Author: Anna

Hi!

Just a few words today. I am currently working on my book but I needed a break so I write a little something here. I really don´t understand, but you remember that I wrote in Swedish a while ago. That was just to find proper writing in Swedish. Some time ago, and to be honest, it was very difficult to switch between English and Swedish. It is easier now with my writing. Especially when I have a book filled with Swedish words. I only had it in English before, maybe that explains my bad Swedish.

I admire all authors. Now I understand what a great work is behind every book. I will try not to, so to say, overdo my book. But it is difficult to know when to stop. This writing reminds me of studying for different exams. And please don´t tell, I miss candy right now. Glucose makes the brain work faster, but I am trying to reduce sugar. Very difficult.

Yesterday was a very beautiful day so I went for a run in the middle of the day. It was rather warm so I could use a T-shirt. However, I think I have to find some warmer clothes for Hässelbyloppet. Hässle, by the way, is the old name of AstraZeneca. At Hässle time, they invented Omeprazol and the β-blocker Metoprolol. These drugs are today still frequently used in various pharmacological treatment programs. Very stable drugs.

Yesterday evening I went for a course in skin care. Very important to follow what´s happening. To hear the latest. A lot of people think that I am a dermatologist, so I better follow the skin care news.

I feel so boring. But this book is one of my dreams to fulfill. When I read and change, I sometimes cry a little, but I also smile so it really is “a feel good and feel bad book”.

Wishing you a Happy Wednesday!

Anna

Yes, I got inspired by reading recipes last night. Since I write some about Lappland (Västerbotten) I wanted to remind myself of the trip to Tärnaby this summer. Auntie and I had a good dinner at the Hotel in Tärnaby. That is where I bought the Kråkbär marmelade and some of the raindeer meet.

Tonight I had no recipe, just followed what I remember. I have forgotten that the “mandelpotatis” is very sensitive. Mandelpotatis also goes with “surströmming”. But I did not have surströmming tonight. I tried to find the Lappish word for “renskav”. I just write from my memory and that is “panabierko”. It is not spelled right, I guarantee. But, at least, I made a try to find the correct spelling.

Hjortron, or cloudberries, are considered as gold in Lappland. They are very healthy, a lot of vitamins. And a desert without ice-cream is a disaster. However, soon I will not have any more ice-cream since it is getting colder.

I wasn´t going to write anything tonight, but I got very inspired yesterday. It is healthy to to have homemade cooking!

Enjoy your evening!

Anna

Hi! Sunday again. Amazing. I don´t know, but I think I am having PMS so I don´t feel like doing much. I have had a some candy craving which is associated to PMS. Difficult and complicated to be a woman. These estrogens can affect woman’s emotions a lot. Sometimes real environmental effects so I choose to stay at home tonight. Just to relax and write. Hysteria is a very interesting word I will write about another time.

I am actually on three weeks holiday. I saw a magazine today and I got very tempted to travel. But I have to finish my book. Finally.

Writing for me is to create and I need to find inspiration. Recently, I have thought a lot about religion. Last weekend I went to Uppsala and the inspiration I got need to mature before I continue. I don´t know why, but it feels like somebody do not want me to write. However internet freedom, and freedom of speech is part of human rights.

There is a lot going on in the United Nations right now and I really hope freedom is a key question. It should always be. I went to church today as well. Sometimes I feel like listening to what the priest has to say. Today, there was no take home message. Maybe, that is why I feel I need to write something myself.

Cooking.

I have been thinking of why I don´t make my own dinner at home. I have spent hours of my life cooking which I love. The most probable reason why I don´t cook is that I have to eat alone. However, sometimes you just have to start. So, today after church I started to read an old book of cooking from decades ago. It is interesting, very interesting, to follow how the Swedish kitchen has developed. The writing (vide infra) is in Swedish but it is so beautiful so I have to share it with you. The ingredients have changed. The way you prepare your dinner has changed. I love reading it.

Wishing you a relaxing Sunday!

Anna