Things are moving, finally! Today a big machine drove through our garden-to-be to make room for our house-to-be-built. The jordkällaren (ie the outdoor earth cellar) that used to take a whole chunk of space in the middle of our site is now a pile of rubble...

We were all there, as well as many other Ekerö locals: in Ekebyhovsparken, our nearby familiar grounds, to celebrate Walpurgis night, or Valborgsafton as we say in Swedish. The party was jolly and family-friendly: many games, candy-floss and popcorn stands,...

A short walk to Närlunda beach, where we saw swans and geese. Otto dipped a toe or two but thought it was re-a-lly cold this time. Poppy enjoyed a quick fight with long sticks, Lili was up for it too!