Author Archives: Anna

Hi there! I just needed some time to reflect before I could start write here again. I liked Hässelbyloppet a lot and I think I have some runners addict because I wanted to run today. However, I think it is better to recover. It is going to be beautiful weather tomorrow, so maybe I will profit from that. There is nothing better than running or other forms of exercise to clear your mind.

I reminded myself that it was a long time ago since I wrote a poem. I thought a little today and this is what came up:

Timeless

Running against time is a true challenge to life.

Nature is so fine,

sometimes I wish it could be mine.

Why is the unachievable the most desirable of all?

Questions of life.

This was a tribute to nature. When I run I somehow “breath” nature. I watch leaves changing colors, I see the water, people walking and talking, children playing etcetera. These last weeks have been so beautiful, the weather has been lovely. So that is why I like to run even though I feel some muscle pain.

To have the right diet is important. I feel bad having candy. I know I should´t. But I need candy when I write. That is my treat. I like my book a lot. And I hope my readers will like it. It really is a feel good and feel bad book. I think I have put at least four years of thinking into it. Today I remembered when I started to write. How difficult it was to find a way to write. I have developed a lot. I have also learnt to write both in English and Swedish at the same time. It was so difficult this summer. I don´t understand why.

Now I only have to read it again and make small changes, and then I am done. It feels good.

Have a pleasant evening!

Anna

I am found of classical music. I cannot deny that. Last night I went to such a beautiful concert at my adorable church. I had my eyes closed most of the time only concentrate on the music. It was perfect. A quartet (piano, cello and two violins). Beautiful music can make me shed a tear; and I did. I can sometimes get a little jealous of people working as professional musicians. When I grew up we had to play flute a year to learn how to read notes. Then we were allowed to learn how to play the piano. To be honest, I wasn´t that good to play the piano. I grew a lot when I got to high school. Where we had the teacher who learnt us so much about musicals. However, after her, I think she was my English teacher, we had another teacher who was totally dedicated to music. A lot of our teachers lived in Uppsala and traveled back and forth to Sala where I went to school.

This teacher from Uppsala learnt me how to make up my own music. That I don´t need notes, but can play by making up my own music. That made me grow a lot. Because then nobody could say that I play right or wrong. We have always had a piano at home so I have always played. But when I learnt to play by the ears with a grand piano that made me very eager to get a grand piano.

Every summer I worked at the cemetery. I sometimes went into church and played the piano to have a break. Very good acoustics. There was also a cembalo there, but the cembalo was only used every summer we finished school. I met a lot of people, and I don´t know, but they told me I have an interesting background. Something I didn´t understand. And still don´t because I am grown up where I am grown up. Of course, I had a lot of contacts with the priests living in the so called “priest house”. I helped them with everything during ceremonies. Somehow, they had heard about my interest in having a grand piano. They were about to move so they were interested in selling the grand piano to me. That was going to be my whole salary for my summer work. I thought, and I thought. I liked the idea a lot, but finally I decided to wait.

The priest house is very beautiful. And I like that there is a priest living there. Today, I  don´t know who is living there.

Yesterday I went for a delicious lunch. I had very good Röding with Mandelpotatis. It suits with my book I am writing. I am soon done with my editing. This has developed my Swedish a lot. I would like to have more words so that is the challenge. I use what I learnt when I was in France. A way of writing. The school in France was stricter compared to Sweden. Difficult to put words in right order, finding the right words, but somehow, that is  the beauty of languages. I must say that I love languages. Would like to learn more about where they derive from etcetera.

I woke up early this morning so I had a cup of the. I am still very fascinated by the stars. Mars is a little higher up in the sky. Still bright. But now there is a smaller star below Mars. I would like to know what star that is. Anyway, it is a fascinating constellation. Bright and beautiful, just outside my window. Good company!

So, now I will have a light, Swedish brunch (limpa med prickig korv, äggröra och sill). And of course, a cup of freshly made coffee! Weather today is just perfect.

Wish me good luck!

Anna

I wasn´t going to write anything tonight but I just have to let you know that I am so happy for tomorrow. Today I have been at rest. Recharged my batteries. I have prepared for tomorrow, will have brunch before I leave home. SMHI weather forecast has promised sun during the whole day tomorrow. I don´t know anyone who is going to run, but I am not worried because I usually always find friends.

Last time I ran this race was five years ago. I remember that the ambiance was very good. People were happy but it was very cold. So I have carefully selected what I am wearing tomorrow.

I think about my time and how to get 55 minutes. It is always good to aim at something. Maybe I should increase speed at 6 kilometers. However, I really am looking forward tomorrow. I have been lucky. No injuries. No pain. So I am excited!

Anna

I don´t know what it is, but the weather seem to be stable. That is rather unusual. When I was in France I learnt that it is called Indian summer.

Tomorrow I will be running Hässelbyloppet. Hässelby reminds me a lot about AstraZeneca. Hässle. This is again stepping out of comfort zone, but I think that it is necessary to write about things that nobody dares to talk about. Being woman is difficult. I have been mistreated so many times, and my intellectual property right has been stolen so many times so I am, honestly, very angry. Very angry. And disappointed. I have made many discoveries that have been stolen. My ideas have been stolen. People with no universital degrees should not make any comments if they haven´t been within research. It takes years and life experience to understand. Especially within biological research.

Law doesn´t work in Sweden. Again, I have been mistreated. This Swedish-Cuba style, with no concern about women, makes me very upset. The Swedish government is a big joke. Couldn´t find a better word. There are eight different political parties and it is a great mess. No important political decisions can be made since it is so messy. I feel very embarrassed for Sweden.

I have been tortured by the Swedish government. This is a communist country, and I do not like communism since that is something that history has proven, is against humanity.

People who think they understand. These people are dangerous. Very dangerous.

I am looking forward tomorrow. There will be a mix of people. A lot of people.

Wishing you a nice day!

Anna

It is well known that you stimulate the brain reward system when you exercise. Endorphins. Various kinds. The bodie´s own morphine. But to be honest, I don´t feel anything except some form of wellbeing and also the fact that I burn calories. That makes me feel good. I suppose since I live alone it gives me satisfaction by staying in good health. Maybe that is of some support to other women also living alone waiting for true love.

One of my interests in life is to catch moments in life. That is sometimes difficult. This evening was so beautiful. I don´t run fast, but I feel pleasure by watching the beauty of nature even though I am in the middle of Stockholm. Since there was dusk I did not get so sharp pictures, I share these pictures with you. There are some willow trees where I run (photo below) and these trees have salicylic acid. That is a rather old medical tradition to use the active substance from the bark. It is very effective for various conditions such as muscle pain, headache and inflammation. Nature support human beings with a lot of drugs.

I have been focusing a lot on Hässelbyloppet. I like exercising so this vacation has been totally dedicated to sport and writing. Favorite interests in life.

Wishing you a pleasant evening!

Anna