(Written by Dave) We are currently on the ferry from Demark to the UK.  We’ve been on a transport whirlwind the last couple days.  We started two days ago seeing Nancy’s sisters off in Stockholm.  We managed to get up at 4AM to wish them safe travels.  After a couple of hours more sleep we … Continue reading To Ystad, Demark and onto the UK

(Written by Dave) We are back in Stockholm, or at least we are at the Stockholm airport.  We are staying here tonight because Gretchen and Kathie have an early flight in the morning tomorrow.  We could have stayed in the city but wanted one more night with them.  I guess that means that the visit … Continue reading Back to Stockholm and goodbye to our guest writers

(by Kathie  and Gretchen, Nancy’s sisters – one more day off for us!) We began the day with a simple breakfast of yogurt, muesli, and some nice rolls at the Dala Warshus restaurant (free with the cabin).  The actual ambience of the dining room was very quaint although looking around the room it was full … Continue reading Horsing around in Rattvik

(by Kathie  and Gretchen, Nancy’s sisters – Giving Nancy and I the day off.  Spelling errors, though there are probably none, are not the fault of the junior or senior editors.  Ok, over to the girls...) This morning, we reluctantly left the idyllic little cabin on Lake Sör-Algen, which was a serendipitous find at the … Continue reading Guest authors in Sweden

(written by Nancy) Dave and I survived the night in the quaintly named ‘sleeping loft’ of the cabin last night.  It was basically a little attic alcove with two twin mattresses.  The size of the space was such that the mattresses were pushed up against the edges so you couldn’t really raise your head without … Continue reading Through the land of lakes to Hällefors

(written by Dave) Just a quick post to let everyone know that we have made it to “the home land” – by car from Stockholm to Varmland.  We hired a car and drove here.  Nancy and I felt like we were on speed all day.  We’d look at the road sign, see the next town … Continue reading By car to Kristinehamn, Varmland

(written by Dave) Before I go too far, I should note that yesterday’s post went out without review by the senior editor.  Nancy was too tired and went to bed while I wrote the post.  I thought about waking her but then reconsidered.  This morning, after the three Peterson girls had ample time to tease … Continue reading Great food and stern guards in Stockholm

(written by Dave) We had a good tourist day today.  We started with Skansen, a giant open air museum in Stockholm.  Skansen was started in the 1870’s when a forward thinking Swed noted how people were leaving the countryside for the city.  He feared that the country history would be lost so he began collecting … Continue reading Skansen and the Vasa warship

(written by Dave) I’m surrounded by Towheads and Petersons.  For the most part, this is ok.  First about Towheads.  Towhead is a term often used to describe young blond haired kids.  Somewhere, Nancy’s mum has a photo of Nancy and her four siblings as children.  There is nothing but blond locks as far as the … Continue reading Touring with Towheads and Petersons

(written by Nancy) Just a quick post to let you know we have arrived in Stockholm after a 5 hour train ride from Ystad and are now comfortably ensconced in a great apartment in the Gamla Stan area with my sisters Kathie and Gretchen, who arrived safely from Oregon about the same time we arrived … Continue reading To Stockholm (by train)