Everything dried up well and today I finished the second layer of paint. I also painted the ceiling and the moldings, cursing the lamps in the ceiling for being hard to take down. This is before I painted the ceiling and the moldings. I already love how bright and fresh it suddenly became. While I…
Renovation Day 1
Today I started the renovation of the hallway. Since the walls were wallpapered from before I decided to keep to that. I also recently discovered Non-Woven wallpaper which is very much to my liking. The main difference is that it’s supposed to be edge-to-edge and not overlapping . You roll the glue directly to the…
So I learnt a new thing…
I learnt a new thing this weekend, or rather several new things. By some mystic power things brakes down around me without me even trying. It’s uncanny. My car broke down halfway to the westcoast this weekend and I had to rent a car. Fortunately I manage to drive the car to a mechanic before…
Cotton Pads Baby!
I am on a quest… not the dungeon and dragons kinda thing (although I love it!) but to find out what kind of things I can reduce in my life. Small as well big thing. This time it’s a small everyday kinda thing. Cotton pads. For you guys out there: I can see the big…
Perfect peonies
My favorite flower… a love I also share with the ants who also love these. I absolutely love flowers and has always bought them at the flower shop or at the grocery store. Until… and I know this sounds so stupid… until I found out that you can pick this yourself. Mind blowing isn’t it?!…
Re-use or Recycle?
So… I don’t have any facts for this statement I’m about to make, except that this is what I always heard. Recycling is good but to re-use something is even better. The best thing is to not buy unnecessary things (read: crap). If I would have all the receipts for all the crap I ever…
Look… I made a stick!
In the depths of the garage I found these floor moldings. Probably dated from the early 70’s. It may be sac religious to use the Teak moldings as markings for the various plants, but when the designated ending for them where the dump I decided to give them a second chance. You’ll need: A pen…
Gardening on a small area…
Efter några dagar med möten och konferanser så är jag äntligen hemma med jord under mina naglar. Idag planterade jag potatis, dill, koriander, persilja, gräslök och sallad… och fann till min stora besvikelse att jag behöver mycket mer plats! English After a few day with meeting and a big conferense I am finally home with…
A sort of a beginning…
Klockan är runt 19 en helt vanlig söndagskväll och jag känner för första gången på länge en slags ro i kroppen. Jag är tillfreds. I tre timmar har jag försökt att göra i ordning en odlingsplats i det nya huset. Ett hus vars tomt inte erbjuder någon form av trädgård. Rättelse: det finns en liten…
Elsa Hedlund 