My last days in Sweden

I saw some ice bears in the streets in Malmö in June, but I choose to escape and had no time for pictures. It was rainy as well and the umbrella was my best friend. Well, I had some other friends too, and we had a really nice time, despite the weather. We celebrated a birthday in Malmö, made an excursion to Skanör-Falsterbo, visited the best cafe on the planet - Lillaro - and we made a boat tour through the canals of Malmö and went to Västra hamnen for the last sunset during my sabbatical in Sweden. See you soon Malmö, I´ll be back! 

Croatia - Split, Lastovo & Korčula

A blog break

Tomorrow I leave for Croatia. My computer will stay in Malmö and my blog will not be updated in this time, so see you in a week or so.

Älmhult

Älmhult can be a pretty boring place, mainly consisting of big blue and yellow signs with four letters. But there are also some really nice spots. Here comes my best of from this weekend.

Möckeln

I love this dog!

...even though you almost risk your life by letting him in to the car. He goes wild! This was one of the few calm moments.

Fritz´s new home

A Ponyhof? 

Or cowhof?

My favourites

To dry the laundry outside

I did it!

After a party and a beautiful sunrise in Halmstad, we have now continued to Småland. Staying next to a lake, I had no other choice than going for a swim. And I did enjoy the diving with the other dolphins and see lions. 

Some last impressions from Bohuslän

In love with these curtains

The herring alley 

Falu rödfärg

You better paint your house in red or white

To match the colour of the houses: strawberries with cream, for breakfast on the cliff

I´ll miss you sweet little island

The bookworm in me

May I give you some inspiration for the hammock? Here is the literature which I brought with me to Åstol. To start from the bottom: "Djurens rike" - a wonderful adult colouring book. "20 sätt att rita en katt och 44 andra fantastiska djur" - a great sketchbook with 20 ways to draw a cat and 44 other animals. "Craft-a-doodle" is a book with creative exercises and was a goodbye-gift from Nina when I left Switzerland. "Mein Buch für alle Tage" - I love this sweet little book. Thank you Aniela! "Strengthsfinder" has not been read yet, so it will come with me to Croatia. "Vi" / "Us" by David Nicolls is a sweet and fun novel about a family, their crises and their last weeks together on a trip through Europe. A feel good story. Then we have "Egenmäktigt förfarande", a Swedish book about love, passion, hope and about how much we want to give of ourselves. I think you will recognise yourself in this book. At least I did so, and I hope I will not be in Esther´s situation again. "Definitionen av liv" / "A constellation of vital phenomena". This is what I am reading right now, so I can´t really say anything yet. Now I leave you for my hammock. Ciao ciao!

The snake island

Unfortunately, I am not in shavasana mood anymore. Three snakes changed the situation, two baby-snakes and one dinosaur. Well, Dyrön, the island next to Åstol, is still beautiful, except for the dangerous animals, the beach was great and the water was perfect for a swim (at least if you ask Mr Wiking). 

Åstol seen from Dyrön

Two brave girls

I stayed here.

Our island life

Me and Håkan did a small photo shoot today and this is the result. 

In love!

Åstol, this tiny little island is so sweet! I have been here ones before, and the place is exactly as beautiful as I remember it to be. I think this would be the perfect place for me to live: you´re close to the nature, but at the same time you are close to other people. It´s something like an island community. That sounds great, doesn´t it. 

Shavasana

We have arrived to Åstol, and this feels like shavasana.

Stömma farmlodge

Strömma farmlodge: a long awaited visit! And now we finally did it, on our way from Malmö to Bohuslän. You could say this place is still under construction, but it´s a dream for everyone with a bohemian heart. 

In motion

I have been a wanderer in the last couple of weeks and I love it. I have not been traveling any long distances, but I have been more or less all over Skåne and it has not only been beautiful destinations, but also the transportation has been enjoyable. I really like the traveling as such: drinking coffee (one of the few times I really like coffee is when I buy a take away coffee at the train station - very strange, I know), reading books, observing people, looking out the window to count the cows out there, listening to music and the "Vorfreude" with soon being at your destination.

Summer in the city

Welcome June

How to celebrate the first day of June? Me, Anna and Ashi thought it was a good idea to spend the afternoon at St. Knut, which is a nice spot in Malmö with some small sweet cafes. I mean, the sun was shining, we had a rhubarb dessert, flower shoes and plenty of time. I could not imagine a better start of this month. 

A lazy Sunday

These days when you feel like a zombie, when you walk around in your favourite leggings (you love them, no one else would like them even if they would get them for free), super lazy and super tired. Today I did not do much more than some daydreaming about the upcoming vacation to Åstol and Croatia, but that was not bad either.

From my vacation to Croatia with Kathi two years ago.

In flower mood

I have done a small little sewing project and this is the result. A flower dress ready to be used for a party tonight. We will leave the forest in Småland and drive to the sea and the fields outside Båstad where we will dance all night long. 

My helping hand...

Is home where I lay my head?

I have been good at waking up early these days. Today I woke up at 5.30, to drive through the forest to a small place outside Älmhult to take care of a sweet little dog. I was not good at taking pictures here, though... Maybe because I was busy with reading, almost falling asleep, counting the raindrops, listening to the trees, going for walks with Fritz and getting ready with a dress that I will wear at a party tomorrow...

I have also been reflecting on the question if home is where I lay my head. Fritz's place will be the fourth place where I stay overnight this week, and I immediately felt at home. I would say, I have done so at all places where I have been during my sabbatical. I think it is with people as with people's homes: if we connect, then I quickly take them to my heart. 

 

3.30 AM

No matter if you're not an early bird, I would suggest everyone to wake up early once in awhile. And then I mean really early. So early that you can't say if it's night or morning. This picture was not planned to be taken, but when my cat kept me awake this night, I escaped and went out to the lake, taking some pictures. 

Vittsjö in snake-shoes

I am in Vittsjö right now, and I really enjoy. It has been some rain and the temperature is chilly here, but it does not really matter as long as I can spend time with my parents, with August the tiger, the forest and the lake.

It is always a good idea to wear good shoes so that the snakes can't attack you ;)

One day, this small house will become either a sauna or my small castle where you can read books or just enjoy the lake view

It's spring time! 

I am back

I am back in Stora Hult. I enjoyed the sun and the sand and the sea today. I took some pictures as well and tried to catch some Scandinavian simplicity.

Between Ängelholm & Båstad

I can't stop thinking about yesterday even if we have a great day in Malmö today. We enjoyed the sunshine on the balcony and we hung out in town, but I miss the nature from yesterday and the best café the world has ever seen...

Dagshög

There was a dog joining us as well, flirting with the sheep

Torekov

Lillaro