Swim, art, food and spa

Last week we had one of the warmest days since I have been here,
it was about 80 degrees (27 celsius)at home you will laugh-

I decided I better take it while it was here - decided I was
going to go for a swim somewhere maybe out to the islands but that
meant a longer trip, boat there etc. so the woman who runs the
gallery here Ula told me that there was a beach close by only
about 10-15 minutes by bike...
I got my towel, put my suit on and jumped on my bike, got on the
bike trail and after 10-15 minutes I was not where she told me to
go, the island of Amundön. I kept pedaling and pedaling on my bike that has no speeds and after about 50 minutes at last I started to see signs and knew
I was close..finally I locked my bike up and walked down the path
for another 10 minutes...so much for a 10-15 minute ride :)

She had told me there was a family beach, a semi-nude beach and a totally nude beach..I saw the first beach which turned out to be the family one and the water looked ultra inviting, I dropped my towel and cut-offs and plunged into

the beautiful, crystal clear water..ahhh the ride was totally worth it, sure felt it the next day though!

There is a master printmaker here, Lars who is not easy to find around. I ran into him a few days ago and he told me he was teaching a printmaking class and I could stop by for a visit, so I did

Lars is the one turning the beautiful, old Swedish press that must weigh a million pounds..it was fun to see what they were doing..the man on the right was printing using( he called it cardboard) but I think it was more like mat board with a ton of shellac on it. He showed me his three favorite tools he uses.

I asked him if it was a self-portrait and he said everything he does is..and then

one of the women had seen this technique in a show in Finland where you use pastels and print them as in the image above, be fun to try this sometime

 I finished my 8th piece this week and decided I needed to celebrate- so I rode my bike to the wonderful health club here, Hagabadet

It felt so good to do laps even if I went in a circle for 40 minutes

then I sat in the sauna for a little bit

and read and relaxed on the chaises before dipping in another pool

it was just what I needed, of course I took myself out to dinner on the way home to my favorite vegetarian restaurant..sometimes we just need to kick our heels up and go!

My favorite street where I walk with the cottages decorated one of its trees with these fabulous yarn flowers, they matched the mums below them..is that cool or what? they must be hand made

I have been enjoying the spelt seeded bread each morning from my favorite bakery..they will be closing soon for the summer

I love these girls! They make it look so easy, work so hard and are so nice

here's my breakfast this morning with the yummy toast, granola, , yogurt, blueberries, bananas and my cappuccino (my portable milk frothed is working like a champ,love it) I sprinkled a bit of nutmeg on top and my foam kind of collapsed - only thing missing is my lit candle and blessing - a ritual before taking the first bite

I took this one day as I passed a school playground..this little girl struck me with her poise and serious expression. She gave me the okay to take her photo

well, that's it for now, Mike will be here in about 10 days, nice!

love hearing from you, sending love and light (and I mean light!it really never gets too dark but you get used to it) go to bed around 11 and get up around 6

byeeeeeeee  Hej då