Personal
It’s been a while since I’ve been able to post. Just before Christmas, my mother received a call from the hospital where my grandfather had been for a couple of weeks. His reassurances that he was fine turned out to be a little optimistic. The call said that we should come quickly since he was [...]
So, my first post of 2010 is typed sitting on the sofa while my lovely girlfriend is having her shower. She arrived yesterday afternoon and we celebrated the New Year over a Christmassy dinner after having exchanged our presents. I cooked Swedish meatballs (but without meat) in a chanterelle sauce with Swedish potatisgratäng (like a [...]
This year, Christmas had all the hallmarks of being a rotten one, but even without what happened today, it wasn’t that bad. Being alone on Christmas is meant to be terrible, but I’ve managed to relax and spend time with my cat, both of which are things I needed to do and I feel all [...]
No, I’ve not been possessed by Judy Garland and nor have I been on anything silly to brighten this cold and grey Saturday morning! Instead, I have something else to make me smile: A confirmation of my surgery on 24th May. So, sometime a few days before that I shall hop on a plane in [...]