Creativity!

The last week the creativity has been flowing around me and my crochet needle.
I made a table cloth of the silk like banana yarn and bracelets of the cool hemp yarn.

Morning gymnastics

The dog Calle has invented a new form of lazy morning gymnastics.
He is sort of stretching his leg on the stairs.

School girls

Here comes two happy school girls after yet another school day full of new songs and writing new words.

Hemp yarn

Yesterday I decided to try to make crochet with hemp yarn.
It was very difficult in the beginning, but when I got started I truly loved the crochet work.
It's surprisingly soft on the skin.

Love these cool barefoot sandals!

Strike, again ...

Today a lot of people are striking because the government hasn't presented the constitution yet. Or so the rumor says.
So the kids are home from school, again...

Bruised

Yesterday I did a classic dog-leash-overturn.
Two dogs were chasing Angel and she ran behind my back at a speed of a lightning.
I fell so fast on my left side, that I had a super light near death experience.
Two young men were walking behind me and they helped me up.
Yesterday I felt OK, but today I can hardly breath.
I will move very slow today.

Maya yarn

Soon you can buy our Maya yarn multi colored silk and ribbon yarn at "Monarch Knitting and Quilts" in Pacific Grove, California, USA.
Visit Joan's website here.

Strike

Woke up this morning and thought everything was back to normal regarding Leya's school, but on the way to school we were told that all teachers were on strike.
So we just turned around, Leya shifted clothes and then we went to the coffee shop for a morning coffee, or Coke for me since I don't drink coffee.

Happy birthday Buddha!

Today it's Buddha's birthday and national holiday here in Nepal.
Lots and lots of people are going to the Buddhist temple close to our house.
Read more about the celebrations here. Scroll down to Nepal.
I've just finished reading the book "Buddha" written by Karen Armstrong and I can really recommend it.
This photo is from Buddha's, or Prince Siddhartha Gautama's, hometown, Lumbini, here in Nepal.

Party

The day before 1:st of May we celebrate the spring in Sweden.
Here in Nepal it's full summer, but we like to eat good food and invite our Nepalese family to some culinary food experiences, so we had a small, unplanned party on our terrace.

We love purple!

Click here for my Sunday treat to you!

Crazy dance

Leya and I are crazy dancing on the terrace.
It's scheduled power break so it's pitch black.
I'm glad no one can see us, but unfortunately they can hear us.

Why white?

Who decided that the sports uniform should be white?
Well, it wasn't a woman. That's for sure.
Lucky the fabric is easy to wash, since I have to wash it every day.

Tie and belt in order.

Small frogs

This baby girl is staying with her mom all day in the little shop and to cheer her up Leya and I use to sing a Swedish song to her.
The song is called "Small frogs" and she loves it.

Sunday evening

Saturday evening and it feels like Sunday evening since the new school week starts tomorrow. I suppose it will take some time to get used to.

Knitted flower pot

Some knitting and an ugly yoghurt pot is transformed to a cute flower pot.

School uniform

First day with school uniform, only tie and belt missing. Leya was so excited. It felt like it was Christmas when she put on the uniform this morning. We happened to put on the wrong one. It was the sports uniform today, but it's the first week so the school is gentle with us parents.

Bosse

Our Swedish cat, Bosse, left the earth today and we wish him a pleasant stay in heaven.

Dolly Kei

Dolly Kei is another exciting Japanese street fashion.
Think antique doll and read more about the style here.
See more pictures here.

School

Leya and Eva on the way to school for the first school day.

Mori girl

Started searching on Japanese street fashion and it's very fascinating.
All the details, from hairbands and necklaces, to brooches and shoes, is well put together.
I start with Mori girl - girl from forest.
Read about Mori girl here.
See more photos here.

Happy Nepalese New Year 2069!

Prayer flags

Our neighbours are putting up Buddhist prayer flags in the trees next to the stream.

Bottle bag

I've knitted a summery bottle bag of banana leaf and silk yarn.

New Year

On Friday we are going on a family picnic with good food, dance and music to celebrate the Nepalese New Year, 2069.
If I have understood it correctly the new year starts tomorrow at 12 pm, but we are celebrating the day after.
It's great to have two New Years!

Storm

At 2 o'clock last night we had a storm with heavy rain, thunder and lightning.
It felt like we were in a horror movie, when we tried to close the door that had blown open in the storm.
There was water flowing in under the door and the thunder was so close that the building was shaking.
Exactly 20 minutes later the storm went away and we could go back to sleep.

Easter celebration

Yesterday we had an Easter party at our roof top terrace. It was mostly a kids party and they loved it.
For more pictures click here.

Happy Easter!

Leya has been out in the neighborhood giving Easter cards and spreading Happy Easter to people we met.

Thunder and rain

Today we've had thunder and rain all day.
It's good, we need rain.
Rain is giving more water and water is power, so much rain means less power breaks for us.

Beautiful bridal henna

See more pictures here.

New computer

With financial help from my parents, Nicholas has bought a new computer.
Sorry to say the computer is freezing now and then, so he is not completely happy.

Calle and Angel

The house dog Calle and Angel are friends now.
I think Calle is in love with Angel since he is taking care of her when she is outside running.

Accident

Yesterday Leya climbed on the solar system and the protecting glass broke. She cut her feet and the blood was pouring, so we had to go to the emergency.
There were Gods, Goddesses and Guardian angels watching over Leya.
She ended up with only two stitched wounds.
We feel so blessed and grateful. It could have been so much worse.
This is the life of an adventures child. For good and bad.

Where is Angel?

Trying to sort out the yarn stock. This is only 10 % of the stock.

Our outdoor space

We only have one room, so we have to be ourdoor a lot.
Mornings and evenings are fantastic, but during the day it's too hot.
Nick is washing the dishes.Our dinner: Sausages and a potato salad with cherry tomatoes and red onion.

Sweetie and Angel

My Nepalese mom Sweetie and our Indian street dog Angel are working hard with the banana leaf and silk yarn on our roof terrace.

Bus trip

The bus trip between Delhi and Kathmandu is nothing I recommend if you have other alternatives.
They said it would take 24 hours and it took 44, the road was so bumpy I had bruises all over my left side, it was snow rain up in the mountains, at one time we stood still and waited for hours and it was a bus thief driving.
I was so scared that I feared for my life going on the mountain roads.
We arrived to a sleeping Kathmandu last Friday morning and had some difficulties finding a guest house that accepted a dog.
Of course we had our dog Angel with us.
Finally we found Thamel Guest house and when Kathmandu was waking up to a new day we fell asleep, happy to finally be here.

Video game

My parents has contributed to a video game for Leya and she loves it!
Maybe Nicholas loves it even more. It has old classics like Donkey Kong so he's back to being a teenager again.

Tess and Gerhard

Today we just happened to bump in to Swedish Tess and Irish Gerhard. They are roaming around India.
Tess is flying back home in a few weeks and Gerhard is going to climb to Mount Everest's Base camp.
Cool and crazy!

Green teeth

Today we just happened to see a necklace with the same green yak teeth as Leya colored and sold in her shop outside our house.
Cool!

Leya, the demolisher

The other day Leya just happened to demolish the wall at a restaurant.
She came jumping from one sofa to another and just put her hand on the wall and one brick after another just fell down.
They were big and heavy so we were busy for a while making sure no one got hurt.
It was poorly done from the beginning.

Happy Holi!

We went out in the street to celebrate Holi and here in Dwarka Mor, a suburb to Delhi, the celebrations are more calm and friendly than where we lived before.
A lovely family in our street invited us for some snacks.
See more photos here.

Holi festival of colors

Tomorrow it's the national holiday Holi festival of colors and today they built fires all over town.
They actually look a bit dangerous with the houses so close.If we decide to go outside tomorrow we might end up like this.
Today I was bombed by three water balloons, so I was not very happy.

Coolest shop ever

Today I came across a very cool shop full of things for masquerades an theaters.
See more photos here.

Sale of branded products: Coral

Simple and beautiful bedspreads and cushion covers from Coral.
Click here for more photos and information.

Ayurveda treatments

If you think the western medicine isn't enough or you have nothing to loose, I suggest you contact the clinic The Arya Vaidya Pharmacy in the south of India.
They combine Ayurveda, ancient medicines, and holistic thinking, body and mind.
And most important, they are not controlled by the chemist industry.
Click here for more information.

Leya's shop

Leya has a shop outside our house selling yak teeth she has painted green.
Price 10 Rs each and so far she has sold a few. Note that we live in a calm street with few passing by.
Well, I can't blame her for not being creative.

Sale: Azure cushion covers

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Sale: Amaara

Bed cover and two cushion covers with traditional Indian patterns.
Click here for more photos and information.