Hot hot hot

Today and yesterday might have been some of the hottest days that I've ever experienced. Finding a small pool for the backyard seemed almost impossible after having tried two of the major stores and they were both sold out. Sold out. People must have been desperate. Yesterday when Autumn was looking for a fan, they were sold out too. This might give you an idea of how warm it has been here the last two days. The garden seems to be flourishing in this heat and the squash is growing into quite a giant monster plant.

Midsommar

I feel a bit nostalgic today and miss Sweden a bit more than usually, and not just because of the new potatoes and the pickled herring. But we will have our own Midsommar celebration here in Santa Maria tomorrow, and judging from the weather today it seems very likely that I will actually spend one Midsommarafton without rain! Juuuiipi!

Many greetings! I hope you all will have a relaxing day with friends and family!

Kensington Heights

The Constantines new album Kensington Heights has finally arrived.

The Constantines - because Hockey needs Literature as much as Literature needs Hockey.

Friday

The weekend is here! Tomorrow we are going to a barbecue and we also talked about going wine tasting. We'll see what happens.

After having been sick for about 3 weeks I am finally better. The antibiotics might have helped. It was good to be back at the boxing again. I've also started riding the bike to work a bit more often. I've been told that when someone rides a bike here they are usually suspected of having been convicted of a DUI and as a consequence lost their license. But rest assured I still have both my Swedish and my California licenses.