This picture is just one of many reason Rich is also called Circusboy. Here he's managing to bend his spine the wrong way around while adjusting the spotlights.
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Circusboy/Cirkuspojke
Det ar inte for inte Richard aven gar under namnet circuspojken. Har haller han pa att fixa med sladdarna for spotlightsen.
This picture is just one of many reason Rich is also called Circusboy. Here he's managing to bend his spine the wrong way around while adjusting the spotlights.
This picture is just one of many reason Rich is also called Circusboy. Here he's managing to bend his spine the wrong way around while adjusting the spotlights.
More kitchen/Mera kok
Nu finnd det golv, spotlights under skapen, lister pa plats, ja faktiskt ett helt fungerande kok. Hurra!!! Jag har kopt tre olika sorters testburkar med farg till vaggarna sa det ska utprovas under veckan.
The kitchen has now got a proper floor, spotlights under cupboards and plinth. I've bought three test pots with paint for the walls today, so they will be tried out during the week.
The kitchen has now got a proper floor, spotlights under cupboards and plinth. I've bought three test pots with paint for the walls today, so they will be tried out during the week.
Tuesday, August 22, 2006
Almost done/Nastan klart
Har ar koket! Jag ar sa glad att ha ett fungerande kok igen. Nu ar tom gasen inkopplad till spisen. I tva veckor var vi utan spis och hade bara ugn och riskokare. Men det gick bra det med. Jag ar sa himla glad att ha gas spis igen. Nu ar det bara vaggar, golvet och lite sma detaljer som lister kvar!
Tada! The kitchen! I'm so happy to have a fully functioning kitchen again. For two weeks we only had the oven and the rice boiler, but now the gas is connected. I'm also very pleased to have a gas stove again. So now there's only the walls, the floor and a few other details left!
Chillies
Har ar mina sma chillies! Plantan fick jag av svarmor.
Here's my little chillies! I got the plant from my mother in law.
Here's my little chillies! I got the plant from my mother in law.
Stora paprikor/Big peppers
Jag ar sa stolt over mina fina paprikor! Jag har satt dem fran fro!
I'm so proud of my peppers! I've grown them from seed!
I'm so proud of my peppers! I've grown them from seed!
Skrap/Rubbish
Sa har sag varan gang ut mellan framsidan och baksidan. Har ar hela det gamla koket, alla kartonger fran gamla koket, Richards gamla motorcykel och annat skrap. Pa denna bilden har vi redan tagit bort en hel del, sa vi kunde faktiskt ga har nu. Innan fick vi klattra over allt skrap.
This is how our alley looked before. The entire old kitchen, all the boxes from the new kitchen, Richard's old motorbike and other stuff was kept here. On this picture we've already got rid of some things, before we had to climb over everything to get to the gate.
Efter nagra timmar av barande och slangandes allt i en container sag det ut sa har!
After a few hours of carrying and throwing things into the skip it looked like this!
This is how our alley looked before. The entire old kitchen, all the boxes from the new kitchen, Richard's old motorbike and other stuff was kept here. On this picture we've already got rid of some things, before we had to climb over everything to get to the gate.
Efter nagra timmar av barande och slangandes allt i en container sag det ut sa har!After a few hours of carrying and throwing things into the skip it looked like this!
Fantastisk utsikt over en proppfull container. Rich fick plocka isar motorcykeln for att vi skulle orka fa i den i containern.
Beatutiful view of a full to the limit container. Rich had to take the bike to pieces in order for us to be able to lift it into the skip.
Sunday, August 20, 2006
Problem
Har problem med bloggen ikvall. Den vill inte ladda upp bilder. Tankte visa bilder pa vad vi har gjort i helgen, men det far bli senare i veckan.
Having problems with the blog tonight. I can't upload pictures. Wanted to show what we've been doing this weekend, but I'll have to try later on in the week.
Having problems with the blog tonight. I can't upload pictures. Wanted to show what we've been doing this weekend, but I'll have to try later on in the week.
Tuesday, August 15, 2006
Semester/holiday
Vi har varit pa semester i Sverige i tva veckor. Sol, bad, vanner, familj och god mat och mycket vin. Perfekt!
We have been on holiday in Sweden for two weeks. Sun, warm sea, friends, family, good food and plenty of wine. Perfect!
We have been on holiday in Sweden for two weeks. Sun, warm sea, friends, family, good food and plenty of wine. Perfect!
Monday, July 31, 2006
Petunior 2/Petunias 2
Sa har sag petuniorna ut for ett tag sedan. Och kolla pa dem nu! Jag alskar nar det vaxer och gror. Clematis ar fortfarande patetisk. Vet inte riktigt varfor den inte har vaxt mer.
The petunias looked like this a while ago. And look at them now. I love when things grow and spread! The clematis is still pathetic though. Don't understand why it hasn't grown more.
The petunias looked like this a while ago. And look at them now. I love when things grow and spread! The clematis is still pathetic though. Don't understand why it hasn't grown more.
Bankar/Worktops
Det gar framat!! Titta pa vara fina koksbankar som blev installerade idag! Jag ar helt overlycklig, det kanns som om koket faktiskt kan bli klart nan gang!
It's moving forward! The lovely worktops got put in place today. I'm completely over exited. It finally feels like there's a chance the kitchen might actually be completed one day!
Ahhh...titta vad fint.
Ahh..look how nice it is.
It's moving forward! The lovely worktops got put in place today. I'm completely over exited. It finally feels like there's a chance the kitchen might actually be completed one day!
Ahhh...titta vad fint.
Ahh..look how nice it is.
Tuesday, July 25, 2006
Kriget ar over/War is over
Mina tobaksplantor sag ju ut sahar for ett tag sedan. Det var da jag startade ett snigelkrig.
My tobaccoplants looked like this a while ago if you remeber. That's when I started war agains the slugs.
Jag vann!!! Kolla pa dem nu. Luktar sa gott!!
I won!! Look at them now. They smell so nice!
My tobaccoplants looked like this a while ago if you remeber. That's when I started war agains the slugs.
Jag vann!!! Kolla pa dem nu. Luktar sa gott!!I won!! Look at them now. They smell so nice!
Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Vattna katter/Watering cats
Grasmattan borjar bli ordentligt brun. Det ar supervarmt har! Sa varmt sa att Londons borgmastare har sagt att om det fortatter bli sa har varmt (dvs varmare for varje ar) sa blir de tvungna att stanga tunnelbanan om nagra ar. Ha, ha, ha!!! Typiskt England. Alternativet hade ju varit att faktiskt atgarda problemet med aircondition osv men nada, inga moderniteter har inte. Hursomhelst sa vattnar Rich grasmattan och katterna har.
It's soooo hot here! The lawn has turned all brown. So Rich is watering the lawn. And the cats. Lucky the lawn is so small...
It's soooo hot here! The lawn has turned all brown. So Rich is watering the lawn. And the cats. Lucky the lawn is so small...
Koket del 3/Kitchen part 3
Hurra! Forsta vaggskapet ar pa plats. Det tog en liten evighet att satta dit det, men nu ar det pa plats.
Hurrah!! First wall cupboard in place! It took a bit of an etirnity to get there but now it's in place. Nice and straight.
Den har snygga tapeten tog jag bort i lordags. Den har ett lager av plast, ett lager av skumgummi och tillsist ett lager av papp. Det tog en EVIGHET. Tills Rich akte och kopte en maskin som angar tapeten och sedan var det bara att dra bort. Synd att vi inte kopte den nar vi borjade gora om huset for ett ar sedan......
This lovely wallpaper got removed this weekend. Three layers: 1 plastic 2 some kind of foam 3 paper. It took FOREVER. Until Rich went and got a wallpaper stripper. After that it took about 10 minutes. Shame we didn't get one last year when we started to work on the house.....
Hurrah!! First wall cupboard in place! It took a bit of an etirnity to get there but now it's in place. Nice and straight.
Den har snygga tapeten tog jag bort i lordags. Den har ett lager av plast, ett lager av skumgummi och tillsist ett lager av papp. Det tog en EVIGHET. Tills Rich akte och kopte en maskin som angar tapeten och sedan var det bara att dra bort. Synd att vi inte kopte den nar vi borjade gora om huset for ett ar sedan......This lovely wallpaper got removed this weekend. Three layers: 1 plastic 2 some kind of foam 3 paper. It took FOREVER. Until Rich went and got a wallpaper stripper. After that it took about 10 minutes. Shame we didn't get one last year when we started to work on the house.....
Sunday, July 16, 2006
Failure/Misslyckat
Kommer ni ihag mina planer pa nagon slags sommarang? Ha, ha, det blev inte sa himla lyckat som ni kan se nedan. Far tanka om dar tror jag. Men det far bli ett projekt for nasta sasong.
Do you remember my hopes for some kind of flower meadow? Well, it didn't quite work as you can see below. I'll have to have a re-think and come up with something new. But that will have to wait until next year.
Do you remember my hopes for some kind of flower meadow? Well, it didn't quite work as you can see below. I'll have to have a re-think and come up with something new. But that will have to wait until next year.
Kitchen update 2/Koket del 2
Vi (=Rich, jag och svarforaldrarna) har jobbat pa koket i helgen. Och nu borjar det antligen likna nagot. Alla golvskap ar pa plats!
We (= Rich, me and Richard's parents) have been working on the kitchen this weekend. It's starting to come toghether now. All the base units are in.
Och kolla! Vi har vatten inomhus igen! I tva veckor har vi fatt ga ut pa altanen for att fa vatten. Jag ar a kar i varan nya diskho! Den ar sa fin, och kolla in kranen!
Check it out! We've got water inside again! For two weeks or so we've had to go out on the decking to get water. I love our new sink with its lovely tap!
We (= Rich, me and Richard's parents) have been working on the kitchen this weekend. It's starting to come toghether now. All the base units are in.
Och kolla! Vi har vatten inomhus igen! I tva veckor har vi fatt ga ut pa altanen for att fa vatten. Jag ar a kar i varan nya diskho! Den ar sa fin, och kolla in kranen!Check it out! We've got water inside again! For two weeks or so we've had to go out on the decking to get water. I love our new sink with its lovely tap!
Sunday, July 09, 2006
Landet/Countryside
Vi gick pa en promenad igar kvall for att komma bort fran koks renoveringen ett tag. Sa har idylliskt och lantligt ar det tio minuters promenad fran vart hus.
We went for a little walk last night to get away from the dusty kitchen. This is how idyllic and peaceful it is ten minutes from our house.
We went for a little walk last night to get away from the dusty kitchen. This is how idyllic and peaceful it is ten minutes from our house.
Luktarter/Sweetpeas
Kommer ni ihag luktarterna?
Nu har de vaxt till sig ordentligt och har antligen borjat blomma och lukta gott!!
Do you remeber the sweetpeas?
They've grown a lot since then and have finally started to flower and they smell lovely!
Nu har de vaxt till sig ordentligt och har antligen borjat blomma och lukta gott!!
Do you remeber the sweetpeas?
They've grown a lot since then and have finally started to flower and they smell lovely!
Kitchen update/Koks uppdatering
Sa har har vart kok sett ut i en vecka nu. Spis, diskmaskin och kyl - inget annat. Rich har dragit om ledningar, vatten osv och jag har forsokt fa ner tapeterna (pa en annan vagg som inte ar med pa fotot).
This is what our kitchen has looked like for a week now. Stove, dishwasher and fridge - nothing else. Rich has been sorting out water and electricity etc and I've been tring to get rid of the wallpaper (wallpaper on a wall that's not in the photo).
Men i helgen sa lyckades vi satta in den nya spisen och fa ihop nagra av de nya skapen. Oj, oj vilken stor skillnad.... Det kanns lite som vi aldrig kommer fa ordning har igen.
This weekend we managed to get the new stove in and put some of the new cupboards together. It doesn't look much different in the photo but it's giving me a glimmer of hope that maybe one day it will be finished.
This is what our kitchen has looked like for a week now. Stove, dishwasher and fridge - nothing else. Rich has been sorting out water and electricity etc and I've been tring to get rid of the wallpaper (wallpaper on a wall that's not in the photo).
Men i helgen sa lyckades vi satta in den nya spisen och fa ihop nagra av de nya skapen. Oj, oj vilken stor skillnad.... Det kanns lite som vi aldrig kommer fa ordning har igen.This weekend we managed to get the new stove in and put some of the new cupboards together. It doesn't look much different in the photo but it's giving me a glimmer of hope that maybe one day it will be finished.
Friday, July 07, 2006
Rabatt/Border
Forra helgen bestamde jag mig for att ordna till rabatten pa baksidan. Som ni kan se pa kortet nedan fanns det ju inte direkt nan snygg kant pa rabatten. Sa jag satte igang att grava i det 30 gradiga solskenet. Det var sa varmt!!!
Last weekend I decided to sort out the edges of our border. As you can see below it wasn't particularly sharp looking. So I started to dig in 30 degrees and sunshine. It was so hot!!!
Men det blev valdigt bra! Kolla vad fint! Gravde ner en planka som ska halla kanten skarp och fin.
But it was worth it in the end! Look how nice and tidy it looks now!
Last weekend I decided to sort out the edges of our border. As you can see below it wasn't particularly sharp looking. So I started to dig in 30 degrees and sunshine. It was so hot!!!
Men det blev valdigt bra! Kolla vad fint! Gravde ner en planka som ska halla kanten skarp och fin.But it was worth it in the end! Look how nice and tidy it looks now!
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