time, while they ate quite a pile of chips and candy. We grown-ups had time to talk, and I really do think the kids will remember how fun it was watching a movie in the basement!

Der var også legetøj på første sal, og at dømme efter kaosset, gik det også rigtig godt. 

Jeg må bare sige at det var et stort arbejde, men en VILDT dejlig dag! Tænk, at kunne samle så meget familie som bare kan hygge sig sammen. Det er da en gave i sig selv!

I also placed some toys upstairs, and judging by the chaos, it also went really well. 

I just have to say that it was such a huge work, but a WONDERFUL day! Imagine being able to gather this many people who can just hang out and enjoy. That is actually a gift!

Fødselsdag! / Birthday!

Så i går var det min fødselsdag. Ikke supergodt forberedt, for jeg burde jo have lavet denne her! En fødselsdagsbarnsbadge så man kan se hvem der fylder år. HVIS man skulle være i tvivl! Mønsteret er dette her. 
 

So yesterday was my birthday. Not really that well planned, because I ought to have made this! A birthdaygirlbadge to show people whose birthday it is! IF anyone had any doubts. The pattern is this one. 

Gæster / Guests

I går fik jeg så gæster. De kom ind i kælderen og fortsatte hele vejen op på første sal, inden de havnede i stuen og fik øje på kjolerne. De blev meget glade! Kjolerne passede fint, og de havde dem på HELE dagen. De er såmænd også på i dag. 

På billedet spiste vi is på Flyvergrillen. Elsker altså at bo i nærheden af den!

So yesterday I had guests. They entered through the basement and continued all the way to the first floor before they ended up in the living room and saw the dresses. They were so happy! The dresses fit nicely, and they wore them ALL day. They are even in the dresses today!

In the photo, we had ice cream at Flyvergrillen. I love living near that place!

Deres lillebror fik lov at ligge på et tæppe på græsset. DET var han ikke tilfreds med! Selv om han ikke kan kravle gik det i fuld fart ud over stepperne. Jeg skulle finde sjalsmønster, men så begyndte han at spise bogen. Han er simpelthen så sød!

I dag er de taget på besøg, mens jeg gør klar til det helt store rykind. Det bliver spændende! Håber, jeg når det hele. 

Their baby brother got to lie on a blanket on the grass. He was NOT happy with that! Although he can't crawl yet, he quickly escaped. I needed to find a pattern for a shawl, but then he started eating the book. He is so cute!

Today, they went visiting their uncle, while I'm preparing for all the guests. Will be so much fun! I do hope I manage to fix everything. 

Work hard, play harder

Det er ikke helt nemt at få syet når man også skal arbejde. Jeg kommer som regel sent hjem, og lige denne uge har ikke været meget bedre. Men jeg har siddet nogle aftener for at få syet af det meget lyserøde og lilla Paw Patrol, og er faktisk blevet færdig!

Hundenes motto er åbenbart "Work hard, play harder", for det står bare over det hele! Egentlig et godt motto. 

It's not that easy getting to sew stuff when you also have to work. Most often, I get home late, and this week hasn't been any different. But I've spent some evenings sewing most of the pink and purple Paw Patrol fabric, and I actually got done! 

The dogs motto is apparently "Work hard, play harder", because it's written all over! It's actually quite a good motto. 

Kjolemønsteret har jeg efterhånden brugt nogle gange. Det er rimelig hurtigt og nemt at sy, og det bliver rigtig fint. Elastikkerne i kanterne gør lige noget ekstra! Så selv i dette stof ser det faktisk fint ud!

Så her er de. Pigerne kommer snart med resten af deres familie. Jeg glæder mig til at give dem kjolerne! Tror nok lige de bliver glade. 

The dress pattern is something I've used quite a few times. It's quite fast and easy to sew, and it turns out really pretty. The elastic bands in the edges makes them look so nice! Even this fabric looks nice!

So here they are. The girls will be here soon with their family. I'm looking forward to giving them the dresses! I think they will get very happy. 

Blandede følelser / Mixed feelings

Jeg købte jo stof i USA, blandt andet med Paw Patrol, som en del børn elsker. Tror ikke mange voksne er helt så positive, faktisk. 

Nå. Men jeg kender to små piger som elsker dem! Så nu prøver jeg at få syet de her kjoler inden weekenden. Deres forældre bliver knap så begejstrede, vil jeg tro, men altså. Det overlever de nok. 

So I bought fabric in the US, some of it with Paw Patrol that many kids love. I don't think many adults are quite as positive, actually. 

Well. So I know these two little girls who love them! So I'll try get these dresses done before the weekend. Their parents will not be that happy, I guess, but you know. They'll survive.

21

I sommerferien da jeg havde min nevø var med i Flensborg, kom vi jo tilfældigvis ind i en garnbutik (host). Han valgte selv et nøgle garn til fødselsdagsstrømper. Farverne er inspireret af Van Gogh. 

Det kan vel nærmest ikke blive nemmere at lave strømper til nogen? Altså, lige bortset fra at de jo skulle strikkes......

Strømperne er næsten helt ens, men fik lige lidt forskellig farve på tåen. Desværre. Jeg slog 72 masker op og strikkede standard rib. De vejer 85 gram og passer til cirka str 43 vil jeg tro. Nu er de på vej til USA - jeg håber, de når frem til tiden og at han kan lide dem!

This summer, when my nephew came with me to Flensburg, we accidentally went into a yarn shop (cough). He picked a skein of yarn for his birthday socks himself. The colors are inspired by Van Gogh. 

Can it be easier to make socks for anyone? Well, apart from the fact that the yarn needs to be knit to turn into socks......

The socks are almost identical, but the toes have different colors. Unfortunately. I cast on 72 stitches and knit standard ribbing. They weigh 85 grams and fit his feet, I think. Now they are on their way to the US - I do hope they will get there in time and that he likes them!

Pludselig var der en blomst mere! / Suddenly, there was another flower!

 

Lidt hyggeligere / A bit more cozy

Jeg prøver jo at forberede mig til at holde fødselsdag, og i weekenden kiggede jeg efter lys som kunne gøre det lidt hyggeligere. Det blev de her fra Bilka. På batteri. 

Min kælder er ikke sådan super hyggelig, og hvis der skal være nogen chance for at nogen skulle få lyst til at gå derned, så kræver det virkelig en indsats! Især hvis jeg skal få nogle børn derned. 

So I'm trying to prepare myself for my birthday, and this weekend, I was looking for lights that could make things a bit more cozy. And found these in a supermarket. Using batteries. 

My basement isn't really super cozy, and if there should be any chance to make someone want to go down there, it really needs something serious! Especially since I want the kids down there. 

Men med de nye lys i loftet og nogle puder ser der sådan her ud. Der skal vist et par puder mere til, men ellers synes jeg faktisk det begynder at se hyggeligt ud! Hvis man så også kan se film og spise chips, så tror jeg faktisk det falder i meget god jord hos de små. Og så har vi andre lidt mere plads i stuen. 

Jeg håber min plan holder! 

But with the new lights under the ceiling and some pillows, it looks like this. I guess it needs a few more pillows, but otherwise, it's beginning to look cozy! So if you can even watch movies and eat chips, I do think the little ones are going to like it. And then the rest of us can have a bit more space in the living room. I do hope my plan works out!

Æbletid / Time for apples

Det er den tid på året hvor man bogstavelig talt risikerer at få et æble i hovedet hvis man går under et træ. Min nabo har f.eks. et æbletræ som deler gavmildt ud på min side af hækken også! Æbler er dejlige, og det er dagens opskrift godt nok også. Et æble i African Flower mønsteret. Altså - HVOR fint er det lige? Mønsteret finder du her. 
 

It's the time of the year where you literally might be hit by an apple if you walk under a tree. My neighbor, for instance, has an apple tree that shares generously on my side of the hedge too! Apples are lovely, and so is today's pattern. An apple in the African Flower pattern. You know - HOW pretty is that? You can find the pattern here. 

Endelig weekend / Finally weekend

I fredags skulle min kollega i Göteborg forsvare sin ph.d. Jeg havde planlagt at komme - både fordi det er festligt, men også fordi man jo ligesom må gøre noget for at styrke samarbejdet mellem forskellige sygehuse og regioner. (Min kollega fra Uppsala havde iøvrigt samme ide!)

Svenske ph.d. forsvar har den uheldige tradition at de starter kl. 09 om morgenen. Man kan vel sige, at min plan om at tage toget derop om morgenen ikke var sådan HELT gennemtænkt! Heldigvis skulle jeg sove i Lund og skulle derfor først med tog 05.22. Desværre havde jeg vagt, så jeg fik ikke sovet helt så meget som jeg havde tænkt..... Man må tage det sure med det søde!

Op kom jeg, og var jo så tidligt med toget at jeg fik den meget smukke solopgang med. 

This Friday, my colleague in Gothenburg was defending his ph.d. I planned to come - both because it's a celebration, but also because you need to actively do stuff to strengthen the cooperation between different hospitals and regions. (My colleague from Uppsala had the same idea, by the way!)

Swedish ph.d. defenses have this very unlucky habit of starting at 9 a.m. You could say that my plan of taking the train in the morning wasn't completely thought through! Fortunately, I would be sleeping in Lund, so I only had to catch the 5.22 a.m. train. Unfortunately, I was on call, so I didn't get to sleep as much as I hoped..... Life is both the good and bad stuff!

Up I came, and since I was so early on the train, I even caught the very beautiful sunrise. 

I Göteborg kom næste problem så. Jeg kan ALDRIG huske hvilken sporvogn som er den rigtige! De der rejse-apps var ingen hjælp. Der stod bare at jeg skulle med "sort". Sort HVAD??????

Til sidst kapitulerede jeg og spurgte en venlig dame som gav mig det rigtige sporvognsnummer så jeg kunne komme af sted. I sporvognen skrev vore søde fysioterapeut til mig, om "jeg var på plads"? 

I kan nok regne ud, at jeg var virkelig glad da jeg ikke bare kom til sygehuset, men fandt vej hele vejen rundt om det "voksne" sygehus så jeg fandt det her. Endnu mere glad da jeg så en som jeg kendte, og allermest glad da jeg nåede på plads sådan 10 sekunder inden det gik i gang. 

Derfra gik alting godt og jeg nåede ret langt på min strømpe. 

In Gothenburg, I face the next problem. I can NEVER remember which tram is the right one. The travel-apps were no help. They just said that I had to take "black". Black WHAT????????

In the end I gave up and asked a nice lady who gave me the right tram number so I could get on my way. While on the tram, our very kind physiotherapist wrote me to ask if "I found my seat"?

As you might have guessed, I was really happy when I not only arrived at the hospital, but even found my way all around the "adult" hospital to find this. Even happier when I saw someone I knew, but most happy when I actually sat on a seat about 10 seconds before it started. 

Afterwards, everything was smooth, and I got quite far on my sock. 

Jeg havde bestilt hotel nede ved havnen, så det var nemt at være med til festen når man ikke lige skulle hjem igen. Festen blev holdt hjemme - og de fik plads til utroligt mange mennesker i haven at jeg faktisk tænkte at det nok skal gå når jeg selv skal holde fødselsdag næste weekend. 

Det var virkelig en hyggelig aften, og meget fint at vågne næste morgen og gå en tur ned forbi denne udsigt. Det er så fint med alle de gule og orange farver med alt det blå over og under! Der er vist meget fint at se i Göteborg.....

I had a hotel reservation close to the harbor, so it was easy joining the party, not having to go home afterwards. He held the party at home - and they had fixed seats for so incredibly many people in their garden that I thought everything will work out when I have my birthday party next weekend!

It was such a lovely evening, and very nice waking up next morning, taking a stroll to see this view. All the yellow and orange colors look so pretty with all the blue both on top and at the bottom! I guess there is a lot to see in Gothenburg......

Nu nyder jeg så at være hjemme, og prøver at forberede lidt til næste weekend, hvor jeg får 25 gæster, hvis alle kommer som har meldt sig til. Det kunne være ret smart med et ekstra rum, så ikke alle sidder i stuen, så jeg prøver at få ryddet lidt op og fikse lidt i kælderen. Tænker at nogle puder og noget lys kan hjælpe en hel del? 

So now I just enjoy being at home, trying to prepare a bit for next weekend, when I'll have 25 guests, if everybody's coming. It would be nice to have an extra room, just to make sure not everyone's sitting in the living room, so I try tidying and work with the basement. I guess some pillows and lighting will help quite a lot?

Winter is coming

Sommeren har været virkelig lang og varm og fyldt med strømper! Eller andre ting til alle mulige andre. Nu er det endelig ved at blive lidt koldere, så jeg er begyndt at strikke på min sweater igen. Er snart igennem halvdelen af det lyse garn. Tænker jeg skal strikke ærmerne først når jeg starter på det næste nøgle, bare for at være sikker på at der er nok. 

Det er altid det spændende ved at strikke oppefra og ned. Er der nok til at kroppen bliver så lang som jeg gerne vil?

The summer has been really long and warm and filled with socks! Or other stuff for a lot of other people. So now when it's getting a bit colder, I started knitting on my sweater again. I've almost used half of the light colored yarn. When I start the next skein, I'll probably knit the sleeves first, just to be entirely sure that I have enough. 

It's always a bit exciting knitting top-down. Will there be enough yarn for the body to be as long as I would like it to?

Noget dansk / Something Danish

I dag skal jeg til ph.d. forsvar. I Gøteborg. Lidt langt at køre, men altså - det bliver spændende!

Jeg ville gerne købe noget dansk som gave, og det endte altså med det her. Meningen med hoptimister er vel stadig svær at finde, ud over at man bliver glad, ikke? Meningen med lakridserne er jo nem. De er så gode! Håber, han kan lide det. 

Today, I'll see a colleague defending his ph.d. In Gothenburg. A bit far, but it will be fun!

I wanted to buy something very Danish, and this is what I ended up with. The point of hoptimists is hard to find, I guess, apart from making you happy, right? The point of licorice is easy. They taste so good! I do hope he will like it. 

Sidste morgen / Last morning

Det sidste år har jeg haft en dansk kollega. Altid sød og positiv, og alle i teamet har elsket hende. Vi har fulgtes i toget om morgenen, og i går var så sidste morgen. Hvor hun havde købt en gave til mig! Helt forkert, jo. HELT forkert!

Den lysende enhjørningekuglepen er fantastisk. Det er altså skønt at være børnelæge så det ligesom er normalt at have og bruge sådan nogle ting!

This past year, I had a Danish colleague. Always nice and positive, and everybody just loves her. We have been going on the same train every morning, and yesterday was the last morning. She bought a gift for me! Totally not the plan. TOTALLY wrong!

The unicorn-pen with light is amazing. I love being a pediatrician and the fact that it's kind of normal to have an use stuff like that!

Hun havde hjemmelavet brunsviger med. Altså - rigtig fynsk brunsviger! 

She brought home-baked "brunsviger". The best kind from Funen!

Jeg fik noget virkelig forfærdeligt garn. Til skrubbesvampe. Sjældent har jeg haft noget så kunstigt og skinnende....

I had some really horrible yarn. For kitchen sponges. I have rarely seen anything this artificial and shining.....

Jeg fik også noget virkelig klamt slik. Elsker især øjnene!

I also had some really yucky candy. The eyes are my favorite!

Hun har kigget på min strømpestrikning i toget et helt år, så jeg fik også et fint krus. 

Nu kommer hele teamet så til at savne hende i meget lang tid. Og mine medrejsende får nogle meget mere stille togture om morgenen når ikke vi sidder der og snakker! Højt!

On the train, she has been watching my sock knitting, so I also had this pretty mug. 

So now the entire team will miss her for a very long time. And my fellow travellers will have some very quiet train rides in the morning, when we're not talking all the time! Loud!