Category: achievement

Potatoes grown from the last potato that Willie and Lizzie gave me at Easter time. The first potatoes I have ever grown 🥰 ****

Long day at work, but could enjoy this full rainbow from my office window.

More set painting with Christa in her garage with a view *****

Helping out my colleague with a presentation. She is facilitating a course for nurses and allied professionals in the topic ‘Heartvalve Coordinator’ next week.
She’s a great colleague and it’s always a great time working with her.

Went for an interview at Ocean City Radio to be a volunteer. What I didn’t anticipate is that if I want, I can have my own radio programme… Afterwards got a drive-through fast food lunch and ate it in my van while it poured with rain before walking Otto along a beautiful river sheltered slightly from the rain. A good pick me up day *****

Day off. Aikido in the Dojo in the morning, then a short run in a really sweaty humid air. Then met up with Christina, went for walk and made homemade pizza for dinner. Nice active day.

Worked on my polymer clay figure sculpture *****

Work, Aikido and an evening walk in Carlsberg byen. All the courtyards have different flowers and vegetation, so it’s always fun to go exploring.

Central Park strolling *****

Getting up at five in the morning to drive from the summerhouse in Udsholt Nordsjælland to Copenhagen. Then a brisk walk through Carlsberg byen to pick up my bike at the train station so I could bicycle to work. Love sleeping late, but also love the light in the early morning.

Driving home from Sarah’s saw her parents stall of yummy home made jam *****

A long weekend of Aikido, but still made it with train and bus to the summer house in Udsholt  for a cosy BBQ and watching the blood moon.

Stopped all day at Sarah’s to think and try and just ‘be’. Constructed a difficult message. Danced in the evening *****

The Gi’s and hakama’s hanging up to dry in between classes at our Copenhagen Aiki Shuren Dojo Friendship Seminar with Sensei Paolo from Italy and our own Ethan Sensei. The seminar was in Nørrebro hallen and had really nice and big facilities.

Arrived at Sarah’s farm on Dartmoor last night for her 50th celebrations. Walked to the Avon reservoir and swam..this was the wall of the reservoir *****

Welcome dinner at the Dojo, before our Aikido Friendship seminar with guests from Spain, Italy and Germany.

The tools you need for wood grain set painting. A morning at Christa, my studio mate’s garage set painting.****

Really hot and humid weather in DK, so had some juice honeydew melon after Aikido training.

Dinner at my neighbour, Donna’s house. A lovely evening getting to know each other better and fun seeing views I see from another angle. *****

Had the day off, so Aikido in the morning and out for a 10k run in the afternoon.
Passed this big thing being dropped off at a nearby castle/military base in Frederiksberg Have.

Met my studio mate to go through set painting techniques. Turns out she used to set paint for Disney for 15 years in LA. A funny moment reminding me our stars are aligned and everything is as it should be. *****

Not so blue today, except for the sky.
Very excited to see this coffee roasting place opening up next door to my place.

Space and a day to myself in my home. Concentrated on making this guy *****

A moody blue Monday, and rain outside.

A bad day. Claustrophobic at home. Not being given space. Walked in Ivybridge which was beautiful. This is me sheltering under a tree from the rain. The highs and the lows of life *****

Really hung over after Henrik’s 50th birthday party the night before, but still managed to get up and join him and the rest of the family for lunch and birthday cake in the park Enghave Parken.

Swam. Had the house to myself but my housemate kept coming back. Space is needed. Space is important. Wish I could have been at Henrik’s 50th celebrations. No photo. *****

No sleep all night and a stressful morning, trying to keep the secret about my brother’s surprise 50th birthday party.
Managed to surprise Henrik, and apparently no clue, so was shocked and surprised and very happy.

Shadows *****

The sparkling water (danskvand) machine being fixed at work.

My first polymer clay genitals 🥳 ****

Buying birthday cards for my brother. A lot of friends have chipped in on a gift card for a guitar shop, so know he will be very happy.

Incredible how a swim in gloomy weather can improve the mental state of the mind ****

Met up with Peter after work at SMK (Statens Museum for Kunst/ the State museum for Art).
There are a lot of paintings from the Golden age (Guldalder maleri, not sure if it’s a direct translation) in the museum and when we left, the museum and the sky looked like a golden age painting.

A walk, a massage, hot yoga…doing all the healthy things to try and keep positive. Not entirely sure a massage and hot yoga on the same day was entirely a good idea…. sweated through the night 😂 *****

Work and then afterwards Aikido as always on Tuesdays.
Passing under this really nice steel bicycle bridge on my way home.

Walking in my local park ****

The annual DHL Company fun run relay race.
Running 5 km each in teams of five and afterwards pints and hotdogs. A really hyggelig and fun day with my colleagues.

Went to pick up a pasta maker…it is the Rolls Royce of the pasta world and I found one for £15. I need it to mix colours of my polymer clay. Then retreated to my room with my favourite friend. *****

Despite being up all night dancing still went to Aikido training in the park Søndermarken in the morning.