On Friday we were asked over to a family's house for dinner. The dinner was lovely and we enjoyed wonderful conversation with the entire family. The wife is from the far northern part of Sweden. Allow me to show a few pictures of some of the treasures from her region that she has on display in their home.
The shoes on far right, and the children's shoes were our hosts as she was growing up.
The baskets shown are woven from birch root. They represent many many hours of skilled labor. The small pouch is to hold sewing supplies. The knife is one used by reindeer herders. The white sheath and part of the handle are made of reindeer bone.
Detail of the beautiful small basket
Saturday evening we were invited to dinner at another friends home. This is the view outside their kitchen window. The view from their living room balcony is at least as lovely, looking over the sea toward Copenhagen.
After a wonderful dinner of warm smoked salmon (which, by the way, is to die for), we took a walk along the water.
Sunday...
The same friends graciously invited us to join them on a beautiful tour of the south coast of Skåne (the southern part of Sweden).
A hang glider was overhead.
Afterwards we ate a lovely light dinner. I had three different types of pickled herring ("sill") and John enjoyed goat cheese with honey and walnuts and a Czech beer. We then went to meet their daughter, son-in-law and grandchildren at a coffee house for coffee, tea and dessert. At the cafe, there was a group playing American music from the 60's and 70's, which was fun. More great conversation - and then we were driven home and dropped off at our front door.
.... I don't know how to say thank you....
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