The Army

First work week done after my holiday. It was such a well-needed break. Naturally it went by super fast.

It’s Friday night and I’m having a drink in my flat. The balcony door is open and the sound of playing children in the courtyard comes in with a colder breeze that hints the summer is nearly gone. I’m considering bringing in my olive tree over night, just in case the cold will damage it.

A few candles are lit in my living room and I’ve just finished painting a wooden sofa chair. It’s the fourth time I’m painting it now. So far it’s been soft yellow, bright yellow and now white. It probably needs another layer. I’ve also bought enough paint to do my sideboard in the hallway. After the painting I will be done decorating my flat. Once it’s all completed I will through a big moving in party!

I’ve found a fantastic floor lamp that I’d like to order for the living room, it’s called Illusion and I really like the design. My favourite is the one with the people biking.

Talking about bikes, I've managed to get myself one. After spending a small fortune on furnishing my flat in the summer, it really made my week... A nice man in the service department at work found it. It's an old military bike, but recently done up by the last troop of obligatory soldiers. It’s heavy, without any gears and has an interesting box below the saddle, where some tools and a air pump fit perfectly. I love it.

Having left my bicycle in my aunt’s garage in London - I’m now riding the military bike to and from work each day. At seven o‘clock this morning, there was no traffic – just the sound from the thick bicycle wheels rolling over the cobblestones.  At that moment, I couldn’t be further from London, or any big city for that matter.