Only a few words this evening. Autumn is approaching and that is with mixed feelings. It will be beautiful to see trees change colours, leaves falling, more mushrooms and apples. My sweetie will be happy because this means more walks since it is not that warm anymore. But to change to autumn-winter clothing. I am not even with this though yet.

Lately, I have watched the news with regard to the results from the election last Sunday. And I wonder where “talmannen” is. The results are not yet clear since all votes are not counted. Perhaps tomorrow.

It feels like I have done a lot this week. Therefore, it is very nice to have a Friday evening dedicated to relaxing. Maybe someone can help me with a good translation of “Fredagsmys”. Currently, there are a lot of viruses that can cause a cold since school and work have started. Another reason to have a calm Friday evening.

I went for yoga this week. It was a long time ago, but it was very good. I have been bad at doing stretch after running. That is probably the reason why I have had muscle pain. Various schools say it is good to stretch, and some schools say it is not necessary. I believe that 5-10 minutes stretch is good for the muscles and also to allow the body to get a rest, and, in addition, to enjoy the work out. Tomorrow I will go for body pump and body combat. I will do easy training since I cannot do jumps.

This weekend is very important in Sweden. On Sunday I will go voting. Every time when somebody starts to talk politics I always say “Whatever you do – vote!”. No matter what party. There are still countries in the world not having elections. I remember in particular the first time I was very close to vote (almost 18 years old). That year, in 1991, Estonia became independent from Soviet Union, nowadays Russian nations. It was a dramatic year when statues fell. I have a framed photo from a narrow street in Tallin that I sometimes watch to remind myself of that very moment.

Tomorrow, I will make a fresh apple pie from last weekend. I miss my sweetie.

Focus. To keep focus even though I still have inflammation. Last week I tried some “step” work out. I knew I had to be careful since I cannot run. I cannot do jumps yet, so this is only slow rehabilitation. I don’t get these kind of injuries often, so I know that the best medicin is to rest.

I had a day off today and I was very lucky. I found lots of apples, lots of sunshine and not least, a long walk with sweetie. She used to have pain in her paw, but now it is my turn to have inflammation. Eight km walking. She sometimes has a rest in the forest to find blueberries which she loves! Maybe she is jealous of the Chow Chow dogs that have blue tungs.

I need a good picture to keep up a good spirit. Thought of this from midsummer, June when I ran every day. This one gives me energy.

I still have a little pain from this sport induced inflammation. Tomorrow I will give it a try and go for training. To see what it feels like. I cannot run for some time, but I can do other forms of exercise. I have set up a little training schedule that I can do at home. Will see if I have the disciplin needed. Wish me luck!

I am not very often haunted  by sports injuries, but right now, I have an inflammation that needs to be taken care of. This means rest and anti-inflammatory treatment. I will re-start with some stretch next week.

In two weeks there is political election in Sweden. There are so many parties in Sweden so it really is a big mess. No clear distinction between left and right wing. But that is probably due to political development. A century ago, after First World War (1918), politics was different. Today, the Swedish social security system is well developed, and internationally recognised. What I would like to see more about is “How can politics generate more employment opportunities?”. This is a political question that will always be a hot topic. Or should a general “medborgarlön” be introduced? That is a salary from the government funded by tax. To conclude, I would like to see more focus on how politicians can generate more job opportunities.

Yes, I wrote Stockholm weekend. I will rest, read, go to movie and “fika”. Fika is the Swedish afternoon tea. Always very cosy. Last weekend I found this drawing above. Very cute. Don’t you agree? I miss my sweetie. I know she is taken care of. A neighbour will go for a walk with her.

Bon weekend.