Half term 2

For the Autumn half term, at the end of October we headed south as far as we could. We needed a break after a long summer of sorting and clearing that was thrown to the wind when our house was broken into and trashed. Here are a couple of shots of the far south of Sweden.

Half term

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

God rest you merry gentle folk let nothing you dismay
Here is hopefully a video, but if it doesn't work I have been given permission to use a picture drawn by my youngest daughter to wish you all:
En fredfull jul
och ett gott nytt år

Merry Christmas

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG SISTER!

Just for you Sarah, we managed to get hold of your very first LP artists,
The Not so New Seekers.
Perhaps not quite as fresh as they once were, but still going.
Unless your name is Sarah and it's your 50th birthday, then I probably would NOT WATCH the following clip!

With lots of love to you all...

I'm still around, just extremely busy. I'll try and visit as soon as things ease off... hopefully at the end of next week... or maybe the next...

xxx

Passing through Ytterhogdal

Taken by Strawbri

thru the car window

as we travelled south

for a 70th birthday party.

Swedish Horse Guards

Walking in the woods

The best way to travel

Inlandsbanan - the slow train that takes its time, stops to look at bear dens and waterfalls, lets you sit up front next to the driver, with guides that cheerfully solve problems and sing Jemtlands song as you cross the border, best train trip ever!

Friday evening by the lake

Miss T and Strawbs have gone off to camp for 10 days, leaving us to amuse ourselves.

Spring, Swedish style...

Which means we're still enjoying the snow!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday M.O.T.H.

Happy Easter!

Confectionary created by Strawbs and Miss T.

Sorry!

Intended to make several important calls this evening, but couldn't find my address book. Everyone helped look... In the washing machine, in a tin of chocolate powder, thanks girls! It was, of course, where I always keep it on the bookshelf next to the phone, it was just pushed in too far, behind a folder, and now it's too late to call. Sorry! Will try again tomorrow!

I've got Ginger Nuts!

SORRY!

Here's wishing you all a Happy New Year, sorry it's so late. Lots of excuses, but none of them very good, I'm afraid. The biggest one is that I have been teaching at seven different schools during this school year and just before Christmas I had to set around 400 grades, some on students that I hadn't even met!

My other problem at the moment is the camera on my phone, which up until now I've used to put photos on here. I thought it had stopped working completely, but have discovered that I can take very small pictures. See above, one of which is the moon coming up over town this afternoon at 4pm looking to the East, the other was taken at the same time on Friday on my way home from work looking West. I'll let you guess which one is which :)

I also managed to take some slightly larger pictures today skiing on the new slope next to the town. See below. The  views from the top are so amazing that I am seriously considering buying a new phone/camera just so I can share them with you... but I have a mean streak and as the phone still works as a phone I haven't completely decided yet. Nor am I sure what sort of phone I should get if I do decide to get a new one... I really like my old one and it has served me well for seven years.

Still Misty

A Cold Mist

Hiking in September

September :o

We spent September fixing cars. We awoke one Saturday morning to find the rear window smashed in on poor old Big Blue. We patched her up with an old picnic blanket and then went on the hunt for a "new" car, which was cheaper than replacing the window.

She's not as big, but she's a dream to drive and she's mine.