blogger on vacation

hello faithful blog readers. there has been an outcry from a few individuals asking what has happened to the blog. as you know, your blog mistress and her trusty design educator have been traveling in distant lands and there were just too many exciting things happening every day to keep up you up to date, informed, and amused.

now mid-july in michigan is warm and humid and all i really want to do is knit. however, the time has come to start reflecting on our visit to Norway and Sweden. a few photos may help suggest some of our adventures.



there was some bad museum behavior in Oslo. American tourists are so embarassing.



the snow-covered mountains on the far side of the fjord looked majestic from our hotel window. yes, it was cold; yes, it rained; yes there was reindeer jerky on the hotel buffet.

our intrepid friend Jean came from London to meet us in Stockholm for a few days. we went to see the Milles Garden and all decided we don't much care for Milles' sculpture but he had an interesting house and collection of antiquities.

then we were warmly welcomed back to eskilstuna by our perfect hostess and lovely friend Ingrid, who made us feel entirely at home. there are delicious strawberries in the pots under those white covers. svenska jordgubbar:the best.



Ingrid's kind and amusing husband Lars has recently taken up golf. an imaginative recycler, he converted a baby stroller into a golf cart. he is a highly accomplished gardener, with two greenhouses full of such unexpected things as an olive tree, lemons, and oranges. of course they have a Volvo station wagon. i didn't ask about the gun.



that's a start. more thoughtful commentary and more photos to come.