God Jul alla dar hemma!

garden update:

the fence is up and dug in.

nooo more mr bunny rabbit

and I'm going wheat free for a week to see if it makes me feel super good.

i t ' s b e e n s n o w i n g !

s n o w

it was coming down while we were watching

shawshank redemtion a very good film.

it's turned to rain now though

paint jobs and procrastination

I know I've been rubbish lately but the fact of the matter is I haven't got a camera and frankly nothing to say. We've been toddling on as Mrs E would put it. Work, gym, rugby....

Here's an article that might interest.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/02/04/nlaird04.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/02/04/ixhome.html

it's about reintroducing native animals and a man wants to turn his estate in to what this area would have looked like 2000 years ago. Good on him. Apparently the first step was to fly in a moose from Sweden. ( I read that somewhere else...)

here's another take on it:
http://news.scotsman.com/politics.cfm?id=1722522007
Landowner wants to ban public from 23,000 acres (so they won't be eaten by his wolves and bears)

Sweden 29 oct- 3 nov

Here are a few photos from my last trip to Sweden.

Five fun and surprisingly relaxed days with family.

Fine dining

mums...

tack alla for en fin vecka.

mamma, pappa, sarah, nettis, hampus, fideli, lo, mormor, bodil, andreas.

Langtar redan tills nasta gang vi ses.

absence makes the heart grow fonder

what a difference a week makes...

A week ago we started working on our new vegetable garden in an overgrown plantation near the house. A few days of hard work and look where we got to....

step in to my office

we started off digging by hand and spade and then turned to a small rotavator for help but soon realised it wasn't going to do the job so we hired a big bad machine to sort it out.

before and after

it's been a week of hard work

BRING IT HOME

WE'RE IN THE WORLD CUP FINAL!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7041317.stm

Biljett bokad

Mandag 29 Oktober till

Lordag 3 November

kommer jag.

Ses da.

(Edinburgh-Copenhagen)

Back out there

Today I was back out there again with the kirkcaldy girls against aberdeen. Final score 17-14. So close, but we lost. But a moral victory in a way, we played as a team and kept our heads up, unlike last week. And it was FUN. I'm still a bit rusty, not quite playing at my best but I'll get there....

New colors
and a new number on my back.
I'm not a front row.
I'm a flanker. for now...

New arrivals

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do5JnSWt5mc

Hard work spotlights the character of people:
some turn up their sleeves,
some turn up their noses,
and some don't turn up at all.

My Moussaka

For Tracy in New Zealand

Here's the recepie for my special, wonderful, yummylicios soyabean moussaka. Soyabeans are great even if you're not veggie, slightly crunchy and loaded with protein. Great healthy dish as it's full of veggies. It's one of those things that take a long time to prepare and to cook, but is soooo worth it!

you need

250 g (dry wheight) 900 ml (soaked) soyabeans

2 large aubergines

500 ml (or more) yogurt

1 egg

some grated cheese

sauce

2-3 cloves of garlic

1 onion

150 ml cheap wine

1 tin (400 ml) chopped tomatoes

2 tbsp tomato pure

1 tbsp marmite

1 bay leaf

2 tsp oregano

1/2 tsp cinnamon

pepper (no salt)

other herbs (marjoram, dill)

Soyabeans follow instruction on the pack, soak overnight and then boil for and hour if using dried ones. When cooled, chop finely. This is tricky because they're round and slippery little buggers.

Make the sauce

Finley chop garlic and onion. Fry on low heat until soft. Add wine, herbs etc. and then tomatoes. Finally add soyabeans and simmer for about 15 min. Leave for a bit to let the flavours develop, soyabeans are tasteless so they will absorb all the other flavours. Would probably be nice left over night.

Meanwhile

Fry the sliced aubergines until brown on both sides. Rub salt on if you want, I don't think it's necessary.

Mix yogurt and egg. Salt and pepper if you want.

Finally

Layer the sauce and aubergines. Top with yogurt mix and then the cheese. Stick it the oven at about 200 for 40 min (until it's nice and golden on top).

Serve

With pita bread, tzatziki, hummous, Greek salad, or anything else you fancy.

Serves about 4 as a main I think. Freezes brilliantly.

ps. all the veggies are homegrown.

me, sandwiches, the biggest cuppa ever known to man, rugby on TV and oceans of time.
knowing that I don't have to go anywhere today has got me in a serious chill out mood.
just what we needed

what's new up at cromlix?

things are growing

new toys

we're still in it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7016857.stm

Go England

game of the year

New Zealand v Scotland at Murrayfield. Final Score 40-0.

the atmosphere was brilliant, especially after the game in the street. A mob of people kicking the ball, everybody got involved, it was like a gigantic street party!

My big game is on Sunday. Back to MURRAYFIELD to play the wanderers.

He is ready...

So what's new...

A picture, because it makes the blog more fun to look at. And because England seem to have regained the ability to play rugby and beat Samoa 44-22 (although it was a bit close at times and my heart-rate was right up).

This boy was back, kicked 24 points and seem to have given the other lads some courage.

It's also the only photo I could find to steal on the internet.
Well, been a bit lazy with the blogging lately... Busy days when Mum and Hampus were here, it was lovely. Celebrated mums birthday in a lovely Greek restaurant in Bridge of Allan, an amazing experience. When they left I was fighting a cold (still am) so I haven't been to the gym all week. Been to rugby training though, that's making life a lot more fun. Joined Kirkcaldy Ladies team http://www.kirkcaldyrugby.co.uk/, soon I'll be seen in the BLUE, WHITE AND pink (!). My premiership debut is in a weeks time against Murrayfield Wanderers, one of the top teams in the country!

And speaking of Murrayfield, we're going there tomorrow, not to play but to watch New Zealand play the Scots. It's going to be great!

Hampus forsta berg

I went to pick up mamma at the airport Friday afternoon and she had a surprise with her. One of my favorite people in this world. Nephew. Today he climbed his first mountain, with pride!!! Here are some snaps.

heroes

The countdown is over!!!

RUGBY WORLD CUP STARTS TODAY!!!
http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

the loooong wait is finally over and it's time to bring it home.
C'mon England!!!!

and mamma is coming to visit for 9 days :)

Ben Lawers 25-26 Aug

Last weekend we set off early in the morning for a day full of walking up mountains. A windy night flollowed and we decided to head home as soon as it got light. It was a great weekend! Here are some photos..

Happy Campers

ruins of an old highlanders cottage