Rain, rain go away...

This was taken on Saturday, when it was still warm and sunny, on our way home from a visit to the other side of the lake. Since then all it has done is rain. But the strawberries don't seem to mind.

Before and after

Now we are back we have to provide for ourselves. Fortunately Miss T caught a fine perch on Tuesday which fed us all. Before we left Strawberry and I attended a cowboy and Indian party, but I didn't have time to blog it, so here we are:

Back in Sweden!

The MoTH, couldn't come and pick us up in Stockholm, but he booked us beds on the night train home and we had a few hours in the capital to kill. We spent them at "Gröna Lund", something we have never done before. Miss T. loved it and queued happily for hours to ride "Insane" and "Jet Pack", not pictured, as the sight of them makes me feel a bit wobbly. Strawberry, who turned into an orange in the rain, preferred the candy floss and the merry-go-round.
Now we are home safe and sound and preparing to head for the wilderness. The grass there will be in dire need, as I have yet to cut it this year.

Not The Last of Norway

Is it just me or can you also see the face of a Norwegian troll?

Plenty of cod and pollock, but we put them back for later and caught some bubbles instead.

It's alright she's got a matress with her to land on if she falls.

Between the strands of flying hair there is a sea eagle.

Sorry I haven't been around much lately. We have had a lot on at work. Term time is now officially over, but I still have some stuff to clear up and then the girls and I are heading over to England for a couple of weeks. I 'll come by when I can.

Fair weather and kind friends

The only rain we had was on the way there. One minute it would be pouring down and the next it was bright sunshine again.


This was our first sight of the Atlantic.


The friends we stayed with came and met us half way and then led us to our final destination on the island of Froya, in the far west of Norway. We had walkie talkies with us, one in each car and were given a running commentary on the sights, depth of tunnels, where to watch out for speed cameras and where to look out for deer etc. It was a good trip.

The Border Line

Miss T is still in Sweden and Strawberry is in Norway. The white circle in the road and the gap through the trees show the border line between the two countries.

Our first stop in Norway for Norwegian "soft is"

and home made sandwiches.
We took plenty of food with us as food prices in Norway tend to be a lot higher than in Sweden.

More Norway

Still in Sweden heading towards the border on Thursday morning.
As we climbed higher Spring receded.

No way

Getting to the farside of Norway we had to pass through 17 road tunnels, the longest of which was 5 610 metres long and 264 metres below sea level, that's enough to make your ears pop!

We're home safe and sound now, after 4 fanatstic days full of fishy fun. More pictures soon.

Catching the fish was easy, landing them wasn't.

Taken at 11 pm last night, the view from the front door.

Spring showers

After a short shower the sun comes out again, and Miss T, on her way home from Scouts isn't too old for splashing in puddles.

This battered sign says: Drive carefully, children at play.
Let's hope it was the playful children that caused it's crumpled condition and not the careful drivers.
We will be driving carefully during the next few days as we head over the mountains into Norway for a short break. Back soon.

Fun in the sun

Spring 's sprung

Here in town the tulips are out...

and the trees are bursting with...
beer bottles.

Two weeks behind!

I took these the weekend before last. There was still some snow on the ground but it was sunny and 25C so the summer clothes came out and the girls had races bare foot in the snow. Miss T's summer skirt was my favourite one, when I was the same age, some 30 odd years ago.

Summer's on its way!

Sorry, haven't been around much since Easter. The Sun has returned and we're making the most of it...even if there is still some snow about. Back soon.

Happy Easter!

Guess who won 3.5 kilos of chocolate for Easter?

Taken last Sunday...

...this Sunday it rained, so there's not as much snow now. Lots on at work so not so much time to spend here, but will be back before long as it's soon the Eater holidays (typo...but it's not so far wrong:)

Strawberry...

...the birthday present, this is Bubble Gum, aka Gummy, the guppy... he came with two lady guppies and now there are three baby guppies too...

...and she's back in the saddle.

Happy Mothering Sunday!

Miss T spent the weekend with the Scouts up in the mountains avoiding avalanches, whilst Strawberry and I tried to avoid the puddles on the lake.

Mummy - I've cut my hair!

Strawberry called this out from the hall. The scissors are never where they should be in the kitchen and always turn up somewhere in Strawberry's bedroom, so I wasn't too surprised to hear her call out that she had cut her hair. But when she made her appearance in the kitchen I wasn't prepared for this:

Strawberry's onion chopping tip

To save tears follow Strawberry's onion chopping method and wear skiing goggles. She swears it works.

Ice scream

You'd think that with all this snow and ice they wouldn't want more, but that's what they chose instead of Saturday sweets, and then complained that their ice pops were cold!
Half term holidays are now over. Back to school tomorrow.

Snow monster!

Can you see the snow monster's hands coming over the fence?
It's half term here, so we'll be spending some time shoveling snow.