tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27422539969903289122023-11-16T08:25:43.545+01:00Anna's corner of the worldVälkommen. Welcome. Willkommen. Karibu.Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.comBlogger367125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-10778888214158661632010-08-04T13:26:00.003+02:002010-08-04T13:41:30.285+02:00Moving on...I'm moving on. From August 2010 you'll find my blog at http://aliasannajm.wordpress.com.As you can see, I've decided to go with a new name. I'm moving on from Anna's Corner of the World. I needed something new and Alias AnnaJM is a fresh start.I hope to see you there!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-21812965557972817112010-07-30T17:32:00.003+02:002010-07-30T18:23:28.186+02:00Kitchen MakeoverMy boyfriend and I have worked hard during our summer vacation. We have transformed our kitchen!BeforeWhat it used to look like from the dining area (we had started investigations to figure out how the load-bearing wall was constructed and that's why the wall over the door looks like it does)NowWhat it looked like from the dining area earlier today - notice how the linen closet isn't there Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-38569486267260946032010-07-03T19:28:00.002+02:002010-07-03T19:50:34.932+02:00What's going on?Well, since I wrote here last I've slept and walked on this:The Great Wall between Jinshanling and Samataiand we're right now in the middle of this:This is called a kitchen renovation...Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-85505099217163400682010-05-23T20:19:00.002+02:002010-05-23T20:49:12.908+02:00Cottage Garden SweaterThe yoke of my Cottage Garden SweaterPattern: Cottage Garden from Twist Collective (Autumn 2009)Yarn: SoftWoolSilk from Gepard Garn, colours 469 and 81Needles: 3,75mm/US5Project time: February 18th - May 10th, 2010This is what it looks when wornPattern modifications: I didn't really change anything. Because of my body shape I had to start out with an XL for my hips and then decrease down to a Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-91798468985404588892010-05-16T10:03:00.004+02:002010-05-16T10:55:35.826+02:00Becoming a shopping monster in China?I'm going to China in a couple of weeks. I'll start out vacationing in Beijing for a couple of days and then I'll be working in Shanghai for just over a week. I have very mixed feelings about this trip but they are mostly good. I'm positive I'll be experience something extraordinary. A country I've never been to, customs I've never experienced first hand before and challenges I'm meeting for the Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-32447794234788378382010-04-17T19:20:00.004+02:002010-04-17T19:50:22.528+02:00January in our gardenWith spring working its way to stay, I thought I'd show you some pictures from January 29th this year. Our garden was completely covered in snow for the longest time this winter... For being in the south of Sweden at least... :)Snowy orpinsGlistening snow covering our lawnOur grill had been out since last summer JumJum observing the snowSkorpan playing with some snowAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-77571771691320486542010-03-31T10:04:00.003+02:002010-03-31T10:18:43.958+02:00Asia, here I comeSo, I've been abscent from this blog of mine. Ever since the start of this year, I've felt unmotivated to make updates. Spending the time forming words, unloading pictures from the camera and get them here in posts and everything else that comes with blogging, just didn't feel inspiring anymore.Add to that, a long winter that wasn't good for pictures, a sore body (from two falls when biking), a Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-67453640977492421812010-03-01T10:34:00.003+01:002010-03-01T10:52:54.802+01:00Ready for springIt's March. Time for spring?This winter has been long. As I've mentioned before, we've had an unusual amount of snow for being in the south of Sweden. Late last week, the temperatures rose above zero and they've stayed that way over the weekend. At least during the days. A lot of the snow has melted and we can now see the ground in about half of our back yard.We can see green leaves and yellow Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-11860542217349975582010-02-16T08:55:00.004+01:002010-02-16T08:58:16.237+01:00An FOSomething has been knit. And something has been blocked.Close up from blockingAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-573120521491937152010-02-12T08:41:00.003+01:002010-02-12T09:13:34.430+01:00Random Friday (nr3)1. I'm alive.2. Work kind of slowed down for a week or two and then picked up again. I don't think I've ever earned my salary as much as I have these last couple of months. And I deserve a raise! I've lost count of how many evenings I come home, eat something and then crash. Sometimes physically. Sometimes mentally. Often both.3. I'm dead tired today. I promised to come and get my boyfriend and aAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-72149171593488715582010-01-25T12:51:00.005+01:002010-01-25T14:14:24.381+01:00Creativity: Hello!So, I decided to force myself out of the non-creative state I was in. In the last week I have:- finished all the sewing on my first Roman shade (=hissgardin in Swedish) for the living room/dining area. Our living room/dining area gets ridiculously warm in the summer and last spring I started an attempt at making Roman shades for our big windows. I stumbled on the first one when I realized I had Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-40522054725160101292010-01-21T08:51:00.004+01:002010-01-21T09:06:43.270+01:00CountdownMy boyfriend and I celebrate 5 years together in March.Yesterday I called a spa and made reservations for a night. We're going to spend a ridiculous amount of money for 24 hours in heaven. Or at least on the west coast of Sweden.We're booked in their spa suite which means that we'll have a comfy bed in a room with a view over the sea. We'll have a luxurious bath tub for two. We'll be greeted withAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-84668313387542131152010-01-17T21:29:00.002+01:002010-01-17T22:15:53.831+01:00Not very creative...Time flies. And I feel frustrated with how little time and energy I have for making something creative. Work has been busy since coming back from my vacation. I thought things would calm down over Christmas, but I was wrong. One of my big projects is in an important phase and it makes my phone ring a lot and my email count to rise. And most people contacting me are upset. Or sad. Or angry. Or Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-76371512939027629672010-01-03T12:47:00.003+01:002010-01-03T14:02:42.775+01:00So here is 2010...Taking a walk around Blogland during the shift from 2009 to 2010 leaves me reading numerous posts on Holiday celebration recaps, different kinds of summaries of 2009 and ambitiously formed resolutions and goals for 2010.If I were to write about my Holiday celebrations I'd mention the fancy iron I got from my parents and how it makes ironing shirts almost - note the almost - a pure pleasure. I'd Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-85159397884480196602009-12-22T15:01:00.003+01:002009-12-22T15:03:41.822+01:00VacationI'm officially on vacation now! I have 12 days without going to work ahead of me. I won't return to my office until January 4th, 2010!!!I soooo deserve time off!Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-34056682418212874662009-12-18T13:35:00.003+01:002009-12-18T15:36:18.619+01:00Deciding which writing class to attendRemember me talking about applying to writing classes at the University? Well, anyways, I applied to three completely different classes as I couldn't make my mind up about which one I really wanted to take part in.I got accepted to all three.And now I've had to think it all trough to decide which one to actually attend. As always, when making big decisions, I started to make lists of pros and Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-23929008324548459372009-12-14T11:02:00.003+01:002009-12-14T11:24:36.728+01:00Highlights (5)Highlights from this past weekend (December 11th - December 13th, 2009)* The feeling of satisfaction as I got coming out of the grocery store (with everything I needed!) at 8.20am on Saturday.* The blue sky and bright day we had as we biked into town.* Hearing my sister's choir sing some Christmas songs.* Having a friend/colleague and her daughter over for dinner on Saturday night. I made Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-86336882401820298622009-12-10T10:35:00.003+01:002009-12-10T10:56:08.070+01:00She hasn't been knitting...I haven't knit a stitch in 10 days. I've looked at the two projects I'm supposed to be working on, but that's it. No knitting.I have a deadline for my sister's Anemoi Mittens and it's only 14 days away. There's no way I'll be able to finish the pair up by then. If I get the first mitten done I'll be super proud of myself. I've knit about 10 rows passed the thumb gusset, but there's still at leastAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-4981853285146715462009-12-06T12:51:00.003+01:002009-12-06T13:14:20.275+01:00Anna goes grocery shopping on a SundayI went grocery shopping earlier today. Boyfriend and I had decided to make potato gratin with some meat to it. I wrote my shopping list and took the car to the grocery store.Half an hour later I was home again. Proud of myself for making it so quickly. And then boyfriend asked for the potatoes...I'd gone to the store to get things for a potato gratin. And forgot the potatoes.And... The thing is Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-57383054633974268912009-12-04T13:02:00.003+01:002009-12-04T14:03:38.174+01:00Random Friday (nr 2)1. My hectic weeks at work are sort of over. I say "sort of" as I have a lot of catching up to do with everything I couldn't handle during these last three weeks. The email count in my inbox is ridiculous. I try to make sure it's empty when I leave for the day but right now I have 239 emails to take care of...The pile in which I keep notes for myself until I sit down and organize everything is Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-31575953579721296582009-11-30T11:38:00.003+01:002009-11-30T12:00:29.363+01:00A cosy Monday morningFive mornings out of seven, I have JumJum with me in the bathroom when it's time for me to brush my teeth. This morning I was all on my own in the bathroom. When I was ready to leave for work I found out why.Skorpan and JumJum watching the action outside the window together.They were all cosied up in the "basket" on their scratching pole. It's a perfect size for JumJum and it's his favourite Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-64586201775556210212009-11-25T08:25:00.003+01:002009-11-25T09:31:11.558+01:00Disappointed. But not surprised.Christmas is approaching. Last year I made gifts for most of my family; my mother received a Laminaria, my sister got a sewn Birdie Sling, my niece got a baby cardigan, and my father received a Cobblestone Sweater (apparently not blogged...).I had asked my brother and his girlfriend what they would like me to make for them. I sent an email with a couple of suggestions and attached links and Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-14191236334922173502009-11-22T19:59:00.002+01:002009-11-22T20:34:36.256+01:00Sniffling SundayI told you I had a couple of busy weeks ahead of me, didn't I? Well, not surprisingly, I'm sitting here on Sunday night with the sniffles. For three days now, I've woken up in the mornings with a throat that's a bit sore and a nose that's a bit stuffed. Today I've sneezed a couple of times. And I've had to blow my nose.I'm not surprised. I know my body by now.Tomorrow I have a workday that Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-40626044808588075512009-11-18T08:25:00.003+01:002009-11-18T08:53:13.296+01:00An exciting Tuesday for two Swedish catsYesterday was eventful. At least for our cats.In the morning I found Skorpan, as usual in the mornings, sitting on the window-sill in our home office. He was all worked up. His ears were moving frantically from side to side, as was his tail. Most mornings, he'll turn his head to look at me when I come in to say goodbye to him before I leave for work. Yesterday? Not a chance.He was watching a Annahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2742253996990328912.post-4240042061508408252009-11-15T19:44:00.003+01:002009-11-15T20:46:36.820+01:00Busy couple of weeksSo I wrote and posted every day for a month. And then I became all quiet for a week. I honestly didn't mean to.Work is kicking my butt. I'm tired when I come home in the evenings. And my mind is either wandering or asleep. We're at a mile stone in one of the big projects I'm managing. For the last two years, we've been aiming to get to where we are now. It's exciting! But also nerve-wrecking. I'mAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10486819737097404997noreply@blogger.com4