The last few days in Sweden
After the torrential rains, mushrooms burst out wherever we looked!
We went for a lovely walk…
…and saw all kinds of fungi…
…including poisonous ones…
…gigantic ones…
…and littler ones.
It was really really nice to meet up with my cousin again. We looked through some old photos and I “met” some of my other relatives…this group (I think from the 1920’s) was photographed in Katrineholm.
My cousin’s wife invited me to accompany her into the forest…
…where Arianell and Coriander helped us…
… scooping berries up with an old metal berry scooper.
We picked over 800 grams…
…and made them into delicious Lingonberry jam!
That was the last day of our trip, the next day we drove to Stockholm’s Årlanda airport, stopping about halfway there in Katrinehnolm where the old photo was taken.
There we found a really lovely little wool and fabric shop, and I bought another ball of sock yarn for knitting on the plane. I admired these socks, knitted by the proprietor or her mother who knitted all the models in the shop. The very kind proprietor made me a copy of the pattern (in Norwegian!) so I shall see what I can do with it this winter.
That’s the end of our trip to Sweden! We started in summer, but it is definitely autumn now. Birch leaves have started turning yellow and swirling down from the trees, and braided skeins of geese are flying south honking. Time for us to fly too – it has been just wonderful, but as the Swedish saying goes “ Borta bra men hemma bäst” or “away is nice but home is best”
Bye for now!
Quimper Hittys 
Wow, wow, wow! What a wonderful journey and it’s stupendous that you’ve taken us along for so much of it. I just love, love, love it, that you can make a story/narrative about whatever, wherever and whenever something is happening. You’ve helped me see that there are stories everywhere, even if it rains alot! Welcome back!! (if you’re home).
It was nice to have you along, we are home again, thank you!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful journey in a way that I could feel myself there with you. I look forward to having you back.
You are welcome I am glad you could share the journey with me in this small way!
Thank you for sharing your visit to Sweden with us. How delightful it’s been. In this post I especially enjoyed the photo of the four toddlers with hats and the little girls with all the mushrooms.
It must be so fun choosing the girls’ dresses and other clothes, then helping them change.
The girls only had a dress each, a cardigan and a raincoat on this trip…we did a lot of laundry! I was glad to share with you (and glad to get home to my washing machine!).
I have enjoyed your journey! I hope that by now you are homesafe and enjoying the comforts that only home has.
Safely home and happy to be here, thanks! The trip was wonderful but, as you say the home comforts are irreplaceable!
so many wonderful memories and adventures. I loved the photo of the baby cousins. Enjoyed seeing the little wooden girls amid those glorious mushrooms. Wishing you a safe return and a loving welcome home.
I love that photo too – they are all so jolly and plump! Thanks for your good wishes, i am safe and happy to be home again now!
How wonderful to meet up with your cousin!
Your photos on this post are amazing – I feel like you should get printed and frame some of the ones with the Hittys with mushrooms – awesome!
They loved the mushrooms too! Luckily we were spared most of the drenching that caused them all to appear!
It’s been a joy to come along. Thank you again
You are so welcome! I loved having you along!