We had a lovely Midsummer lunch with my brother and his (still but probably soon ex-) wife. Lots of sill and strawberries, and instead of snapps we had a bottel of Taittinger Nocturne.
The cake was from our favourite caf´s, Ahlströms, and very scrumptious. And then tonight dad and I watched the football and were very happy about Germany's win. Hope ( Read more... )

We celebrated Midsummer's eve yesterday in a very empty city. It's quite wonderful how silent the city turns when most of the inhabitants go away to the sea- or countryside. Just a few random sounds of people having dinner in a flat across the road, someone playing music further away, and once in a while a tram passing. My brother and his wife came ( Read more... )

We're celebrating Midsummer's Eve today, even if I'm skipping the traditional Swedish fare and making sushi instead. But to keep up with tradition I did get hold of a very small Maypole, this strange mix of pagan and Christian symbol, that we're supposed to dance the frog dance around at Midsummer. I used to love the celebrations as a child, when ( Read more... )