G'day everybody,
We are in our cottage in Sweden now and so far so good, aside for the massive lawn mowing that will have to be done.
The trip went well and other than the fact that the rental car company has given us a ridiculously low car that is virtually impossible to get in and out of, all is good.
Before we left Australia we had a great meal with our kids in Cronulla at a restaurant called 1908. It was to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, which is ruby, so I got a pretty necklace and earrings in ruby.
Here is a little tip to the ladies. You go out and buy the jewellery you want and give it to your hubby to give you. It seems to work out the best for everyone. Takes the pressure off hubby and you can pick what you want. It is a win-win situation really. Hubby had actually previously promised me rubies but it turned out that they were artificial rubies used for aligning diffractometers at work. They are also used for the balls of ballpoint pens, and are very cheap.
Our first visitors arrived the second day we were in the cottage and it was our old friends from Grenoble. They had an appointment at the Chinese embassy in Gothenburg for their visas so they came out for a quick overnight stay which was great. Hubby is green with envy because they are actually going on the Trans Siberian Railway in September but unfortunately we can't go. Hubby is still not retired and has to work then unfortunately.
Before we left Australia we had a great meal with our kids in Cronulla at a restaurant called 1908. It was to celebrate our 40th wedding anniversary, which is ruby, so I got a pretty necklace and earrings in ruby.
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| That fateful day! |
Here is a little tip to the ladies. You go out and buy the jewellery you want and give it to your hubby to give you. It seems to work out the best for everyone. Takes the pressure off hubby and you can pick what you want. It is a win-win situation really. Hubby had actually previously promised me rubies but it turned out that they were artificial rubies used for aligning diffractometers at work. They are also used for the balls of ballpoint pens, and are very cheap.
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| Unfortunately the other photos with all four of us were very dark. |
Our first visitors arrived the second day we were in the cottage and it was our old friends from Grenoble. They had an appointment at the Chinese embassy in Gothenburg for their visas so they came out for a quick overnight stay which was great. Hubby is green with envy because they are actually going on the Trans Siberian Railway in September but unfortunately we can't go. Hubby is still not retired and has to work then unfortunately.
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| The quieter end of Smögen. |
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| First breakfast of the summer in the sun
I am going to publish this entry now and get back again shortly with an account of our UK friends' visit. They left last night after a great week's visit with lots of sightseeing, cooking and eating delicious meals and card playing. So I'll be back shortly.
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Congratulations to you both on your wedding anniversary! Love Hubby’s idea of rubies!
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