I did it!

I did it!  I mowed the lawn, all 3000 square meters of it. I was actually shamed into doing it by my neighbour starting up his lawn mower while I was sitting around enjoying a good book. I wish someone could have taken a photo as a proof. Anyway, it is very satisfactory to look out and see it all done. I am very brave these days and drive around on speed 4, which sure does the job a lot quicker than it used to. Unfortunately it is like house work, it has to be done over and over again. And also it does have some crop-circle aspects as well as tufts but that is because I ran out of petrol and couldn't do the last touches.

Just to show you some of the lawn, there is much much more
around the back.

I suppose you are correctly guessing that I am in Sweden now. In fact I have been for several weeks but the first weeks were so busy that I didn't have time to write anything here. Hubby was here as well as elder daughter and younger nephew, and even my mother for a few days. However, it is getting increasingly difficult for her to be anywhere else but in her cozy home so we had to take her back sooner than expected. The weather was horrible as well and has been the whole time so far. It was only yesterday that it cleared up a bit, hence the lawn mowing.

So the weeks with the family were spent doing all sorts of things, berry picking, jam making, shopping and board-game playing as well as painting and cooking and (hubby) doing house repairs.

After a visit to the Skärhamn Aquarelle Museum, where they are
having a Disney exhibition.

Oh yes, and cake baking too!

We also had a nice visit from our friends up north. They had been down to the south of Sweden for an inauguration in Lund and stopped to visit us on the way back, which was very much appreciated.

I know, this is not going to win any prices for quality and
composition but I had to include it.

And of course our time in Sweden started with hubby's brother and sister-in-law coming for their first visit. In fact they arrived the same day as we did but stayed one night in Gothenburg so we could pick them up after having been out to the cottage and starting up everything first. Other than the car not starting immediately, the water pipes in the cottage having burst and some major part having to be replaced, and the tractor/mower breaking a drive belt, all was all good.

Just some fish and chips in Henån before the in-laws return
to Australia.

It always feels a bit trivial and frivolous though writing about my little experiences when so many things are happening in the world. All day yesterday and the night before we were hearing about the truck that drove into a crowd of people in Nice killing over 80 and injuring many more while they were there celebrating the 14th of July. Then came the military coup in Turkey, where more that 200 people have been killed.

Before that we had Brexit with all its implications. And not to forget the European Football Cup that went on for quite a while, and almost was won by France but not quite, shame really, I was quite into it at the end.

So me writing my little diary here is really only to keep track of what we are doing, since things are so easy to forget or if not forget at least mix up in time, and of course to keep in touch with kind readers.

The big plan now is going to elder daughter's wedding in Africa in September. Hopefully the whole family can attend. There will be more about that later.

Hubby going back to Australia.

Now it is time to drive in to Gothenburg for a visit with my mother and maybe a little outing if she is up for it.

Cheerio!