It's pretty much over. As quickly as it had descended its plague upon me, the pneumonia seems to have dissipated, leaving me relieved, confused and still pretty phlegmy.

It happened on Friday, I think. I felt as terrible as usual that morning and was still feeling tired and drawn come lunchtime when Mathias came home. But for some unexplainable reason, the fatigue, the gassiness and the dizziness quietly disappeared in the afternoon, and by the time Mathias got home from work, I was ready to jump him.

And it has stayed that way.

Of cos I still get tired more easily than if I was healthy but nothing close to the misery I had been feeling the last week. I don't get the pains that plagued me and left me bed bound and uncomfortable.

So I am extremely pleased. So pleased in fact, that I decided to bake bread for the first time. I always thought that baking bread can be tough. So many factors to consider...yeast, resting time, draft free zones, kneading, rolling, bun or loaf, size matters even baking time.

But I did it...I had very successfully baked buns to eat on Friday. The husband had freshly baked bread to eat for his dinner. Ooh...it suddenly feels like one of those children's tales of farmers and fresh buns. The buns came out golden and soft and it tasted a little sweet like those butter rolls. So next time I will reduce the sugar but for my virgin bread bake, it came out BEAUTIFUL!

I'm so proud of myself. Buns today..a whole loaf tomorrow and BEYOND!

I read recently about a new fashion statement that is apparently gathering steam among many Swedish handimen. When I think of a man who works with his hands for a living, be it plumber, carpenter, builder..I think (in my glamed up, highly romantic mind) of dark skin, rippling muscles, strong and rough hands, jeans or overalls and a hard hat or two. But recently, a company has designed a functional, sturdy yet (apparently) trendy kilt for the men to wear on the job.

Yes, people, a kilt. What the average non-Scot would call a SKIRT. The MAN SKIRT. It is reported that the Swedish company had produced such outfits initially as an experiment and it has paid off. Read the report..you can actually see what the man skirt looks like.

Seems to me that EXTREMELY confident men are abound in Sweden. Extremely confident men in need of cooling work wear.