I have done what I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD DO: PART V -- the last sitting on 6th of March 2014

On the 6th of March - when the cats go nuts - my favorite Tattoo-Artist, David - the ONLY tattoo artist I know, finished My Sweet Saraswati: more shading behind the wings, and a burning lotus mandala behind her:

On the 19th of December, my favorite Tattoo-artist, David (my only Tattoo-artist, ok?) did the finishing touches on Saraswati's jewelry, highlights and border of skirt as well as lotus, and her little lotus feet! Compare that with stage one directly below it.  At the bottom of this post, the Tattoo-artist himself!

Saraswati - Western Style by
super-skilled DAVID of
OpenArms Tattoo, Sweden

David, of the above named studio, not only researched all the intricate details (look at her hands), he concluded that the swan must be a singing swan and no other kind, he also configured her as a western modern (!) woman. He then convinced me to go BIG and BRAVE.  The lady covers me from shoulder down to last rib (and fat) and somewhat across the vertebrae.

Almost 3 hours of prickling and pain which was hardly noticable due to me listening to the biography of Nagarjuna the Great. 

So now I have my protector, yidam and muse of arts, music, learning and science, watching my back 24/7/365.

This lady is going to get color eventually - I will keep you posted.

HERE IS PICTURE 2 - - with some coloring:

the green and shading done last friday - 11 oct.

And NOW - 29 nov - 3rd sitting, the skirt, the skin and the bird:

(Above the third sitting)

David of Open Arms Tattoo and Piercing, Viggan, Sweden

interesting Documentary

STRANGE: people seem to prefer artificial colors and contrasts!

Posted a couple of photos on Facebook.  The photos were either heavily or slightly  photoshopped pictures.  People seem to prefer the photoshopped ones. Check yourselves: I give you the ones people liked first, followed by the untouched ones...  Which ones are better?

Photo 1 - boat in harbour of Doha, Qatar... Super-photoshopped... more color than actually was there, actually:

Photo number 1 - same boat - same harbour, BUT as it came out of the camera:

Photo 2 - photoshopped -- person missing, darker clouds... what else do you spot (?):

Photo 2 - UN-photoshopped:

Photo number 3: again heavy on the photoshopping, arabian evening over the shopping mall:

Photo number 3 - un-touched by human hand, after fidgeting on the camera:

3rd day after Op.

Feeling really ok! Went to Hälsenespecialisten again - the specialists in Achilles Tendon problems - and man - they/he is good.  It really works. First a bit of massage, then some sort of strange electrical heat and finally laser.  Incredible miraculous effect.
The knee is ok.  Stil on strong medication - which makes me fall asleep pronto!  I have halved the dose already, makes me too tired.

The rooms are getting there: doing the final stuff, like the floor/wall lining (?) and cleaning the windows etc.
I can't believe that my husband and I build a really solid prostration board! (I call them FRUSTRATION boards, haha).  I am really looking forward to trying it!

Knee Op

Yesterday, I had my knee operated on again.  This time removing "debris" from a meniscus op a few years ago.  Seemingly a piece of bone got chipped off then, and had then proceeded to calcify - and voilà - presto - here I had a piece of bone lurking behind the knee cap but not solidly fastened!  The piece was about 1 inch diameter!  Happy to get rid of it. Two small incisions and here I am hoppling around at home!
So today I will rest.  REALLY - I will R_E_S_T.

Summer - beautiful Swedish warm SUMMER

.. Monday I am going to get operated on.. the knee again. Some small thingie stuck just above the kneecap.  Swedish equiv. of NHS sucks big time.  Took them a year to even figure that one out.
Anyhow.  Finally the d-day is here.

Got a really great treament for my hurting achilles-tendon this week at http://hälsenespecialisterna.se - HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE.  Finally someone who knew what to do.  Almost pain-free immediately.  MUCH MUCH better indeed.


Have just finished wallpapering two rooms. The future guest room and my study. Next week, hopefully Tuesday, the floor-dude will arrive and fix the floors.
Will post better pics later - these are just taken using the built-in web-camera.
Guest room:

So, here is a close up of the super duper romantic guest room's wall paper:

And here one corner of my work study:

So be it.. now, I need to put guck in the corners and where the plaster has fallen off..

see ya later!