Posted in beauty, life, nature, random, tagged bloom, flower, flowers, plants, pretty, surprise, unusual on April 30, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Look who happily greeted me when I came home from work* yesterday.
Does anyone know what kind of climbing plant this is?
It is one of the most interesting flowers. The pictures show the double layered long spiky looking parts as blue but they are actually bright purple. I picked this guy up at a grocery store [...]
Posted in life, nature, random, thoughts, tagged burning calories, calories, exercise, fitness, health, my life, OCD, running shoes, sneakers, walking on April 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Some think it’s a pretty freakin’ boring activity that takes too much time for the amount of calories it ultimately burns. However, walking does have some pretty huge benefits. Yeah, yeah. Blah, blah, blah – you’ve heard it a thousand times before, you know walking is good for you, you know you should exercise…..but maybe [...]
Posted in beauty, expat, life, nature, photos, tagged beauty, expat, nature, photo, photography, photos, pictures, seasons, spring, Sweden, walking, winter on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The air here is filled with the aroma of spring and the landscape is diligently following right along as it loyally does each and every season.
Apparently, the trusted Swedes inform me, it’s rare to see these gorgeous sights of spring cropping up in these parts of Sweden so early in the year.
In March of [...]
Posted in beauty, expat, life, nature, photos, travel & adventures, tagged adventure, champoluc, expat, holiday, Italian Alps, Italy, life, Monterosa Ski, mountains, my life, nature, photography, photos, pictures, ski, skiing, snow, Travel, trip, vacation, valentines day, winter on March 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Wow….What an amazing trip!
Italy for Valentines Day? Yup. A ski holiday I would have only dreamt about last year. Truly a one of a kind gift. Thanks Fattie!
Obviously, one of the great benefits of living in Europe is how easily you can hop from country to country. So a quick flight to Milan along [...]
Posted in beauty, life, nature, photos, tagged adventure, Alps, Europe, family, friends, holiday, Italy, life, Love, nature, photography, photos, pictures, romance, skiing, snow, snowboarding, Travel, vacation, valentine, valentines day, valentines day present, winter on February 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
How lucky am I? A trip to Italy!
It was supposed to be a surprise combo Valentines/birthday gift from Fattie but he just couldn’t keep his lips sealed. He spilled it. And I’m thrilled. What a good boy.
Posted in Sweden, life, master cleanse, music, nature, photos, thoughts, tagged affirmations, cleanse, daily journal, detox, detoxification, detoxify, diet, dieting, encouragement, fast, fasting, Food, goal, goal setting, goals, health, journal, law of attraction, lemon, lemonade diet, life, losing weight, master cleanse, master cleanser, me, motivation, musings, New Years Resolutions, not eating, nutrition, organic, personal, personal growth, photography, photos, pics, pictures, positive thinking, positive thoughts, random, resolutions, self development, self improvement, Stanley Burroughs, sunset, Sweden, The Master Cleanse, The Master Cleanser, thinking positively, thoughts, toxins, weight loss on January 11, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I dashed out for a quick walk and was lucky enough to capture some gorgeous pictures of the sun setting over the water. We live on a such a beautiful lake in Sweden. Gratitude overwhelms me everyday. I am truly blessed.
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Day 8 on the master cleanse brings feelings of determination.
There are only 2 1/2 [...]
Posted in lets golf, life, nature, photos, random, tagged Golf, musings, nature, photos, random, snow, thoughts on November 13, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Yup. It’s not even Thanksgiving yet but it snowed here last night. Back home we may get a sprinkling of snow once or twice during the entire winter but certainly not this early. So I bundled up, grabbed my in-laws dog and went for a little stroll this morning. Here are a couple pics I [...]
A city girl from the states falls in love while working her 9-5 in Holland and wakes up to find herself living on a golf course in the Swedish countryside.
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