Oh, I'm in the creative flow...

Right now I am at my parents home, we celebrated my 32nd birthday yesterday. We had nice dinner together and I got a nice CD and a lovely bling-bling necklace. Another birthday gift is that dad is helping me out with a part of my gymcard for a year. I also got the chance to take a ride on dad's new motor bike, a Yamaha 1000A Dragstar Classic. We took a long ride and it was so fun!


I have started make an embroidered necklace... just simple stitches in silver thread. Progress so far on the left. I'm having fun!

Today I also have taken time to scan some old family photos and my mums old bookmarks. Really hope to use them in my projects later.

"The Gathering" - Sarek

Sarek is a Swedish band that has combined contemporary music with folk music (etno pop). Genom Eld och Vatten was their breakthrough and was their entry in the Swedish Song Contest 2003 (IE Swedish ESC preselection '03).

Here are the lyrics in Swedish and my rough English translation:

Jag har inte silver och inte guld, inget du kan få
Det jag äger ligger blottat för din syn
Mina händer är tomma, men hjärtat fullt av nåt du inte ser
Så jag har nånting som är mera värt ändå
För om du tappar modet och faller ner på knä kan du vila här hos mig
Som en klippa i stormen att luta dig mot
Och jag sviker aldrig dig

I have not silver and not gold, nothing you can have
What I own lays bare before your eyes
My hands are empty, but the heart is full of something you can't see
So I have something more valuable anyhow
'Cause if you loose your courage and falls down on your knees you can rest here with me
As a rock in the storm to lean yourself on
And I never will let you down

Jag ska följa dig genom eld och vatten
Över land och hav
Jag ska älska dig tills hjärtat slutar slå
Från det högsta berg till den djupaste av dalar ska jag gå
Genom tid och rum
Ja, alla mina dagar ska du få

I will follow you through fire and water
Over land and sea
I will love you until the heart stops beating
From the highest mountain to the deepest of valleys I will go
Through time and space
Yes, all of my days you will have

Och när vindarna ligger på vidderna dansar jag med dig
Och solen bränner svalkar jag din hud
För om du tappar modet och faller ner på knä kan du vila här hos mig
Som en klippa i stormen att luta dig mot
Och jag sviker aldrig dig

And when the winds lays on the expanses I dance with you
And the sun burns I'm cooling your skin
'Cause if you loose your courage and falls down on your knees you can rest here with me
As a rock in the storm to lean yourself on
And I never will let you down

Jag ska följa dig genom eld och vatten
Över land och hav
Jag ska älska dig tills hjärtat slutar slå
Från det högsta berg till den djupaste av dalar ska jag gå
Genom tid och rum
Ja, alla mina dagar ska du få

I will follow you through fire and water
Over land and sea
I will love you until the heart stops beating
From the highest mountain to the deepest of valleys I will go
Through time and space
Yes, all of my days you will have

"The Gathering" - Alban Faust

I have a weakness! I love BagPipes! It reminds me of when I lived in Scotland. Scottish bagpipes has a massive, majestic sound with a very, loud "undertone" (a constant bellowing). Once I heard the bagpipe being played indoor, in a room about 50 square metres, and I tell you it was almost not bearable.
Later I discovered the smaller French and Swedish bagpipes, this was when all things medieval was my big interest (I still love medieval stuff). Then, this summer I discovered:

"Alban Faust, one of the major bagpipe makers and pipers in Sweden, has a CD called Bordunmusik från Dalsland (Drone music from Dalsland). Most tracks include bagpipes of Swedish, French, German or Flemish origin." link

He played with his group Faust at the folk music festival I visited this summer, I loved it! On this compilation though he is represented with one of my favourite tunes - a wedding march - Brudmarsh från Äppelbo. When I eventually get married, this tune is must on my wedding...

Postbox....I love the sound from it...

The CDs I've posted for the DualDisc Debacle should arrive soon (I hope *bites nails*), meanwhile I just wanted to show how the CDcovers turned out... I just love the colours.


I have received 4 of the 5 CDs in the swap. The first one came from Jason at Food Ninja. (I want to try out that Potato and Leek soup) I think I had only heard about David Usher of the ones at his playlist. Quite a few really cool songs though.



The second one that arrived was from Shanna at Two Trees...with roots like these and contained "everything" from Los Lobos via Billy Preston to Sarah McLachlan. Loved it! Such a cute package... And her website... beautiful!

Thank you Jason and Shanna! I will post the other two as soon as I have taken some pics of them.