Day 339: Count on it

Spent a part of the afternoon "taking" the national math test for 9th graders in preparation for the Math Center convention which takes place in mid-May. Figure I might as well get a head start. Plus, this is actually my idea of fun :-)

Would have liked to report that I got 100% but alas they got me on an area question that was less than obvious. It's in the photo if you want to take a shot at it. Oh, well. Still, got all the rest correct and let me just say it's been a day or two since I was in 9th grade. Next up, the 10th grade test.

Day 338: American history

Spent an interesting couple of hours helping a Swedish high school student with some history homework. The topic happened to be the American Revolutionary War to which this history book devotes four pages (contra the French revolution which gets twice as much print space). It's been a long time since I visited this chapter in American history and it was fun (not to mention challenging) to find myself explaining it in Swedish.

As a bonus, I walked to meet the student at the library and then home again...10.4 kilometers in total. Now here's to a good night's sleep! And tired legs :-)

Day 337: Spring has sprung

How do I know? I switched from winter gloves to thinner ones and to a lightweight blanket on my newly made springtime bed. Did not have to wear a hat outside today. Medborgarplatsen was teeming with people sitting in outdoor cafés. The neighbors are grilling outside. I could have normal shoes on my feet rather than construction boots.

Plus, the air smelled like spring.

It's about time!

Day 336: An evening at the ballet

It's been ages since I last was at the ballet. It will not be ages until the next time!

Giselle (Royal Swedish Ballet)

Day 335: Seen about town today

On an extra long walk today ( 5 km), I saw a number of things that I felt moved to photograph. Here they are in the order in which I saw them. Some were puzzling, others entertaining. I do love my walks :-)

Attention Swedish readers: What on earth does Lura inte i vassen mean???

A bit hard to tell what this is from this photograph as it was taken from too far a distance. It is a double-decker bicycle rack. We've discussed installing one in our garden for quite some time. I finally got to see what one looks like.

Seen on the bulletin board at the library. Rudebeck is one of my Swedish brothers. I was tickled to see this poster advertising his fabulous cabaret act.

Coming to our civic theater in December. Needs no further explanation. Aforementioned brother got online and got us tickets for January.

Day 334: Something to chew on

And teeth to chew it with. What a pleasure to be able to use both sides of my mouth again. The root canal is not complete but the roots have been removed and the Novocaine soreness is gone and I can chew again! Food tastes completely different (or perhaps simply complete) when it hits a larger surface of your tongue. Terrific to get the entire spectrum of taste again.

Day 333: Triple crown

Earth, wind, fire and water...spent a good part of this afternoon exploring the four elements in song, drawing and dance under the guidance of a play therapist and in the company of seven other women. Drawing is so very definitely not my thing but today I simply let go of any expectations and just let my hands fend for themselves. The results are far from what I would consider works of art. Still they represent strides forward from the days I simply refused even to try.

The dancing was energizing and I know I will feel muscles tomorrow that I'd long forgotten I have. Plus, I missed the bus stop on the way there and wound up walking back three stops...about 1.2 km...so I even got a walk in today in the glorious sunshine. Love it when my unconscious mind takes such good care of me!