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Got a new book yesterday, "There Are Things I Want You To Know About Stieg Larsson And Me", by Eva Gabrielsson.
Eva is the woman that was together with Stieg for 30 years, they lived together but since they never had children and didn't get married
before his sudden and unexpected death, she had some problems with book rights, money etc. Legal stuff.
(Stieg is the author of "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo" books.) So it's basically Eva's story.
What I can tell you is that it seems like there might be a fourth book coming eventually,
"The Vengeance Of God" judging from the info in this book. Yeay! I can't wait, because I love Lisbeth. Besides that, the book was rather boring - though I feel bad for Eva.
But I do want to quote some lines from it regarding coffee,"People often ask me if the Swedish drink as much coffee as the characters do in The Millenium Trilogy. Well, we drink a lot indeed, given that Finland is the only country in the world that consumes more coffee than we do."

I can tell you that when I go home to Sweden for a visit, I spend a lot of times in cafés, sipping on a latte, having a sandwich, pastry or some pie.
There is some really good pie in Sweden, I prefer the blueberry or rhubarb with the most delicious vanilla sauce. Vanlijsås.......I NEED!!!
I always meet up with a friend or two and chat away. There are a ton of cafés in Stockholm, nobody is too busy for "en fika". There is more of a "taking time to meet my friends" culture there, I think. Here people are "too busy" and much more focused on themselves,
which I do not like at all. (My experience.) If you are too busy for your friends then maybe you should change your lifestyle? Seems like a sad life to me.
I have always prioritized my friends but I have noticed that many of the people I know here, don't feel the same way. I should probably get rid of those "friends". I will most likely be better off without them.
Anyhow, speaking of coffee......I am going to start the car, let it warm up and go get a coffee.
It is snowing. I did not go to work last night. I was too tired.....But I think I am going tonight.
Here is some Swedish coffee, Gevalia.

Woke up a little after noon, slept for about 11 hours. Tatiana noticed that she sleeps more in the winter time. Like a lazy bear.
A cold day again. Tatiana hopes it will warm up somewhat, to at least a few degrees above 0, Chhaya needs a longer walk already.
But she does not want to be outside for long when it's cold, she skimpers around looking very miserable.
A little bit after waking up Tatiana drove to get her coffee and stopped into a store for some items.
Back home again, while sipping coffee and eating cornbread with butter, Tatiana curled up on the couch and watched the Justin Bieber
movie "Never Say Never". She wanted to see it a long time ago with Mikey but he refused. It was actually a really cute movie, well a
documentary on how Justin made it. He is actually really talented. And of course, tons of footage of screaming girls.
Back in the day Tatiana had the biggest crush on Nick from Backstreet Boys. She even went to a BSB concert. And was convinced that
she would meet Nick someday, well that crush faded, lol. Like many others.
After that Tatiana fed all her little outdoors friends, Chhaya is obsessed with the squirrel.
Then some cleaning and laundry. Dinner.
Now a bath. Put on pink jammies and crawl into bed.
Thinking about working tomorrow. Diann the manager wants Tatiana to help her order sex toys for a toy party. She must think
that Tatiana is some kind of a sex toy expert or something? LOL. Far from it but she can recommend LELO. Swedish company.

Here are the pics from Homer the other day.
As you can see here I am on the massage table at Homer Spa. Oil in my hair.

And this is the view outside the spa, I think it is so pretty when the sun beams through the clouds.

It was very cold.......

A latte from Two Sisters Bakery. While driving on Homer Spit.

Cozied up here for the evening, Alaskan Suites. There is a large jacuzzi outside with a beautiful ocean view, planned on getting inside but
decided not to, way too cold. Brrrrrrrr!!!!

Friends, food & fireworks would sum up Tatiana's New Years Eve. It was nice.

It was very cold so here is Tatiana after watching the fireworks, about to go inside and warm up.


January 1. Beautiful out but cold. It was like -15 F this evening. That would be -26 C. Kallt eller hur? (That was some Swedish......)
Tatiana made food, fried up lots of potatoes with jalapenos, a red bellpepper and onion. Yummy.
Movie watching again. Candles. Cuddling and playing with Chhaya, she is the best cuddler.
Chhaya thinks it's too cold to be outside, she pees and makes a pile, then she wants to go inside again.
The very beginning of 2012 is here, let's make it a great year!

~ Mahatma Ghandi ~
"You must be the change you want to see in the world."

XOXO

Happy New Year everybody!!!
Thank You for taking time out of your day to read my blog.
I want to wish everybody all the best for 2012.
And I hope for all the good things in life for all.
XOXO