A Weekend Free of Blogging

A weekend free of blogging gave us a weekend full of living!

It was a great family weekend with friends over for a visit from England, a visit to the culture festival, and a couple of day trips. And even though my mind was away from the blogging world, 'repurposed' still kept showing up in front of me. Like this funky little kids carousel with toilet seats (above) - which I thought was absolutely brilliant and hilarious to see - and the alligator sculptures made from repurposed tires spotted at an outdoor exhibit.

Take a quick escape over to our Swedish lifestyle blog, The Accidental Swede, for some photo goodness and snapshots from the weekend.

A Weekend Free of Blogging - Part I

A Weekend Free of Blogging - Part II

Until next time...
Mike

Weekends in Sweden

One of the fun things about living over here in Sweden is happening across other Americans who are visiting. A friend and I went over to Marstrand island last weekend with our chickadees for a girl's day out, and ran into this lovely family while we were having a traditional Swedish lunch of fläsk och potatis - which is basically pork cut thinly so it resembles a really thick bacon, and a side of boiled potatoes with seasoning. Yummy! I'm embarrassed now to say I don't remember their names, but they were from Connecticut and hopefully they will check the blog to see their lovely family photo with the island's 350 year old fortress in the background.  Update:  Lucky for me they were checking in so I'm now happy to introduce the Portugal family (Edwin on the right is following Blue Velvet Chair - Hi Edwin!).

They were here to pick up their new Volvo from the main factory in Gothenburg (where I live). Did you know that you can order your Volvo and then come over here, drive it around for up to 6 months, and then they will ship it over to you? You'd be surprised at how many people actually do that. 

Back to Marstrand...it's a small island with a rich history (you can walk around it in about an hour). It's not quite tourist season, so the island was super calm and peaceful as we walked around. An absolutely lovely day! These are the times when their marketing slogan "West coast, best coast!" holds true!

Until next time...
Michael