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.

And one from our house

So the sprinkler with the infra red sensor is working wonders. I've seen a few of the little critters sulk and turn away as they realize that our garden no longer is their giant litter box. The kitchen garden is growing really well.

This Monday is Memorial Day which means that we have a three day weekend. One of the great things with a three day weekend that stretches from Saturday to Monday is that it is followed by a four day work week. Work is going well, although it's been very busy.

I am reading Surprised by Joy at the moment which I am enjoying a great deal. I made some kind of attempt at reading this book when I was probably a bit too young so I am glad to have given it another try.

Well, the Primary election is continuing here and as far as I am concerned they should get it over with so we can move on to the actual election. The more it drags on the more a certain individual seems to loose her dignity. You almost get a feeling that there is a sense of entitlement from the Clinton campaign. An entitlement that says that Hillary should win the nomination just because, and it's inconceivable that she won't, even though most indications seem to point towards her not winning it.

I am adding another picture from our house, this time of the living room.

Cozumel Photos 2

Cozumel Photos

As promised here are some photos from our trip to Cozumel at the beginning of this month.

The magic bullet?

Today I bought one of these. The neighbours' cats are using our garden as a litter box, and frankly I am getting quite fed up with it. Any one who has seen Aliens the director's cut will know what I am expecting out of this motion censored sentry gun. Not that cats are aliens but the line must be drawn.

More updates on the Cat Problem coming up.

Back in Santa Maria

We returned from Cozumel late on Saturday. The snorkeling was incredible. I will post photos of our trip as soon as I get around to it.

Anniversary

Tomorrow we will be leaving for Cozumel, where we are going to celebrate our one year anniversary. We are staying there until next Saturday. If you need to contact us it will probably be easiest to reach us through email. We will be flying out from Santa Barbara, to Phoenix and then to Cancun. From Cancun we'll take a bus or taxi to Playa del Carmen and from there a ferry to San Miguel on Cozumel. I can't believe it's been one year since that sunny day in May. It's gone past so fast.