Sundsvall has been melting all day which means spring MIGHT be on the way. I hear stockholm has been glorious all day, has been gray as hell here.

Tomorrow back to the city and reality………not sure I am ready for the bright lights againm.

S

Millions of kids on the slopes all waiting for us to fall over and break something but we did not. Actually I am rather proud of T and myself as I do not think we made complete fools of ourselves.

Now back at the hotel and can feels my muscles getting a little stiffer, I am sure tomorrow will be hell. very lucky that I have a sauna in the room so I might take an hour with a few beers.

Alternatively I could try these

or maybe not……….

S

Staying at the First Hotel and have a great suite overlooking the water. They even left 2 dog bowls in the room with some dog treats which I thought was such a good idea. Nice to be welcomed with dogs rather than having everyone having an allergy attack and trying to get rid of you. Well done First Hotel!

We are off in a few minutes to see the family, they have the most enormous Grande Danoise, the boys should find this an interesting experience.

Tommorw we will go and do a skiing scene. I was thinking about this and realised I have skied for 3 days in the last 25 years. If I drop dead at the bottom of the slope you will know why.

That is it from here.

S

Hellena
You were wondering how our home looks. Our home has actually been featured in both Residence and Elle. It has also been seen in Svenska Dagbladet, which you can find online here:
http://www.svd.se/naringsliv/bostad/hemmahos/simon-tomas-eleganterna_2150609.svd

If you buy next week’s edition of the magazine “S” you can also see it there. Which makes me realize it has been seen quite a lot, which probably means we should redecorate. The bedroom is not finished and I have huge plans for a massive collection of Chinese calligraphy brushes but there never seems time to go to Shanghai. There should never be an end to designing your home, it should be a lifes work.

Lena
It does sound like a fun project. Please keep an eye out on TV3’s homepage to see if, and when, we will be looking for new objects. There you will find all the details on how to apply for the show.

Amira
We are filming the current season right now, and all the homes have been chosen. But as I said to Lena, keep an eye out on the TV3 site for details on how to apply to the show.

Johan
It was fun to visit. Thank you for having us. I will have a look at the pictures. It was great to see so much colour on such a cold snowy day. I really felt for a hot martini, guess we will have to wait until next winter.

Johanna
The way to create light in a dark room is to use good lighting, such as table lamps and floor lamps. I know it might seem obvious but I am amazed how many people think a 20w light bulb will give you all the light you need if the walls are white.  And contrary to popular belief, you can use colour even if the room is dark. The simple thing to try is add way more light than you think you need but put everything on dimmers, then you have 100% control.

Sandra
The “gummigolv” was most likely purchased at Linoleumkompaniet.

Nidall
The olive oil shop is called A L’Olivier and is located on Grev Turegatan 18 in Stockholm. Come by, it has some really wonderful oils, provencale, lemon and ginger, dried tomatoes, mint…..the list is endless.

Lars
The wallpaper was designed and manufactured specifically for the program. Now days there are many place that produce wallpaper from photos, artwork, etc. all in accordance to your wishes.

Pinglan
I think your children should share a room and you take the other one. Otherwise you may consider buying a bäddsoffa - that way it’s a couch by day and a bed at night. Or do as my mother did, send me off to international school.

Gerd
So true, so true - the 60+ people of this world are remarkably smart, including my father.

Sara
Our contact information can be found at www.londonw8.se

And to all of you who commented on my baby picture:
I was rather fat but very söt. Thank You.

Next week of to Timrå which should be interesting as a new destination for me.

Thats all from here, off to a new TV meeting to finish arrangements for an extra tv thing next weekend. All a bit secret at the moment, just a one off evening thing.

have a good weekend.

S and the boys

I have never really thought of staying in a hotel in the city I live in but I think I will do it more often. There really something very civilised about the whole idea, room service, you do not have to clean up after your self and all you need to do is pack your tooth brush.

I am tempted to go and stay at the Grand next weekend, how nice to spend all morning in the spa.

I was looking for something on the internet yesterday and came across this piece of furniture……..all too bizarre.

Off to Ljusterö filming tomorrow, 3 filmed, 7 to go.

S

problem I find is that if you ring support they seem to be talking a language from another planet.

I think I am caught in a generation that was a bit in between, my father who is 75 has absolutely no difficulty with any of this, all too shame making.

S

Needless to say it was the worst day of the year for travel as you can hardly see the E4, snow everywhere and those on the road speeding. Finally got there after 3 hours and I have never seen so much snow, the city was empty of people and cars, there was nowhere to park because of snow clearing and the whole feel of the place was that we had landed in the arctic.

Tomas was described a being photogenic yesterday and he did not stop telling me the whole way home that he agreed. What a pucko.

have just come back from Gärdet with the boys but had to turn around as the snow was so deep, all I saw was a small tail sticking up and nothing else.

My father sent me a picture this week that was very flattering, aged 2 when we lived in Malta.

Who says I am not photogenic.

Enjoy the snow.

S

I was so amazed it go to the house it is hats off to the swedish postal system. Sadly in england I rather think this would have been thrown in the garbage. It always give a really good impression when people actually go the extra mile to make things work.

Was in our olive oil shop on Grev Turegatan yesterday ( A’l'olivier) and in the space of 5 minutes 2 people came in and asked for one of our Ecological oils called Argan. “Oh, that is a great oil for salads” I said to which the reply was, “No, its too good for that, we use it on our face as moisturiser!”

Dare I say it is a funny old world, so if I am looking a bit slippery on TV you know why.

S

I thought Mac was supposed to be for creative people who had no idea how to use them but they coordinated with the desk lamp and allowed you to look cool.

I was obviously wrong……….you need to read the instruction manuel as well.

S