Christinehof castle

since I was in the neighbourhood the other day 

I decided to pay a visit to this beautiful castle from 1737 !

when the kids where small they loved to visit and look at the wild boars together with my dad 

the castle is nowadays equipped with an echo park

and you can actually go on a "bat safari" ! with the navigators of the dark

a kitchen from way back in time

many feet has walked these stairs....

I'm so happy that they have a café so that I could have a break while it was raining cats and dogs

so no walk in the echo park this time

until next time

enjoy your Friday evening

Hallamölla Waterfall....

I went for a drive today and ended up at

Hallamölla waterfall

 which is the largest waterfall around this part of Sweden..in Skåne that is

the height of the fall is 23 meters !!

it sure is beautiful around here

when walking around in the forest it feels like walking in John Bauers fairytale illustrations

(read about Princess Tuvstarr and the Fishpond for instance)

I wouldn't have been surprised if I had met a troll today

turned out to be  a green day with lots of fresh air 

a little tip by the way...

you can go for a ride on an Icelandic horse in this area too

and that would have been so much fun

did that a while ago with some relatives and maybe 

we can do that soon again?!

what do you say Emilia?

You have got to meet Lucy....Boll (Swedish for Ball)

a fluffy tiny little curious ball of fur

she's the newest member in my best friends family

she hangs out, literally... wherever K or G hangs out

adorable

and so curious

got to explore everything

practising on catching mice

she tries out all the furniture....climbs them, scratches them,hides in them or sleeps on them

tastes everything...including me...

no wonder she gets tired...once in a while...

Hörte Brygg o Jäscafé served smoked and barbecued vegetables !

this was a first for all of us

the "smoke"bar served smoked and barbecued vegetables

and it was incredibly tasty

we had smoked and barbecued cabbage, salmon and mackerel

from front to back: smoked celeriac, yellow beets and carrots, all with a twist

I think my favourite was the cabbage !

we had some bread and tasty cheeses too

love the concept of this place

it feels exotic even though they are using products from the area

grrrrrreat dinner

and so exciting to taste something totally different for once

The southernmost point in Sweden - Smygehuk

we had a great drive to the southernmost point in Sweden
Smygehuk
as most of you noticed on Facebook

we did stop and had a real touristy walk around the place

love this old building

windy but what a summers day it turned out to be

the birthday boy was pleased with the lunch 

sitting right at this spot ...with this view..not bad ha ?

 A had a salmon pastry....E and I had the seafood pastry with a little sting

yummy yummy

what are you up to today ?

I'm getting ready for two  weddings !

my cousins are having a double wedding

keep your fingers crossed that the bad weather they have warned us for keeps it's distance

Traffic controllers.....in Sweden

like we need them, hahaha

 really crowded....it was me and the cows....that's it

it was at least 200 cows so I got stuck a couple of minutes

but it was quite beautiful and I'm on vacation so no hurry

Ecological veggies from my friends garden

today I got the best gift from my dear friend Katrin

she gave me a whole bunch of homegrown ecological beetroots

red, yellow and polka dot 

grown here 

she has so much going on in her garden

so much fun to walk around...I have shown it before and I will again...real soon

that's a promise

the best friend one can have...Katrin.. in her favourite spot....in the shade surrounded by roses and kiwis

I made a salad of it all....cooked the red and yellow

 the polka dot ones I sliced real thin

the leafs where the base of the salad

I topped it of with feta cheese and some oil and herb salt

served with a salsiccia sausage 

oh my god...so good and so simple

you better try it