Day 353: Rest is more

Came across this image and just loved it. Pretty much sums up my Saturday because sometimes I just love to veg out. Today it was reading, playing and eating with a bit of TV thrown in for good measure. Oh, and preparing for the math convention on Tuesday (my idea of relaxation).

Very tired after all that resting...time to go to sleep!

Day 352: Rare find

Sweden is many things, among them a good coffee country and the second highest per capita consumer of ice cream in the world. So you would think coffee ice cream would be a given. Nix. That's why I am always on the lookout for it, in grocery stores and ice cream parlors. Every once in a while I get lucky and today was one of those days! Yummo!

It really does not take all that much to make me happy...

Day 351: Meaningful conversation

A long, long walk in great company. Talking about things that matter. Laughing. Sunshine.

Not bad for a Thursday in May.

Day 350: Dramaten

One of the great things about being full-time funemployed is being able to take advantage of last minute daytime opportunities such as attending a dress rehearsal at Sweden's Royal National Theater, Dramaten. Just stepping inside this building is a joy in and of itself, although one I did not get to experience today as the production was in the theater's so called Little Stage.

How cool is this? The invitation came via the theater's FB page. All you had to do was to write Yes in a comment and your name was added to the guest list. I cannot imagine such a thing at a Broadway theater, inviting the general public to a dress rehearsal. Gotta love those Swedes ;-)

Day 349: The flowers that bloom in the spring, tra la

What a sight on my way home from the library today! The cherry blossoms in Kungsträdgården are in full bloom and people are out in droves. Magical!

Day 348: Walking in sunshine

Every once in a while I am overwhelmed with the beauty of Stockholm. It is usually on a pristine summer day, clear skies and sunshine. Today was no exception and a great opportunity for an extra long walk. Met up with a friend after my last stint (for now) at the dentist and we took a long walk around Djurgården, the island that once was the royal family's hunting grounds and now is home to a variety of museums, an amusement park and a rather large gardening business. We stopped there for lunch and I was so very impressed with the trees they're growing into standalone sunshades.

Cool, don't you agree?

Day 347: Music to my ears

Sometime in the next few months, ALLA KAN Institutet, where I led singing circles for a number of years, will be moving. Today, I made my way over there for one last end of term celebration. I could only stay for the first hour, and what an hour it was! Singing filled the room. Familiar songs, songs new to me, solos, sing-alongs. It was so much fun.

Then off I went to a very different type of musical event, to listen to the fruits of a weekend workshop on composing for the theater. Six musicians worked with a couple of scenes from Macbeth  to which they each composed the beginnings of a score. Fascinating to listen to their very different interpretations. Inspiring too to imagine a stage production of Macbeth with a soundtrack.

There is is so much creativity in the world.