1st advent

This weekend is Thanksgiving, 1st advent and dearist Emily's birthday. We have more snow, it has been snowing just about every day and it is very cold for this time of the year. -10c yesterday, haven't looked today.



This picture taken in the middle of the day, on Emily's birthday! Sometimes when we would get snow in november, the kids would say "now we'll have a white Christmas!" and that snow would melt and it would be rainy on Christmas. But this year something tells me that this snow is staying around!

south africa

Here are just a few of the 250 pictures taken in South Africa. Martin went a little wild with my camera! I just had to have a picture of the sink in the bathroom where we went on a safari, rustic concrete! Lots of pictures on facebook.......





And of course had to put in a lighthouse, took lots of pictures of that. Cape of Good Hope



Picture of Table Mountain taken from Robben Island

Vätö betong

Hösten är på väg.........




Quick trip to Vätö and take up the kayaks and boat and empty hotwater heater in the guesthouse.... and now Sunday evening and completely exhausted!



Very pleased with my concrete bench-35cm by 160cm, weighs a ton, but who is moving it? Glad all my weight training comes to practical use these days! I can't believe that Ketil and I took up the boat just our ourselves! The boys don't want to come out to Vätö, and we think that is just fine! It is our crozy retreat in the fall.

National Grandparents Day

There's grandma, mormor, or gram as she is called depending on which of her grandchildren is calling for her. Have a good day!

mera betong........

The first signs of fall......



Getting the fall flowers ready......





yep, soon time to clean up the garden! Today has been really warm but the last few days it has been super cold in the mornings on my way to work(of course, unearthly hour to start work 5am, but stil 2.5 degrees is cold!)

one week left.....

Stenes änglar have already closed the shop for this season. Welcome back next summer




Ja, one week left of summer. Not that summer ends on the 1st of September, but it feels that way. It is getting darker, school has started, and fall storms have started.


So instead of starting new projects, I should finish up with the old.......



But that won't happen! New ideas keep popping in my head, I don't have time to do everything that I want to do. But just like with planning a trip, at least half of the fun is in the planning stages! Dreaming of the end result, hoping that it will better than you can imagine....

still summer

Yes it is still summer. So even tho vacation is over and I'm back to work where it is crazy as always, there are days off now and then when you can kick back and enjoy!





Make the most of the warm weather and try to be creative or lazy or what ever!