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I'll do a copy of Ali

4 TV shows I watch:

1. CSI

2. Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

3. CSI New York

4. Criminal Minds

4 Things I have done today

1. Bought some face products on line

2. Worked

3. Bought music on line

4. Been to the gym

4 things I long for

1. My upcoming vacation

2. A good nights sleep

3 Regaining my focus

4 A happy new year

4 things on my wish list

1. A new dining room table

2. A trip to New York

3. This dress

4 Dinner at Mathias Dahlgren

A Woman of very little colour

that would be me. I looked at myself in the mirror the other day and realized that I was dressed in black and grey. This on a Sista' - don't think so. So I made a descision that as of now I will wear a lot more colour every day. So today is my blue day...
Tomorrow, being Friday I think I will go for red or pink.
It's November and the winter is upon us. Dark and cold - I wish there would be snow, that lights up the days a bit.

Looking around my office most people actually wears black. I wonder if it is typical Swedsih to wear black in the winter and white in the summer... Could be worth looking into.

Xmas we are spending in Egypt. Mr S found an All inclusive in Hurghada he liked. I didn't.
I found a hotel in Barcelona I liked. He didn't.
We agreed on a hotel in Luxor - Mr S gets his fix of sun and I get my fix of fine wines and culture- the Sofitel Winter Palace. We both liked it!

They have a "swim up bar" you know a bar in the pool. Mr S spent a day with a friend at a bar like that in Dubai. In the afternoon the staff had to swim out and get them. They were to drunk to swim. I would have loved to see that.
Of all the times I have been drunk out of my head I have only once (1) needed help to get home.
But that time I was totally wasted beyond anything.
Now thinking more about work and less about play - better get back to work.

Take care

Love/E

Song of the day: Just a Dream - Nelly

"I travel

therefore I am"

If you want to be ahead of the rest go to Tel Aviv this year.
According to Lonely Planet Tel Aviv is the third hottest place to travel to in 2011, New York is number 1. Since I was in New York already in 2010 I must be really it?!?!

Honestly, Tel Aviv doesn't really do it for me. I'd rather go to Tangier wich is number 2 on the list.
I suppose Paris and Rome are totally out.... for me Paris and Rome always works.

This Xmas Mr S wants to go all inclusive in Egypt and I want to spend a cava drench Xmas at a design hotel in Barcelona or a super luxorious long week end at the Hassler in Rome. They offer a harp concert. I have never heard a harp concert live - how cool wouldn't that be?!?!
And they serve 5 o'clock tea. I have already decided to wear my pink Prada cashmere sweater and black pants, while I sip a cup of Earl Grey and read a book.
I would spend all 3 days in this glorious hotel and never leave, unless to visit my lover Salvatore on Via Condotti.

I feel a bit bad about leaving town for Xmas as my parents will be all alone this year. Sis is going to spend Xmas with her boyfriend, his brother and family. I wonder what that'll be like. I'd love to be a fly on that wall during Xmas Eve.

What are your plans?

Take care

Love/E

Song of the day: Hang with me - Robyn

A week end away

Spent a long week end at Södertuna Slott for some good food, relaxation and photo opportunities.

The room we got at first was quite small but Mr S charmed the receptionist so they gave us another room that was lovely. An old fashioned bathtub and a big bed.

The food was really good, got some cooking inspiration for our future dinner parties.

On Saturdat the weather was great so I went out to take some pics. Sweden on a sunny fall day is one of the most beautiful things you can see.

I'm still here

even if it has been a while.

I work (a lot), I go to my tap dancing classes on Sundays and I spend time with husband and friends. That is about what my life is like now. I do enjoy tap dancing, it really hard but a lot of fun.

Work is crazy at the moment - there is always something that has to be done. Ans usually I have to do it. I lost that joy I felt this spring and I am trying to get it back.

Yesterday Mr S and me went to dinner at 19Glas, a lovely restaurant in the old town. It is really a favourite. If I would own a resaurant it should be just like hat one. It is small, only 20something seats and very informal. Graet food at great prices.

Mr S is still on the look out for a house and I tag along. We found one that was really nice, but it is located south of town so it is to far away from everything. I am not really sure if I want to live in a house or not. I love my apartment but I would also like more space... We'll see what happens.

Was invited for dinner at sis' place last week end and met with one guy (or a sad excuse for a guy) who admitted to having voted for SD (Swedish Democratic Party). He was just a pathetic figure, and this was not only because of his political views even before he told I thought he looked like a sad case. I mean this is a guy who sits down with a black woman (me) and a gay guy (D) and happily admits to being an SD supporter. Sometimes I am amazed that the human race has survived this long...

And it is of course a great thing that I am always a cool, calm and collected lady who never looses face ;)

Take care

Love/E

Song of the day: One - U2 feat MJB

A House or not a House

Mr S wants to move and buy a house. I don't.


He wants a garden where he can grow things (potaotes, herbs and berries). I grew sunflowers on our balcony this summer and may I say was very succesful. I had 7 sunflowers growing and blooming. Unfortunately we were away most of July when they where blooming the most but my neighbour enjoyed them very much.


I also have 2 olive trees, no olives though, and 2 poinsettias that are slowly becoming the plants from hell.... They just don't stop growing.





On the upside it means a bigger place to live, possibly two floors, bigger kitchen and a even bigger wordrobe. On the down side a garden, snow showeling, weird neighbours who BBQ and have strange parties, houses are expensive so less money - less shopping - less travelling.


And the location: I refuse to move somewhere where I can't go down town in 10 min or less on the subway.





I admit there is a certain charm in living in a house. I should know I grew up in one but I like living in an apartment.


And if we moved in to a suburban house area we would become the outcasts since don't have kids.
I intend to ends up a fierce old woman living in St Tropez, drinking cosmos for breakfast and driving around my much younger lover and myself in a Maserati.
Mr S will be fine - I'll hire a hot nurse for him ;)

Take care

Love/E

Song of the day: Just the way you are - Bruno Marsh

Back in Blue

So the Allince won, as I hoped but on the down side. the Swedish democrats made it into the Senate.

Sweden is getting colder.

I had hoped that the other parties would have opened up and invited them in to the debates. Monsters bursts in the light of day.

I usually don't endorse violence but some people just bring out the evil side of me.

But we'll see how they act in civilized company - it's not really their scene, is it??!?

On the upside New York was great. Shopping, street life, good food, cool people - loves it!

We took a helicopter ride over Manhattan which was fierce. I saw the WTC/Ground Zero. We actually left on Sept 11th and I spent that day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

I never went to Moma since it is opposite of the Manolo Blahnik store - a girl has to prioritize sometimes.

Now bedtime. I need my beauty sleep

Take care

Love/E

Song of the day: AIn't leaving without you - Jaheim