Marianne:
The summer vacation is getting closer. And we look forward to that. We´ve enjoyed the pre-summer. Weather has been very unreliable, but that´s how it is in Denmark. One thing is certain: It´s beautiful. I love when the beeches burst and everything is fresh, light green and crisp.
During the last couple of monts, we´ve actually quite a few very nice days, where we´ve been able to sit on our terrace - even pretty late in the evening. I´m currently sitting insidem but the door has been wide open all day. Actually I sat outside most of the day reading (work). We love that terrace!
As some of you know, our house is located between 2 small ponds. And it's not any ponds - they are protected area! The reason is that they are breeding place for water salamanders and frogs. And they are all thriving here. The frogs are pretty loud in the early summer, when they are getting ready to mate. It´s actually is quite nice, as long as they just stay in and around the pond. However, when they, as they did an evening in mid-May, seemed to find that it would be very exciting to come visit us - then it´s not so nice. I had just closed the door on this lovely evening when I saw this “little” fellow sit outside and look through the window. After that it took a while before we left the door wide open again!
Early June is the time when our students graduate. Hence I made some cards, because there might be someone who needed one. I really enjoy making cards again - and I also enjoy watching the happy students.
On June 5, the women´s league in our golf club went for a field trip to Dragsholm Golf Club. It was a really nice day with sunshine and great spirits. We were not so many, but it was a great day. I actually played reasonably well - without it being flashy.
Birthe og Carsten have been married for 12 1/2 years. Fortunately they chose to celebrate this. So we were invited to copper wedding in their lovely summerhouses in Nykøbing Sjaelland (yes, it´s not a mistake - summerhouses is supposed to be plural. They own 3 neighboring houses, so there is room for the whole family). It was a beautiful day with fantastic weather which we enjoyed with a bunch of amazing people - friends as well as their families.
Occasionally we´ve had some very nice weather. In mid-June when we went to the summerhouse. We took a trip to Aalborg, where Jesper showed us around in the newly renovated Vestre Fjordbad. It's a fantastic open-air swimming pool - and a lot of other activities are also based there. Jespers viking winter bathing club is here and so is the scuba diving club, where Michael is still a member. Rikke and Søren took us there later the same day.
Jesper, MB and I went to Restaurant Vestre Bådelaug to eat their famous hamburger with gravy, pickled beets and other stuff. Not bad at all! Helle joined us for coffee later on. Great to see them both! Jesper and I found the perfect place for a “see-you-soon-again" hug.
On Mid-summer Eve we were invited to Frederikssund to Jeanette & Ole´s. Their youngest daughter, Caroline was also at home. Very nice! Caro set the menu: Sushi, which we both love. After dinner we went down to the harbor to watch this year's Viking amateur theater - Harald Blåtand (Harlad Bluetooth). It was really entertaining.
After the play they lit a fire on the beach and the mayor gave the midsummer speech. A very enjoyable evening!
See, we usually make lemonade from elder flowers every year. This year I was inspired to combine the elder flowers with rhubarb. If nothing else because it would get a nice color. Lone had for a while begged me to take away some of her many rhubarb. The process was very similar to what we´ve done before, so it required 3 days of patience while it was in the fridge. It was so worth the wait. It looks incredibly beautiful, and the taste is extremely good. So it comes highly recommended.
I have to return to the card making. My brother Michael was recently promoted to consultant - and of course it had to be celebrated with a suitable card. Actually, I do not know if he is wearing blue clothes, but I know that he has (had?) a yellow stethoscope. So there is no doubt who the owner is ...
See, we usually make lemonade from elder flowers every year. This year I was inspired to combine the elder flowers with rhubarb. If nothing else because it would get a nice color. Lone had for a while begged me to take away some of her many rhubarb. The process was very similar to what we´ve done before, so it required 3 days of patience while it was in the fridge. It was so worth the wait. It looks incredibly beautiful, and the taste is extremely good. So it comes highly recommended.
