Riding the bike in Hörnefors - another great summerday

We had a nice day today, clearing the garage, a quick trip to Nordmaling, my birthplace, and eventually we took a bike ride in the evening, to the wind turbines nearby, there are 11 all in all, and they are huge when you are close.We saw the new Botnia Line, which can take us to the 30 km to Umeå in 8 minutes! We also saw that the old earth cellars were preserved from development, and Inga & Bror would probably like to see this happen. The new bridge is going to be ready in August. So Elizabeth found some special stones, which she took home. Now it is just before we get us a rain drop, perhaps. Netherlands moved on in the World Cup, while we were out and trimmed.

It is "ferietid" - Sweden - and summertime!

We're back in Sweden after a quick trip home. Here the sun shines, and the heat is ok, when we arrived last night, Elisabeth found ripe strawberriest after a lap around the house. Now our own strawberry field, soon going to give us even more yield! I have seen on the bus to Tore, it is finished decorated with a particular subject, and Tore took the time to a coffee with strawberries at home in Trollstigen. I met Malin and her husband Benny, and we talked a long time with Veronika & family, later on SKYPE, then we got the information from the Saltdal that Jorunn had become worse. We have contacted everyone. We plan to be out here a week, and we expect Bente & Bjørnar and family Knædal visit us.

Skogvokterdagen 2010 - Traditional celebration of 150 years

This year there was a little less people than usual on this traditional day of Storjord in Saltdal. It was the regular program from previous years, and stalls along the square in the fields outside the ranger farm. Saltdal Trekkspillklubb came almost directly from NM in culture music in Mo, where they achieved bronze medal in their class. It was unveiled on a nameplate of all forest guards over time here since 1860 at Storjord. It was the first ranger farm in Norway. Pictures from 2005 - from 2007 - from 2009 -

Summer is still on in Sweden

Midsummer is gone - the weather is still amazing here in Trollstigen. Norrbyskär was fantastic, people had to be early to get on the ferry! It was accordeon music at the harbor. The ferry was actually made, and has been working in Norway earlier. And the fishing is very good - Lasse got a big one today in Bjurholm. I have been doing things to make my old car work ok, and now it is spinning like the engine was when it was new in 1986. Nissan is strong!

Visit from Bodø and Tromsø - in transition to Sweden

We got Turid, Hanna and Cora visiting - they were on to Sweden at the weekend. It's Midsummer in Sweden, also, a great weekend, “and very much better weather than we have here, " someone said. They also got a "tour" into Elisabeth's greenhouse, we can see the tomatoes and the Cucumber growing there. The rest of the family follows in a few days. We are pinned down in a little rain and some sunshine, but it is as it should be first in the summer, the grass will grow, and we must get the plants to thrive, so it may be summer later, when we finally have our vaccation.

A weekend with visitors and social time

We have again had a pretty social weekend - we had a visit from Aunt Karin &  Ambjørn from Molde, (10 yrs since last visit) - we have visited Jorunn a lot, who has been ill. And relatives have been here. I was in Saltstraumen Church and filmed the wedding of Hege and Lennart, then I got me a bit of accordion concert at the hotel there. A very eventful weekend. Now we are waiting Marielle & Marcus on the way back from Sweden.

The Swedes are mobilizing for the summer -

The Swedes are mobilizing for the summer - the tourists will have steel to run on. A completely new experiment - they put reinforcement in the asfalt. Otherwise, we met Marielle & Marcus & Emil on Tjernfjellet, they were on their way to Hørnefors for a longweekend. Back home here we met "TanteKarin" & Ambjørn & Rita on their visit her for a long weekend. Karin & Ambjørn travelled with "Hurtigruten", from Molde to Bodø, and will take the trip back home the same way, Monday. Jorunn is not well, we all visited her today/afternoon.