Moon and Pantheon as seen from my hotel room last night.
Magic.

night night .

Tomorrow is a busy day too as I'll be helping the Prof and Johanna move into their new flat.

Fireworks greet me on my return home

Awwww they shouldn't have gone to so much trouble I've only gone 4 days.

Actually was Sundbyberg's annual street party tonight and I just caught the finale through my kitchen window.

So, what's been happening in Blogland in my absence ?
I can see 100 + messages so it will take me a while to catch up.
Anyway , I'm " unpacking 4 bright and sunny fabulous days in Paris. So lucky with the weather and everything else .

DRAMA on arrival at Charles De Gaule Airport !!
We're all waiting to cliamn our luggage and ofr half an hour or so we here " Would Madame Simon please collect her luggage ..."
Well Madame Simon obviously didn't and the next thing we know , security guards prevent me and others from leaving. We are cordonned off just metres from the exit. Lifts are locked while men in suits with walkie talkies strut around organising things.
This goes on for 40 minutes or so after which we hear a loud BOOM !

Turns out that the afore mentioned suitcase has been blown up ! We are free to go. I pass the remains on my way out and asked the guard if it was a bomb." Oh no , he replies , if it had been , we'd all have been blown up ",

I can't see the logic in ´blowing up a suspected bomb.

Later someone explains to me that they were probably IMPLODING and this rendering it harmless ???

Well well .. it all made for an exciting arrival.

Nice to be back in Blogland .

X

Good morning Bloggers in Blogland
I'm off to gay PAris for a few days , back late Thursday.
May not be on line - so read you later.

Love and hugs
X

Feeling dreamy.
Abstract mood.
Hard to write when I feel like this.

Was in town earlier .. typical Saturday .. tons of people enjpying shopping i.e. retail therapy ,

Centre of town has changed. I haven't been for a while .. and it's all changed. Debenhams is gone . PUB ( a department store ) is being given a makeover and will be just fashion . So many clothes shops in the centre . clothes and shoes . That's it . All tacky too.

I was looking for nice tea- towels and cloth napkins, as part of small pressie for Lina . You'd think that would be easy enough Oh no

There are some ghastly patterns around

Finally found some terracotta red linen napkins that I thought would go well in Lina's new yellow kitchen. Hope she likes them.

Also bought her some loose Earl Grey Green tea from special tea shop.Maybe I'll make her some gingernut biscuits to go with the tea.

Have started to pack and of course going round in circles. What to wear ? It has been raining a lot in Paris and colder than here. Layers is the answer, I think.

I've also bought some wonderful lavender bubble bath . I don't have a bath tub at home , but there will be a bath in my hotel and at Lina's HUrrrraaaaaay ! I love staying at hotels when I have a room with a bath . I shall be bathing 3 times a day .
-morning soak to wake up
- afternoon soak before nap
- evening soak before bed

fantastico !! It will be luverly
Night night blogland .. off to moonbathe now .. have a fabulous evening wherever you are peace

She's here tonjght, and almost full
Glorious moon.
Still here , and rising higher

Just a few words before bed. Haven't seen the moon for weeks . Where the heck is she ? It's not that cloudy. I've looked and looked :8

My pedometre ( sp?) the little gadget that is supposed to count your steps cheats . It does not register every step I take.

8972 steps today ...that's it .. and I've walked and walked. Not fair. I've just paced around the room- 30 paces and it's not registered 30 .. it's much less. Maybe you need to walk with a bounce and take huge strides. 8991. I'm going to call that at least 10,000.

Night night
X

Not this particular fly in the picture , but the one that was around last night. Cheeky little fecker kept landing on me while I was typing . Would not leave me alone.So insistant.

It was there even when I went to bed.
Followed me into my bedroom.
Followed me into the bathroom when I got up in the middle of the night.

Getting back to sleep was difficult and almost impossible as the damn thing kept landing on my face, arm, nose ...a most insistant fly it was.

In the end I got up and opened the balcony door and by this time it was already light so it must have found it's way out , because it is gone now

THE END

Feeling restless to day .

Have a long list of things to do when I would rather BE .. simply BE.
Butterflies in my stomach.
Well .. I get like this before a trip .
Just two days now.

I've found my passport good thing.
Also some eauros from last trip abroad.

Must go to the library to print out electronic ticket , though someone told me all you need is the booking code ,Is that true ?
Anyway , I'll feel better with paper ticket in my hand.

Flight is a morning flight. Don't know if local transport will get me there in time. Maybe I need to book a taxi to where the airport bus stops.

Lovely sunny day.
Wonder what the weather will be like in Paris?
Maarja , who was there last week said it was colder than Stockholm.

Layers. The solution to everything. Don't want to take too much. Will pack tonight.

All for now.
Happy Friday everyone

Fleet of one hundred UFOs hovers above Sacramento
(USA)

http://alcuinbramerton.blogspot.com/2007/07/fleet-of-one-hundred-ufos-hovers-above.html

On Sunday 22nd July 2007, in broad daylight at
1.58pm Pacific Daylight Time, a fleet of one
hundred UFOs was observed to be hovering at an altitude
of two thousand feet above Roseville,
Sacramento, California (USA). The fleet was in an ordered
formation of two lines. They were close enough to
the ground to be seen reflecting the sunlight.
The initial report came from Dr Richard Boylan and
Army Sergeant Justin Johnson. It was posted on
several reliable alternative news sites around the
web - for example here and here. Why isn't this
100-craft sighting being reported by the local
Californian media? It would seem to be the most
important UFO manifestation in America since the
Phoenix lights in 1997.

UFO Sightings Bring Town of Stratford, England to
a Standstillhttp://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470579&in_page_id=1770

www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=470579&in_page_id=1770

A crowd of 100 stunned stargazers brought a town
centre to a standstill when five mysterious UFOs
were spotted hovering in the sky. Drinkers
spilled out of pubs, motorists stopped to gawp and
camera phones were aimed upwards as the five orbs, in
a seeming formation, hovered above
Stratford-Upon-Avon for half an hour. The unidentified flying
objects lit up the otherwise clear night sky
above Shakespeare's birthplace in Warwickshire on
Saturday. Hillary Potter from The British Earth
Aerial Mystery Society (BEAMS) said they were being
inundated with similar calls from across the
country but said it was rare for such phenomena to be
witnessed by so many people. She said: "Such
incidents have been on the increase recently. There
are reports at the moment coming in from all over
the country. "We've had many reports of people
seeing quite large unidentified objects in the
skies. It's not going away, It seems these incidents
are becoming more bold. "People don't know what
to do when they witness such sights and that's
what we're here for. We take the reports very
seriously."

So.. anyone in BLogland seen them ?

Moi ?Not seen them .. but.... I've felt them

Thanks sweetladyjane

http://www.blog.co.uk/user/sweetladyjane

The Prof and I loved this book

" Where the Wild Things Are " by Maurice Sendak

Aren't the illustrations fabulous ?

The Story
However, after more the 40 years, what keeps Where the Wild Things Are popular is not the impact of the book on the field of children's literature, it is the impact of the story and the illustrations on young readers. The plot of the book is based on the fantasy (and real) consequences of a little boy's mischief. One night Max dresses up in his wolf suit and does all kinds of things he shouldn't, like chasing the dog with a fork. His mother scolds him and calls him a "WILD THING!" Max is so mad he shouts back, "I'LL EAT YOU UP!" As a result, his mother sends him to his bedroom without any supper.
Max's imagination transforms his bedroom into an extraordinary setting, with a forest and an ocean and a little boat that Max sails in until he comes to a land full of "wild things." Although they look and sound very fierce, Max is able to tame them with a single glance. They all realize Max is "..the most wild thing of all" and make him their king. Max and the wild things have a fine time creating a rumpus until Max begins to want to be "…where someone loved him best of all." Max's fantasy ends when he smells his dinner. Despite the wild things' protests, Max sails back to his own room where he finds his supper waiting for him.

It was nice listening to Maria Callas just then and Joan Baez

Joan Baez by Lifes_Lessons in Life's Lessons (lifeslessons.blog.co.uk )

'A Hard Rain' a little earlier in life 'With God on Our Side'

Clean sheets on my bed.

Heading for the shower now and then off to dreamland.

Wonder what will be on tonight IT's always a surprise.

Om mani padme hum

Om shanti , shanti, shanti , ommmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm !

and Maria Callas singing MOn Coeur S'ouvre a ta voix

Steve ( http://stevep68.blog.co.uk ) asked for 3 songs that evoke memories. One of my 3 is this aria from Samson and Delilah

Mon Coeur S'ouvre A Ta Voix

Click here ( hope the link works )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz9dVX_Uu6M

This beautiful aria from Samson and Delila was sung at Ove's funeral. He was only 39 when he died . We all cried buckets.'

This painting ( or rather poster was on my wall in London and stayed with me for several years

The prof's dad had this one :

Only 8:15 and already getting dark.
L'heure blue .
The blue hour.
Dusk.
A 10 minute wait till my train.
A drowsly sort pf magic in the air
Tranquility
A deserted station apart from a man sitting there at the end of the platform.
Waiting
Looking .
Being.
Getting lost in the blue green colours of the trees.
A late summer's evening.

It's a lovely hot and sunny day.

Was woken by the phone at 10am- Monica reporting on her not so hot date. Their first meeting was magic , but this one ..well. " blaaaaaah" . Back into the pond he goes and blessed be.

Have done 4 loads of laundry that must be taken care of later when it all dries. Well done Mira !

Dream last night
I’m trying to catch a small green frog which is somehow connected to a little boy.The little boy appears in a video on a TV screen- somehow proof that there was indeed a little frog. I also see a little green almost plastic -like dragonfly that is flying around and I catch one in order to inspect it closer.

Oprah over breakfast is talking about scams you know .. the " you have ingerited millions " emails from Nigeria and " congratulations you have won the lottery " Some people are really taken in by those .

one of the first things I read when I log on is an Einstein quote on beliefs :

"It is better to believe than to disbelieve; in so doing you bring everything to the realm of possibility."

So. I think it is a case of holding BOTH and always being discerning.

I am also so very grateful for my health.
Thank you thank you thank you .

X

That's it .
I'm off.
Enjoy whatever you are doing and love what you are being

X

Question for gals :

You have decided to get yourself some sexy undies.
What do you get ?

Question for guys :

you have decided to get your gal some sexy undies.
What do you get ? ( based on what you want to see her wearing )

It's been a long and busy day .
Meditation
Laundry
Phone calls
Hairdresser
Meeting with collegue
Grocery shopping
Catching up on blogging.

Rain in the morning - dug out grotty old umbrella as I forgot my nice big one at Gunilla's. Tried to find a nice small one for my trip . No joy. May find one in town when I change my kronor into euros .. better do that tomorrow I leave for Paris bright and early on Monday morning back late Thursday.

Buy new underwear or not
Hmmmmm
It's never on for very long.
Hardly worth it
Spice up existing bra with sequins and feathers ???
hahaha .... funny thought .. where did that come from ?

No.. I'm tired ,
Now is not the time for creative thinking .
Will sleep on things.
Slip into something more comfortable.
Remember to put wet knickers and smalls in tumble drier

Night night Bloggers in Blogland - I hope you are well and happy

Learn to express rather than impress.
Expressing evokes a 'me too' attitude while impressing evokes a 'so what' attitude.
-- E James Rohn

Hmmmmm

Twas Sunny here today , 21C- pleasant autumn temperature. It gets quite cool at night and dark by 9pm . I saw the sunset last night and checked all my clocks beacause I thought they must be wrong . Starts getting dark at 9pm already . Shish !

Saw H. the shrink today.I told him about how I'd expertienced the summer - 2½ months since our last visit and we did some dreamwork. He thinks I am going into a creative phase and starting to leave the old dreams behind. He liked that I was clearing clutter .. got a few brownie points there lol

Also learned that train dreams can signify a one - track mind ; set ways, habits , being restricted to one route,

Flying dreams are a lot better Cars are good too. Make sure you are in the drivers seat

I was advised to have more flying dreams; said it would help me rise in consciousness

sinuses are still blocked after moving dust around . Always the same. Still, it's starting to clear up ,now yellow snot in the morning and drowziness throughout the day - not enough air. Drinking sage tea helps !Feeling very very slepy now ....

Night night Blogland

Where has the morning gone ?
Leaving now to see H the shrink after a summer break of nearly 3 months.
Wonder what will surface

Had fun this morning replyingh to comments. Get carried away . So many topics and thoúghts.

Nose slightly less snotty and blocked.

Brain gets deprived of oxygen While I'm like this.
Not easy

Right .. putting socks on now and I'm all set.

Huggles

X

Forgive me blogger friends in Blogland .
I have sinned today.
Have been off line practically all day.
Have tried to reply to as many posts as possible.
One simply cannot afford to be away for too long, can one ?

Was SHOCKED to find the sun setting and it getting dark already at 9pm .
The balcony door was open and I felt the chill as I woke up from my nap . I 'd fallen asleep.

My nose is blocked again and I can't breathe properly when that happens . I'm sure this is due to the clearing of clutter and moving old dust around. The muccous membranes get irritated and before we know it .. congestion. Stubborn snot So,n after a shower and shampoo, ecided to spend the day outdoors. Huge doses of fresh air knock me out . I was so sleepy when I got home . Sleepy now too. Must away to bed

Enjoy the rest of your weekend
Peace , love and laughter x

ZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz just popped in to say goodnight

drive
Walk
dinner at capri due
opera
drive home
Bed

Hope you are enjoying your Saturday .. love and hugs xxxx