Month: August 2022

Puh what a day. We decided to get a move on and not save all the clearing away until the last day. So, we have taken down the outdoor shower, cleaned the bbq (my brother-in-law has been a trooper), put away some of the furniture and cleared out groceries from the fridge. Still lots of things left for tomorrow but a great start.

We went to Kalmar this afternoon to visit my uncle who is still in hospital. It was great to see him and he seemed happy about us visiting.

Our new stove arrived today with home delivery. They took the old one with them – perfect! Now we have with joined effort adjusted it to be the right height and tomorrow we will try it out. Tonight we picked up pizza for dinner since we were away all afternoon. Now an amazing sunset while crashed in our corners.

Today we’ve been busy bees. After our morning routine (18.4C in the ocean) me and my brother-in-law filled our car with everything we want to get rid of and we drove to the big waste disposal site. Great to clear away all that stuff! 

It’s been a lovely sunny day today so we could really enjoy the afternoon outside. We repaired the cracks in the outdoor shower rooms and I painted it twice. Tomorrow we will take it down for the winter. 

The sunflower that I had in a pot at home that we brought here has started to bloom. It is quite small but so fun that it managed to start blooming. 

Tonight we bbq a whole steak for dinner and sat outside again. We ended the evening with a couple of rounds of “MyCity”. Now it is time to hug my pillow. 

A perfect start of the day with 19C in the ocean and very little wind. Love these mornings and I cherish them so much! 

Me and my niece went on a walk together after breakfast to pick dewberries – one of our many traditions we hold very dear. We managed to get enough for a pie to enjoy tonight. 

Today we celebrated my hubby’s (and father-in-laws) names day with ice cream in town. All five of us went together and also ran a few errands on the way and also picked up groceries going back. Tonight we have bbq chicken served with pasta pesto and a glass of white sitting outside. The evenings this week have been great! 

Slept pretty good last night even though my mind is starting to fill up with a lot of things to process.

After our morning dip I took my son to the district health care center for some blood tests for his next appointment. Great that you can get it done somewhere other than where your home is.

We’ve taken it slow today – done some laundry but other than that just relaxed and enjoyed our paradise together. Our rosebushes are lovely now – I hope they will survive the winter so we can enjoy them for years to come too.

Bbq some pork tonight and could sit outside for dinner. Ended the evening with a couple of episodes of our board game My City which is starting to become more and more tricky and challenging. But fun!

Sunday. This morning it was just me and my niece for our morning dip. 18.6C (or around) so it is getting a bit colder every day now. But still a wonderful way to start a new day. 

An emotional day in many ways. My uncle needed to go to hospital and I am so grateful and thankful that we are such a strong family that are able to trust, rely, depend and be there for each other. Sis – love you to the moon and back! 

When we got back home the rest of the family had prepared grilled burgers and we could relax and enjoy a nice meal together. Played a board game with our young adults and ended the day with a movie – “Prey”. Now I am ready for bed. Tomorrow is another day. 

Time for another member of the family to go back to the real world. At noon my hubby took the bus back to the city arriving later on this evening. 

Me and my niece took him to the busstop and after we had dropped him off we went to get groceries and get rid of some garbage. 

We have been busy all day doing laundry and cleaning. Tonight me and my niece prepared dinner – we made roulades filled with blue cheese served with oven baked potatoes. Yum! 

Now we are tucked in our corners watching an episode of “Task Master”  (the Norwegian version). Have a nice Saturday eve! 

A windy and rainy afternoon in paradise. This morning the sun was shining though so me, my hubby and niece could enjoy the morning dip in the ocean. 18.9 C in the water. 

We did some laundry and it had almost dried before we had to hurry and take it inside because it started to rain. We spent the afternoon playing boardgames while it was raining and as we were going into town for our dinner it stopped. Perfect. We got some rain on us in town but not so bad. 

We had a great meal at Pappa Blå and tonight we have watched a movie together. Now it is really windy outside so we took the flag down and put up the “vimpel” – streamer instead. It was over 15 m/sec for a while which is a lot. The sunset and moon were amazing tonight.  

This morning it was time for the last dip in the ocean this summer together with my parents. Everyday at 08.00 AM since we came down here we have been in the sea for a sometimes quick dip and sometimes a bit longer. Love these mornings – and to share this moment with two to me very important people is very special.

My parents left our paradise before lunch together with our guest to drive up to Norrköping for a weekend of track&field. We have been busy bees all day and finished painting the new boards to the house, finished building the bench (which turned out great!) and done all the laundry. I have cleaned all the windows in our house and the kitchen window in the main house (saving the rest for another day).

Tonight we had friends over for dinner. We bbq sausages and I made a potato salad to go with. Now have sat outside talking for hours and had lovely time. Later on tonight my oldest niece will be arriving with the evening bus from Stockholm. It will be great to see her again! My youngest was supposed to come along but something else came up so he is remaining in town.

A productive day – everyone working on different projects. Me, mom, dad & L cut down one more area of lilac bushes. Hard work but with a quick result. My sister has been working on the bench she is making and my brother-in-law has painted the boards for the main house that will replace the rotten ones. 

This afternoon a couple of friends from home stopped by to say hello. They will be spending a couple of days at the camping site here in our paradise so we will see them again tomorrow. 

Tonight we had “kroppkakor” for dinner – a potato dumpling filled with pork and onions seasoned with all spice. A local speciality. Served with lingonberry jam and a glas of beer. Not bad. 

Last night in our paradise together with my parents. They are leaving us tomorrow morning to attend the Swedish Championships in track&field up in Norrköping. We have had a lovely summer here in our paradise and I am so grateful and happy we were able to get so much quality time together. Love our morning dip in the ocean – a perfect way to start the day. One more together to look forward to this summer. 

This morning we were one more taking the dip in the ocean. Nice. 

After a lovely breakfast with freshly baked bread (my hubby is a star) me and my sis drove into town for groceries. First stop at the fish shop where we found these guilt headed breams and a bag of common mussels. Then groceries and final stop at the “kroppkaksbod” to get some filled potato dumplings for tomorrow night. 

My brother-in-law bbq the fish – I prepared them with a herb filling and also boiled the mussels. My mom prepared the meat for the non-fish-eaters. The dinner was a success and everything turned out great! 

My back has been killing me all day – don’t know what I have done. Woke up this morning and something snapped. Took a painkiller tonight and hopefully I will be as good as new tomorrow.