Month: April 2025

Met up with Jessie at Sarah’s camping spot on Dartmoor near South Brent. We camped in the furthest spot and went exploring and foraging in grey wet weather. It’s always such a joy to be with Jessie.*****

Went to see Niels, Peters dad, at the hospital in Viborg, Jutland. He was weak, but doing better.
After the visit, took the train back to Copenhagen. Was home and in bed around 23.00.
Took a picture of this light from the street and shadows on the ceiling. I always think it looks a bit like a gecko.

Me and Sarah after a lovely chilled morning with a rainbow and coffee, our first camping weekend together. Fun times. Early nights.*****

After an extremely busy day at work, drove across the country from Copenhagen to Hjerk in Jutland (nearly 400km) to see my in laws who were not doing so well.
It is quite an achievement since I rarely drive and haven’t been driving for longer than an hour for years, but it went really nice and smooth.
And the in laws were doing a tiny bit better when I got there.

Camped last night in Cornwall with a friend from my rambling group…today we walked from Lantic Bay to Polruan. Dinner in a pub last night and dinner and funny Scrabble with Sarah before we camped again****

Busy shift at work, but the sun was out, so went for a run at Vestre Kirkegård.

Took my painting home from the studio…it looked good just propped by my gate….****

Busy day off; sauna and dip in the harbour in the early morning, then aikido training and then an early trip to the hairdresser.
Still managed to stroll through this lovely park; Haveselskabetshave på Frederiksberg.

Grinding seeds to make curry inspired by my father’s recipe. I can’t imagine not cooking from scratch.*****

Before heading to work on my bike, moved my car to another parking lot, because there is planned repair and maintenance on our building so all parking has been suspended for a while around our street.

Had lunch in the sunshine in the Elizabethan Gardens behind my studio. This is looking at my studio from the gardens.*****

Making a lovely meal of ovenbaked coalfish and a salad of kohlrabi, fennel and blueberries.

It’s been so good getting back in the habit of going to the studio regularly. Yoga, walking, painting, ….repeat. Healthy living, producing work. Feels good.*****

Helping out at a small workshop, reduced length of stay (after TAVR/ transcatheter aortic valve replacement) for nurses and doctors at the hospital after regular work hours.
It was held in a new modern building with a beautiful mosaic staircase.

Back in the studio making bold changes to the painting I’m working on….and I believe it is finished….*****

Every first Monday of each month from April till October me and my friend Camilla join a race called Christianshavner milen which is a 7,532 km run around Christiania. First run of the year in shorts.

Had a lovely Sunday with new friends from the gig who’d I’d met before at a party of friends on Dartmoor. We went to a sweet little cove, Ayrmer Cove and had a fun afternoon chilling, laughing and swimming. Found this cute lil critter…*****

A relaxed day at the summer house. Read the newspaper and went for walk at the beach where I found a Stone with a Hole in it, yeah.

First night of the year in my van. First stop Totnes…camping with friends in a cool spot by the river so we could go to a reggae gig Channel One Sound System in the town hall. Fun night of dancing and making friends. Bumped into lots of people I knew which was lovely.*****

Great day in the garden, planting plants and digging up other plants that need to be moved. Then a brisk walk to the beach and back.
Found these 2 Verner Panton String chairs on the Way back at a roadside garden sale at a bargain.

Went to Karst for an evening of poetry, dance and music. This was Sadhna Lakshmi Ventakesh from Mumbai’s incredible dance in front of Debjani Banerjee’s piece of art. It was good to see friends I hadn’t seen in a while *****

Me and Christina ending our work week with a nice stroll in Frederiksberghave a nice big park in the middle of Copenhagen.

Another day walking to the studio and painting. Otto has become a pretty good studio dog. The building my studio is in is from Tudor days so the floor is slightly slanted so Otto’s ball rolls across it which keeps him occupied when he’s not curled up sleeping*****

Strolling down to a local wine shop called Bællevin (Bælle= pour down/gulp/guzzle) to pick up a delivery of fresh organic vegetables.
This is the old factory chimneys of the old Carlsberg brewery. The building is renovated and it is now a dance event hall/theater.

I’ve been going to yoga most days, running every week and the studio regularly. This morning I stopped and read a book in the sunshine on my sofa. The book, written by women from different centuries about travel was given to me by my good friend Sharon and was the perfect uplifting tonic on quite a blue day. When I came home from the studio I saw this crow made by my good friend Mark Orr in America.  He died traumatically a few years ago and seeing how the crow was aging, grief for Mark suddenly hit again.*****

Another interesting day at work. Had a patient that was struggling with breathing after a big thoracic surgery, managed to keep the patient feeling safe and calm and stabilized till he could go to ICU.
Also my Mum’s birthday today, think she would be proud. ❤️
Cycling home in lovely sunny weather.

Back in the studio and working on this painting*****

Getting up early in the morning is always an achievement being a natural late sleeper.
But looking out on this view always helps.

I make my mother’s chocolate mousse sometimes as it is delicious. I made a big batch for my friend staying last weekend but she didn’t want any…this was the final one.****

After work, decided to go for a little run, managed to run 9km and passed this little Stone House Temple in Frederiksberg Have, a small park near the Copenhagen zoo. Right behind this building there is a Lake full of pelicans and flamingos.

A first date in the sunshine in a very sweet village at a lovely pub….home, a jamjar full of white russian made, cycled to the Barbican to celebrate Sky’s birthday. A lovely evening and fun cycle home.*****

Spring cleaning in the summer house and a bit of gardening on an interchangable sunny rainy windy quiet spring Sunday.

Another beautiful long ramble with The Muddy Boots…about 10 miles I believe on Dartmoor around Manaton.*****

Getting up early on my day off to go to the Dojo and train Aikido.
Today it was special Keiko training and we practised Ken Tai Jo which is sword attacking Jo (a long stick).
It is always a work in progress and always lots of details to correct, but really enjoy putting in the work and the effort.

I’d just got back from hot yoga and was about to go to the studio but a friend got in touch. He needed to move houses and had been let down by a lift. I could help with my van so I did. Off he went to his new shared home near Totnes.*****

Busy day at work, had 2 nurse students in training and had a patient that suddenly needed acute treatment, which we handled. So stabilized the patient, the students learned a lot and the patient felt well looked after.
After work met up with a High School friend. Great chat and went to a concert in Den Grå Hal in Christiania. (Near the little red wooden barack we used to live in Victoria)
We ended up not really seeing the concert but sat outside talking and catching up on a couple of decades of life.

Walking to the studio a different way to keep my beautiful adhd mind happy. Had never noticed this piece of brutalist architecture before.*****

Great day at work, teamwork and collectively surplus energy (‘overskud’ in Danish).
Then Aikido after work, also with lots of excess energy.
Then home and, with inspiration from a colleague, made this lovely potato, zucchini and goats cheese pizza.

Walking to my studio with Otto…travelling / exercising / painting…earning money from my passion, keeping expenses low so being free from having to work so much*****

After work-run in Søndermarken. Not intentionally taking the photo upside down while running. Like the perspective.