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  • Dreaming Away, but getting nowhere right now

    EXMOUTH AND KARIJINI NATIONAL PARK – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Today I’ve been sorting through a lot of old photos on my laptop. From all the many photos, I realised I have rocks on my mind – everywhere I go. This rock, or mesa in the photo is huge. Where it’s situated, the landscape colours are amazing. I feel inspired just looking at my unprofessional photo.

    This picture is from a roadtrip my husband and I undertook back in September-October 2011. Taken from the road between Exmouth and Karijini National Park . Is it any wonder that I want to go back and take more photos?

    I love the red pindan, the yellowish Spinifex grasses with its razor sharp straws. Hard to walk though if you had to. Add all the hues of greens and you have a fabulous landscape like what could have been an oil painting. My advice is; don’t walk through the Spinifex. At least not barefooted.

    Karijini National Park
    On the road from Exmouth to Karijini National Park
    Flowers growing in Bauxite
    Rocks in Exmouth – ocean erosion?
    Rocks in Exmouth – “worm holes”?
    An extra picture when running out of rocks, I love all trees. I fell in love with this remarkable, beautiful gum tree on the way from Exmouth to Karijini.
    Had to fit in my amazing variety of “gemstones”. They look almost like you could make jewellery out of some of those little pebbles. I found them in a dried out river bed between Exmouth and Karijini. Just so interesting what you may find if you just look. Love the blue purplish ones. But I doubt they’re Australian Sapphires. Would’ve been nice if they were. But I don’t think I will ever find this spot again.

    BREMER BAY – WESTERN AUSTRALIA

    Next are some photos from a trip we made to Bremer Bay in the very south of Western Australia. The place is known for fishing and whale watching. And weather forecasts. Bremer Bay was always mentioned when we first came to Australia. I heard it so many times that in the end I wanted to find out what was there. Beautiful, but kind of an isolated place. Took my husband I about 30 years to get to Bremer Bay.

    Some remarkable rocks there too. Only a few included here. If an expert knows more about the rocks, please advise. What I can’t understand is why the rock, which I believe may have some water erosion lines, almost like waves, was located with other rocks high up on the hilltop, as in the introductory photo with a view over the landscape. So far up? Doesn’t make sense.

    The next one seems to look like petrified wood. Hey, what do I know, I’m an amateur rock “hound”. Sadly, can’t take all of them home. Unfortunately.

    The photo of the little cottage may be from years ago. Once upon a time, somebody may have lived there. Maybe a fisherman. Unless it’s some kind of “community centre” for a small community. I think it looks like a gingerbread house with icing as mortar. Looks cute anyway.

    The last photo makes me utterly confused. Looks like a road, but the place is not meant to have roads in my opinion. Wild forest at the ocean’s edge? Is it natural? Or is it somehow manmade?

    On a hilltop close to Bremer Bay in Western Australia
    Rock high up on a hilltop – is that water erosion?
    Another eroded? rock up on the hilltop?
    This looks almost like petrified wood?
    An old cottage?
    Bremer Bay – a road? Here?

    THE PINNACLES

    The Pinnacles in Nambung National Park is situated about 200 km north of Perth. About 2 hours with car.

    Are they really huge limestone blocks? Yes, maybe. Still a strange area. Why are some around 3.5 meters and some so much shorter? All are different sizes. That seems natural. Like a whole forest in the sand dunes.

    Can you see the two parrots resting on top of one? The beautiful Pink and Grey Galahs are in abundance in many places. Even in our closest park where we live.

    The limestone pillars stretch over a large area. There is a one-way drive through on the sandy “road”. Also some walking trails. Will be extra hot in our summer time. Maybe visit before the end of October. But we have been there many times, so that’s not on the immediate agenda.

    We went to the Pinnacles in January 2024 to take some photos of one of my crocheted blankets placing this in between the sand and the limestone pillars.

    All photos on this whole post are my own and show samples of what I’m interested in.

    TASMANIA

    Next part is from a trip to Tasmania in November 2013. We went in a rental car from Hobart all the way up to the north, then inland back to Hobart. We did not see much of the east coast. One day maybe we are able to fly back to Hobart and see the east side.

    My photo shows the TESSELLATED TERRACE just before we reached Port Arthur, the old penal colony.

    I am fascinated by the science related to the explanation by geologists how this area came to be. Not all people seem to think this is all naturally occurring. Many compare this tiled terrace to the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Either that’s natural or produced by giants. Who knows?

    Nobody seems to know the size of the area with the natural tiling.
    TESSELLATED 4
    Any way I look at it, I find it strange.
    Such precision when “nature” cut these blocks to fit them almost perfectly together?
    My three pebble mementos from the Tessellated Terrace.
    What about all the steps above the “paved area” which has all the lighter green seaweed? The seaweed seems to follow the lines on the tiling.
    The area of the TESSELLATED TERRACE, may be much larger than what we see. Wonder if divers have tried to find out more by studying a bit further out in the ocean.
    My photos show a part of the TESSELLATED TERRACE located in Eaglehawk Neck, which is a slim piece of land adjoining this part of the peninsula to the area around Port Arthur. The water level depends on the tides. Easy to get sidetracked and forget about the coming tide.

    While the penal colony at Port Arthur existed, anyone trying to escape had to pass through Eaglehawk Neck guarded by soldiers and vicious dogs. I would think you had to bring something to feed the dogs with, but for a convict what chance was there to have a few meaty pieces or bones in your pockets to entice the hungry dogs. Wonder how many made it through.

    The rocky tiled beach at Eaglehawk Neck is one of the most intriguing when it comes to interesting phenomena. I wish I knew more, but time isn’t standing still, and I have so many other things to do and look after.

    See you again soon …

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  • To Write for Fun

    When you are at a point in your life when you don’t have to think more about a career, it may come naturally for some to grab a pen or a keyboard. I started the writing for fun many years ago, but never seriously. If I could at the time, I would – then. Maybe. But there were other commitments apart from just inventing and writing for fun. In any case, I still came up with many imaginary stories and ideas for more, which I now venture into trying to publish on my own. What I’m trying to say is that life gets easier when you don’t have to worry about selling your stories. Even if it’s fun when something is sold.

    Today I took some time off writing and crocheting and went onto my blog. I changed the name of the site to 2write4fun and added three starlings as a logo. Then I took more time doing nothing, just to sit on a garden bench contemplating which story will be the next to publish.

    Today the October spring weather is around 29C here in Perth, Western Australia. Better sit outside in the shade, as long as it lasts with these kind or normal temperatures. From now on, the days will heat up.

    Next few months will be warmer, so much warmer. February usually comes with extremely high temperatures. On 23 February 1991 we reached 46.7C. This is equal to 116.06F. Global Warming was not thought of much in those days.

    Maybe AI will produce a picture of me struggling and sweating with shopping bags containing a weekly food supply for a family of five. The worst was when the car refused to start. I had to ask for a lift by a young man, someone I had never seen before. I doubt we had mobile phones in those days. Maybe not in our family anyway.

    AI just made this picture. Not me, but another imaginary struggling woman who doesn’t like such days either.

    In 1977 we went from the cold weather in Sweden to sometimes extremely hot days in Australia. But as yet, we haven’t regretted the decision. Well, only when it’s around 47C.

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    ARTIFICIAL, or SUPER INTELLIGENCE?

    Sometimes I wonder what we are led into? What will the future entail? How will children learn to write, and to comprehend what they read? What is true? And what is not? 

    When writing my stories for young children, I may use ideas from real life, but usually have to change objects, occurrences, and people from my life into invented people and possible imaginary story lines. I write mainly about adventures with elements of fantasy and magic. I also try to make serious adventures less serious by adding humour when possible. I try not to stress children unnecessarily. Even so, stories over the years have always had sad and sorry parts. Just go to the Grimm Brothers and their stories when the witch is thrown into the oven by Hansel and Gretel, and when the big bad wolf eats Little Red Riding Hood’s grandma and have plans on eating the little girl. I mean, what were they thinking at the time? 

    AI, as in Artificial Intelligence, which becomes Super Intelligence, is not all good, or all bad. As a writer, I don’t want to use AI if not necessary. I write my stories using words and happenings imagined through my own mind and heart even if I embellish or invent magical happenings. If I was to use AI to help with my actual writing of the story, I believe this may change my whole style of make-believe.

    Now I must tell you something quite disappointing. A few months ago, I searched for my, at the time, recently published story The Mongolian Keepsake (on Amazon) to find out any possible details on how the story was interpreted by info found by AI. 

    The internet, with its AI “spy” had the strangest explanation. I, as a writer, was then listed as a traveller of Mongolia, so, of course, I had learned about their culture, social customs, keepsakes and more. All this was complete fabrication. Far from my adventure story with fantasy and magic because I have never been to Mongolia or close to it. With AI people obviously receive all kinds of information “invented by Artificial Intelligence”. How will I be able to correct what people are told on the net? People reading the info about my story, or books by other authors out there, seemingly have no inkling of what comes with imaginary adventures filled with fantasy and magic.

    Below is a screenshot from 22 March 2026.

    Today, I looked again at a search for my The Mongolian Keepsake by Lena Nilsson used as search words. Just to see if anything had changed. Up comes my story, which now has details about somebody mentioned as the protagonist who had “career changes because of near-death-experiences”. Yes, even if the subject of my story was only a young teenager, and his inheritance, the sad part may have happened. But not in my story. What do people think and feel when reading untruths told by an Artificial Intelligence?

    What will become of everything we thought was true, but now suddenly comes out on the internet as lies? Who will know when they are lies? Is the system completely unguided and unguarded? 

    Below is a screenshot from today 11 October 2026.

    The sum of this is that we cannot always trust what we read when internet becomes extensively involved with AI. Most people may be aware of all untruths already.

    Saying this, there ARE real truths, hidden throughout history. Truths we were not supposed to know, but much are now revealed, and in the process of being revealed. Such truths involve Tartaria, The 1776 Reset, Mud Floods, Meltology (as in Melted Bricks both above ground, and under ground).

    My genuine story about The Mongolian Keepsake came about by including fantasy and magic to “collide” with my reality.

    My paternal grandfather, born in the late 1880’s, made a puzzle box in wood to each of his five sons. From memory, his wife and the four girls received special tables with decorative woodwork. Each small table was round and on a pedestal. From my parents I inherited one of the tables he made.

    My father received one of the puzzle boxes, which was later inherited by our oldest son. Three more brothers received boxes. The last puzzle box went to my father’s youngest brother. That wooden keepsake was gifted to our only grandson due to the fact that my Uncle had no children.

    The keepsake puzzle box was made by wood and had many compartments. You had to know in which order you opened certain slots to be able to open other slots. Inside one special slot was the secret little key. When you found the key you had also found the hidden keyhole. Now you were able to open the box. Young children in the family and other friends enjoyed to be able to open the box all by themselves. 

    In my mind, the Swedish Keepsake became a Mongolian Keepsake to make it more interesting. Yes, I work on fantasy, so I produced my book cover by using an AI old market stall with lots of paraphernalia, which I believed was to fit my story.

    So, why did AI find my fantasy book cover and the writing of a fantasy adventure story with magic to mean that I, as the author, had travelled widely in Mongolia? 

    Not much seems sensible any longer.

    Internet has already become a somewhat worse place for real truths because now people have to deal with many buried real truths – buried for hundreds or even thousands of years now coming to light. Some people may still want to believe any old lie – in other words – daily rubbish apparently produced and found in too many places.

    The Internet has gone from a place to inform us all to a different place with AI invented info, as in misinformation or disinformation. Where will we find the actual truths in days to come?

    Or, what do you think? 

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  • YES! Time GOES fast!

    I have at least three hobbies, reading, writing and crocheting. Maybe not all. An extra hobby is and was my grandchildren. Have always been close to them, as I many times looked after them when young according to need. Also, when they were young we went on holidays some times. Yes, our family, now extending, are a close family. My husband and I have three children together, six grandchildren and now we are expecting two GREAT grandchildren. I may conclude; more busy times ahead.

    Long before retirement I started to prepare for all the spare time, I was to have, as retired. I bought yarns to make mainly blankets. Although, earlier I used to make clothes, curtains, table cloths and more. Easier to concentrate on blankets.

    Have almost finished around 60 blankets now, in my later years, and have gifted over 40 of them to family and friends. But I’m still swimming in yarn. Have crates of yarn in the garage and many more crates stored in my yarn room. Most crocheters never have enough. All this yarn is waiting for my eager mind and hands to move.

    My dilemma is that I also have a need to write stories, mainly for 10+ year old children. Have more stories in stock, going back around 30 years, but need to rework them somewhat to fit better into current times even if those stories mostly have adventures, which contain magic and fantasy. So, of course, they do not need to be true.

    Another hobby is reading. Lately, during the last few years, I have been reading Guy Anderson’s books. You will find his books on Amazon or through his Facebook page where you may order directly from the author to have the book signed. You may also order from your own favourite bookstore. His books may be bought as Paperback, Kindle version etc. Since I’m in Australia, I chose to buy the Paperback directly from Amazon to receive this faster. With Prime membership, I usually have postage for FREE.

    Recently, I had the thought that the next book I planned to buy written by Guy Anderson, may well be an audio book. I had not tried to listen to a book before, but had the thought I could possibly be able to crochet at the same time. Only, when crocheting, I many times use complicated patterns with lots of counting and thinking.

    Next I organised to have a trial at Amazon to listen to audio books and chose Guy Anderson’s ‘The Grimm Origins of Children’s Stories’ as my first choice. The subject is close to my heart. Who hasn’t heard of Hansel and Gretel, Rumpelstiltskin, Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow-White, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty etc.? All of these and many more, were my favourite stories as a young child.

    Please Note: Guy Anderson’s book is most probably NOT meant for children to read. His work is meant for those who wonder more about what lies behind all the stories.

    So, I started my trial. I sat down doing nothing, absolutely no crocheting, while I listened to the narrator reading what Guy Anderson had written. The narrator reads well, the audio is good and everything sounds great. BUT, for some strange reason I could not concentrate on what I was hearing. My mind wandered off too many times. I gave up. Maybe I will try better some other times, but for now – I just ordered the paperback and will receive this in only a few days from the east coast to me on the west coast. I’m eager to read the book as soon as I get it. Hopefully, there will be “no spanner in the works”. Well, you never know.

    Have just finished two baby blankets for my coming great grandchildren. Now I’m working on a granddaughter’s 20th birthday present, which was supposed to be finished last June. Better get my gears together, but I also need to read the book I expect on Saturday 3 October. Where is my time? Just goes too fast – as always.

    Just a few of my blankets. (The link is for those who are curious.)

    Also, here is one of my favourite crocheters Martin up North from the north of Sweden. On the link, he is also “with” my favourite Beatle – George Harrison. Just listen to the words by George Harrison, while Martin up North thinks about his work, which takes a lot of time and money.

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  • Time goes fast

    Yes, time doesn’t stand still for anyone. Not even when we’re busy. Why would it? Right now I feel that time goes faster than a snail on a buttered glass window. I think I’ve heard that somewhere before.

    I’m surprised how many have already watched parts of the blog. Interesting to see all the countries mentioned. Most of them are in America.

    I have two more stories to be revised. They are long stories and need to be done in two parts each. Takes time to format them for eBooks and Paperback when I also have other commitments. Didn’t know it was going to be so much to do after retirement. But there you go. Stories and blankets – the whole shebang.

    My husband and I are listening to a video of a late BeeGees Concert right now. We are tired of old TV programs.

    The BeeGees are amazing. Great musical talents and fantastic lyrics. We listen and it brings us back to the days of disco dancing with John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever. Not that we dance at all. But the Gibbs are enjoyable to just watch.

    Tomorrow evening, we might go for a video of an old Eagles Concert. They are also great. And now you might say, that since you’re Swedish, don’t you like ABBA? Yes, they’re also great, of course. But we’ve almost heard enough of them.

    That’s it for tonight. I think. Who knows?

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  • How am I doing?

    I think I’m getting somewhere now. But, still don’t know enough. It’s going to be trial and error. I managed to get some balance when showing what I do in my daily life. I added a banner with the books I have produced so far.

    Yes, I write stories and try to turn them into books. I have managed four ebooks and four paperbacks, but have so many more stories in my old stock. Takes a while to process my stories into KDP Amazon ebooks and then another process to format my stories into paperbacks.

    So, today I’m going to crochet for quite a few hours at least. Another baby blanket. Then next year more blankets for our children, grandchildren and partners. It’s a Never Ending Story.

    In between all this, I just have to make time for reworking parts of my already finished stories. I’m eager to get more books onto my Author Page on Amazon. At the same time, there are many other internet places where you may add ebooks and paperbacks.

    Wow! Am I going to be busy? Some people believe writers live solitary lives. Yes, that’s my life in a nutshell when taking writing and crochet advice from my husband.

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  • Lost in Space

    I’m kind of lost in ‘WordPress’ space. Trying to figure out how to do all the things involved with this webpage. Have had many different webpages before, but things have changed over the years. With this one at least I may choose if I want to use AI for my writing, or not. I decided long ago that I do not want AI to change my stories.

    Pictures are different. I will use a mixture of AI with added items when I have to. That’s how I’ve done my book covers. Many professionals seem to think that every writer or author should choose an illustrator. I find it hard to find someone with the same ideas as I have. Then, as well, what is the ultimate cost of having an illustrator. Some have experienced that their chosen illustrator just used AI to produce their illustration. Hmm …

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  • Hello World!

    Here I am, but where are you? I’m trying to promote my stories published on Amazon in many countries. So much to do to get this site in order, while I’m also eager to continue reworking the next story in two parts when I also need to finish another crocheted blanket. Being retired doesn’t mean that there’s nothing to do. More busy now than ever before. This is it for now.

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