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I dag skal der ikke mere til at gøre mig glad end super smukke farver, en masse solskinstimer....og mest af alt at Emil har det en lille smule bedre :)

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Today it doesn't take more to make me happy than some beautiful colours, a lot of hours with sunshine...and most of all the fact that Emil is feeling a little bit better. :)

A gorgeous gift...or two

                                                                                                                                                     

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Jeg fik lige et øjeblik til at fotografere én af mine dejlige fødselsdagsgaver, fra den anden dag hvor jeg fyldte 41.

Anne-Sophie havde lavet alle disse smukke smykker til mig - hun ved nok bedst af alle lige præcis hvad jeg godt kan lide; hvilke farver og hvilket udtryk der er mig.

Jeg blev utrolig glad for øreringene og de to ringe, og jeg glæder mig til at bruge dem alle til sommerbrun hud. Jeg holder så meget af hjemmelavede gaver. Det er så fint at vide, at giveren har tænkt på én under processen.

En anden ting jeg fik, var denne. Jeg skulle selv vælge farve på skærm og ledning, og jeg var ikke i tvivl om at det skulle være som jeg havde set lampen allerførst. Så nu er den er snart på vej fra Holland. Jeg ser frem til at få den hængt op, så den kan sprede lys og hygge.

Jeg suser hurtigt videre. Emil ligger stadig syg og har det ikke bedre. Han har fået kyssesyge fik vi at vide ved lægen i formiddags. Stakkels Emil. Jeg håber at han kommer lettere over det, end Anne-Sophie gjorde da hun fik samme sygdom flere år tilbage.

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In English  

I just had a moment to photograph one of my lovely birthday gifts, from the other day when I celebrated my 41st birthday.

Anne-Sophie had made all these beautiful pieces of jewellery for me - she is probable the one who knows the best what I like; which colours and which expression is me.

I was very extremely happy about the earrings and the two rings, and I'm looking forward to using them on tanned skin. I adore homemade gifts. It's so nice to know that the giver has thought of you during the process of making it.

Another thing I got, was this. I had to pick out the colours for the shade and the cord, and I had no doubts that I wanted it to be like I saw the lamp the first time. So now it's soon on it's way from Holland. I look forward to hang it on our wall, so it can spread light and a cosy atmosphere.

I'm off in a hurry. Emil is still ill and isn't feeling better. He has been diagnosed with mononucleosis. Poor Emil. I hope that he recovers from it in an easier way than Anne-Sophie did, when she had it years back. 

Aaaarrrrghhh!!

                                                                                                                                              
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Endelig var der nyt at strikke til de lidt større piger - dem på 3 til 8 år. Jeg fandt frem til 2 bøger skrevet af Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard. Der dukkede også 2 bøger op på Adlibris når jeg søgte på forfatteren: "Labour of love" og "Lovely knits for little girls". Begge forsider var forskellige og ligeså var titlerne. De var udgivet på forskellige forlag og den ene var dyrere end den anden.

Jeg plejer sagtens at kunne skelne mellem en bogs udgivelser landene imellem, men det der virkelig gjorde mig i tvivl var, at begge var engelsk sprogede og havde uens titler. Så jeg bestilte begge bøger. De få modeller jeg havde set fra Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard var så fantastiske at jeg måtte tage chancen. Tænk hvis der var 2 bøger?

Jeg må indrømme at jeg var lidt betænkelig ved min egen handling, men gjort var gjort. Og selvfølgelig blev min fikse beslutning sandhed, da de to bøger kom. De er fuldstændig ens. Den ene udgivet i England den anden i USA. Jeg føler mig temmelig dum...

Men indholdet er jeg utrolig begejstret for. Der er uttallige fine, fine modeller at strikke og tankegangen i designet er unik og stilfuld.

Så mangler du Vibe Ulrik Sondergaards nye bog med pige strik i alderen 3-8, så har jeg en ekstra du kan købe...bare sig til. 

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IN ENGLISH 

Finally there were new things to knit for older girls - those aged 3 to 8. I found 2 books written by Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard. 2 books also appeared when I searched for the author's name in Adlibris - Labour of love and Lovely knits for little girls. Both covers were different and so were the titles. They were published by 2 different publishers and one was more expensive than the other.

I'm usually capable of telling a books publications apart in several countries, but what really made me doubt was the fact that they were both written in English and had unlike titles. So I ordered both books.

The few models I had seen from Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard's hands were so fantastic, that I had to take the chance. What if there were 2 books?

I must admit that I had my second thoughts about my descission, but done was done. And of course my fixed idea came true when I received the 2 books. They were completely the same! One was published in the UK, the other in the USA. I feel rather stupid...

But I'm really thrilled about the content of the book(s). There are numerous fine, fine designs to knit and the idea behind the design is unique and stylish.

So if you need Vibe Ulrik Sondergaard's new book with girlish knit designs sized 3-8 years, then I have an extra one for you to buy. Just let me know.