Island life !

So many things has happened ....

I dont know if I was working myself completely thin in all ways or what ....in December I am always trying to do a little more work as a cook .....so there I was at the Hotel and in the Hospitalkitchen ....happily running around , also because I know perfectly well that on Boxingday I had a ticket on the ferry to Gotland .. in the middle of the month a crazy cough started within 10 minutes , and got worse and worse ....then little me started with really strong ginger shots ..but went to work just after 1 day at home , felt a little better , just got dizzy sometimes and felt awkward in my stomach .. but hell I really downed a lot of brewed coffe ..the normal situation at the Hotel ..

the week after , my old friend Stig was due to come for a visit to Nyköping , we had planned to go to Skafferiet , the nice restaurant where my daughter sometimes work in the kitchen ...must say though that I didnt feel much for food ...my stomach didnt agree...

but since it is such a lovely little place and really good food, off we went , when the food arrived and I had just started with my grilled swordfish served with saffron rice ....my head started spinning and I felt nauseous ...so down with my head and I remember thinking it will pass ... but it didnt , my daughter came out from the kitchen , god what a distress ..!! mother and Stig going for dinner and mother is kind of falling down in the middle of the dinner .. anyway they had to call an ambulance and all of a sudden I was at the hospital for 2 days , tests , more tests .. nothing , will have more tests in february ...

so my X-mas was mashed potatoes and porridge !!!

the doctors didnt want me to drive for a while ...but after a lot of thinking ..I loaded the car and drove slowly my 120 km. towards the ferryboat leaving for Gotland !

So am back on my swedish island since a little more than 2 weeks

the first days a lot of rest , then my daughter came over for a week after her visit to Helsinki ,

anyway I now feel so ok , that I did send Eva off to the Canary islands with her daughter ..and am now in charge of her farm with horses, beef cattle , lambs , hens , cats and Charlie the dog ...plus 2 girls living here on the premises , and I cook for them one meal a day !!!!!

so with all this happening ...I just want to remind you that be a little bit careful with all health , herb and alternative things ...

since I suspect that my big doses of ginger , applecider and garlic ...add the stress, painkillers for my hip and overdose of caffeine , might have gotten my bloodpressure down more than normal , also the horrible cough , probably it all got the better of me ..!

so , lesson learned ..less is more or less is better ..

but turmeric and ginger they are so good for you , just cook with them , putsome in a dish with fried rice and kale , roasted veggie frittata , even in your salad dressing ..

at last some powerful words ,

when you start eating food without labels , you no longer need to count calories ..!!

cook real food

move more

dance

laugh

lot of greens

lemon water

seeds

hug someone

will now take a biketour to feed the lambs ....the sun is out , its lovely after the storm yesterday !

have also in mind to make my 4 days left on the island ...for this time .. some of the best to keep in my heart , so I feel strong and happy for my upcoming surgery , time has come for the left hip to be done !

so until next time , be well and live your life to the fullest !

while writing this post I have been listening to Music for Healing Female Energy by Relax music channel

Chris GrammasKitchen currently at the Swedish island Gotland