Month: October 2024

Went to kundalini yoga at 7 to try and combat my anxiety. It brought up all the emotions and I could feel my throat chakra so much I could hardly swallow. What I realised was sad and led to two broken hearts.

So big achievement; managed to leave the house without bringing my phone, so no camera all day. Went to work and then out for pizzas and a movie.
Had a talk at work with a patient who had been traveling a lot in South America and Mexico in particular. She really liked the tradition of Dias de Los muertos, where Mexicans celebrate and remember their dear ones who have passed away.
She lost her son too early but every 2nd November, she celebrates his memory in a festive way.
Got home at 23.00 and went out to my hallway to snap a picture of this sweet little light in the dark.

I bought a tufting gun from a lady in Exmouth for a good deal and arranged to meet up with my old friends for a long walk along the beach afterwards. It was a glorious sunny day and so lovely to see them again after a long gap due to nothing but life.

The view from my workplace on 15th floor at Rigshospitalet never gets old. Had a lovely relaxed morning, before heading in for an evening shift.

Rambling on Dartmoor with my rambling group, The Muddy Boots. We made a detour to the ancient remains of a starch factory where they made starch from potatoes on the moors, literally in the middle of nowhere. Pretty amazing to see the beautifully crafted walls and imagine the industry that used to happen here.

Went to work early in the morning, rushed home after my dayshift, put on my fancy clothes, drove to Sorø in the country side, to celebrate 50 years of marriage between Nils & Birgit, good friends of my parents and people I’ve known all my life. We’ve been on canoing and skiing trips plus spent countless new years eve parties together in my youth.
It was great to see loads of old friends and reminisce about childhood.
Also drove all the way home at night, since I had to go to work the next day.

The stars aligned and led me to be in Richmond and misinterpret my train departure time (due to the info on the ticket being misguided) on the same day as my good friend Kirsty’s last day of teaching stained glass at a college there. Which meant we could hang out in her class and I could see where she’d been working for the past 19.7 years! An accidental achievement 🥳

Making steaming windows in the Dojo.
Did some new ways of exercising familiar techniques, which added new knowledge and understanding of the techniques.
I’m not always entering the Dojo with the same amount of concentration or motivation, but always leave the Dojo happy and uplifted.

I managed to secure a late check out for our room allowing us to have a lazy final day before our flight home. This included a delicious long lunch at the local very classy restaurant, Ginger. We were planning our timings for the airport, about to have a post lunch siesta when we discovered we needed to leave straight away and catch the bus. No time to dilly dally….off we marched!

Monday back to work and being a bit tired so felt like a great achievement to produce this lovely sweet potato pie with red onions and spinach.
(Did cheat a bit with premade pastry, please don’t tell anyone 😉 )

Discovered a locals’ local restaurant which flowed onto the pavements outside shops that were closed. It was simple and perfect. Dolmades, tzaziki, skewers of meat and a small beer. Yes please 🥰

Garden and summer house all sorted and neat. Then time for a nice chilled walk on the lovely beach at Udsholt Strand.

Ferry, bus and back in Chania early…a morning of wandering sleepily round town while we waited for our room to be available. And to discover it was in an area of the old town we hadn’t been before and was a fabulous mix of ancient and contemporary made my day.

This little plant in the bottom of the picture, is a butterfly bush brought back from Peter’s parents in Hjerk, Jylland to Udsholt Strand, Sjælland.
Now I have Found a nice spot in the garden and planted it, and it will hopefully survive the winter so that we can accommodate loads of butterflies next year.

Anafi is so dry and has apparently been suffering from no rain even in the seasons it is supposed to have rain…these flowers pop up all over the island and are so fresh and delicate. It amazes me how they exist in such a dry climate.

Passing this street, where a dentist’s daughter used to live, on my way home from the dentist.
Was applauded by my dentist, for my thorough brushing, but need to floss more. No holes so I’m happy. Going to the dentist has been on the to-do list for a while so great to get it done.

Our sweet set up in prime location overlooking the sea…shady hammock with tiny mice and lizards to watch…the sea to hear and the warmth of the sun to heal all troubles.

After work, walking to Aikido class, noticing the nice pattern in the pavement accentuated by a splatter of leaves and the perfection in imperfection.
At training realising that the biggest lesson so far is that letting go of your ego is one of the most important parts of training.

Another blissful day on the secret beach by myself. Homemade greek salad and sandwiches, reading, swimming, enjoying the heat while it lasts. I love time by myself and think that is an achievement in itself

Big achievement making a nice stock for the crayfish with skærmdild.

Exploring the local paths led us to a little secret nudist beach. A heavenly day of relaxation, swimming, reading and listening to podcasts followed. Perfect.

Gunhild’s 77th birthday, she liked her present. A striped shirt, she almost always wears stripes. So achieved joy and appreciation with the present.
Also time for a walk while Gunhild & Niels had a long nap before guests came for ‘boller og lagkage’  (buns and layercake).

Spent the day alone on the nudist beach reading and reflecting. A make up sunset with a beer and a friendly German couple helped restore peace

Despite severe COPD Peter’s dad still manages to catch crayfish in his own Lake.
These trap nets are used to catch the crayfishes. Hjerk, Jylland.