Monthly Archives: September 2018

When I write I often listen to music to get inspiration. To get that mind flow. To create. I don´t know why, but it has always been like that. My greatest hobby right now.

I am working on the final details. This will, I hope, be the last reading of pre press. Then, the book will be printed. I am going to continue to write about the persons in the book. I don´t know what is going to happen to Fredrik and Greten, especially Greten. I think I will put som energy on the relationship between Greten and her grandmother.

Now I am getting used to autumn, and to cheer me up, I found some music. She has such a voice, Adele. In addition, it looks a bit like this right now where I grew up since renovation is going on.

Litterally speaking.

I have had a day off, a busy day. Right now I am working with the last details before printing. My book is about Fredrik, his life and his relation to his dear daughter Greten and family. That life can be difficult to control, and to realise that biology is sometimes not easy to understand.

I have worked quite a lot with pharmacology and sometimes I miss the Department of pharmacology in Gothenburg. That is why I have written this book where pharmacology plays a little role. The book is mainly taking place in Uppsala where I have studied myself. It has reminded me of various courses I took at that time. I like languages a lot, and I must admit that it has been a challenge to write in my own maternal language. Swedish. Therefore, this is an attempt to unite pharmacology with humanities.

Today I thought of Greten, Fredrik’s daughter. She learns early that life is unpredictable and in a way impossible. Sorry, I cannot reveal more about Greten. During many years I have not know what kind of blood group (A, B, AB or 0) and also what antigen (Rhesus positive or negative) I belong to. To get that information you have to donate blood. So, today I went to see a clinic. I had to measure my Hb (hemoglobin) which is located in the erythrocytes, and that was fine. Then, I could go to next step and to fill in a health declaration. I am now tested for viruses and I have to wait a few weeks to see the results. Then I will donate.

I am happy that my inflammation is rather ok now. I am on training again. That was also part of my day. Back on track.

Suddenly it is very chilly. I have to start to wear a jacket. My weekend was very nice. Lots of reading, and also a visit to the theatre with my colleagues. Usually, I go to theatre twice a year, but now it is a very long time ago. It has been more of musicals. This theatre was “En natt i den svenska sommaren” by Erland Josephson, based on Andrej Tarkovskij´s film “offret”.  A Russian-Swedish drama. I like to watch the scenography where simplicity is my favourite. The scene was beautifully combined with a black and white playing movie with cuts from Tarkovskij´s film. Russian was sometimes spoken. The actors played very well. Sharing a photo.

Lately I have been very bad at cooking, but this weekend I remembered that it is rather fun. I felt very proud since I didn’t need to read a recipe. Making good food is still there, somewhere, but I have to refresh my memory.

Autumn is definitely here. Darker evenings and colder. Soon December, since time passes so rapidly. I am a member of the World Wild life Fund (WWF) and this week I got a very inspiring magazine from them. Lots of beautiful photos of endangered animals and how work is done for conservation. That is why I thought of my voyage to Dubai last New year where I had an encounter I will never forget.

I saw this beautiful bird in the desert and I asked the falconer (Al Saqaar) if I could hold the falcon. It was rather heavy. First I held it on my hand. The falcon was very kind. Then the falconer said “You should put it on your shoulder”.  And I did. The falcon didn’t fly away but stayed on my shoulder. It was a very strong emotional encounter.

The falconer normally protects the hand with a thick leather and cloth cover. A leather mask (Burqa) is tied in place over the falcons eyes when the bird is resting. Simple tools are used to prepare a falcon for hunting. The birds sit on a waker – a piece of round, flat wood attached to an iron rod fixed in the ground and is tethered with a thread (Al Mersaal).

The hunting season is usually during spring when birds migrate from Iran, Turkey, Russia and Syria to escape from cold weather. Wild rabbits, bustards and other birds are the falcons natural prey. Nature, where man and animals interact, is beautiful and fascinating.

Wishing you a “bon weekend”. I will devote my weekend to reading and theatre.