A long weekend in Lewes, UK. It was very special to see mum and Bill in Europe and share a little of Paul and Philips life in Lewes. Lewes is such a pretty village. All the artfully taken pictures are Tanja’s.
In a new post series I’m calling Everyday Sverige I’ll share the ordinary happenings, situations and places in my life. First up, the shared laundry. Although we have our own machine, we book this every week because it’s fast and saves us money. We can wash and dry regardless of the weather.
Playing The Forgotten Island was a hilariously good time. Two hours just disappeared and we still haven’t escaped from the island. Thank you Gustav for patiently translating the instructions and introduction for me. I think I even helped just a little bit 🧐
Check out the evolution of Lottan (the allotment) over the last few weeks. We have four beds that are 6m by 1.2m each; Just under 30 sqm of growing space. The covercrop of peas is a tangled web, and we’ve planted some winter salad in bed four. It’s coming together slowly but surely.
Min sambo börjar hennes ny kurs idag. Hon är väldigt begeistrad och en lite nervös. Efter hennes klass vi ska träffa med hennes syster i stranden. Sedan vi ska går till en restaurang för pizza.
Vi har en ny tradgård! It was super wild so this year will mostly be taming the lot and preparing for the next growing season. We’re experimenting with a few different ways to tackle the weeds - tarping, cardboard (thanks Linnea!) and cover cropping. It’s so nice to have this space!
Visiting Hönö with Tanja and Matts (Tanja’s dad). We took the ferry out to the archipeligo, explored the town a little, had a swim (our first in the ocean this summer) and enjoyed a super tasty lunch. As we were caught out by a storm on our return to Göteborg Matts devised a makeshift raincoat.
We have moved in!
Sneak peak of the new/old apartment. Tanja used to live here, then it was enjoyed by some lucky tenants, and now it’s ours! Setting things up will take some time. Expect a full photo tour in a couple weeks.
Shrimp boat!
Actually it’s a 150 year old steam boat that now runs weekly all-you-can-eat shrimp dinners on Storsjön. Tanja’s parents took us out for dinner and it was a beautiful cruise around the lake.
Returning to the Swedish mountains with a overnight camp near Gräftåvallen. I brought our little lady bug tent from Australia so this was her first time in the mountains :)
There were many reindeer around. Two large herds went past our campsite along a nearby ridgline and a few came much closer.
