Colours

The colours of this season are amazing. Everywhere I look, there's "fire". Beautiful!

The Asters in my garden are purple and blue, which is a wonderful break from all the yellows and reds. 

Some of the summer flowers are still going strong. Roses and oxeye sunflower shine bright outside my window. Lovely!

Until we meet again... A big hug!

Autumn is here

Fall (autumn) has been beautiful so far. Warm and sunny. Most summer plants in the garden are still in bloom, side by side with the autumn flowers. It's lovely. 

Since our days are getting shorter and shorter and we'll soon get really cold weather, I don't plant a lot of pots, like I do in spring. I only have one or two on the steps up to the house. Just a little something to make us and others feel welcome. You are welcome too. 

Until we meet again... A big hug!

Dad

Mom passed away in January 2012, after batteling Cancer for almost a year. She didn't get to celebrate her 66th birthday. She didn't get to enjoy her retirement. 

Dad still lives in the big house in Gualöv. He's doing his best to take care of it by himself. It's far too big for one person, but he doesn't know yet, where he wants to live in the future. 

At the moment, Dad has an infection in his leg, and can't walk very far or fast. His leg swelled up like a ballon and he's now taking penicillin and pain killers. 

Christer and I have been helping him around the garden with lawn mowing and planting. It has to get done before it gets colder. Right now it's very comfortable. 

I've also brought left overs to Dad. He cooks a bit on his own, but the real family home cooking isn't the same when you cook for one. I gladly give him food from our kitchen. He's grateful. 

Until we meet again... A big hug!

Stocking up for winter

The Rowan trees are packed with berries. That means we're getting a tough winter. We need to stock up with fuel pellets. 

This morning we started our winter supply. We bought a pallet of wood pellets, which will last a month. We need at least four pallets. 

Each pallets contains 52 sacks. Each sack weighs 35.3 lbs. Christer loaded it all by himself and got his daily workout. First into the car and on to the trailer, then down to the storage room in the basement. Good boy!

A pallet costs $315, so we'll buy the next one in two weeks, when I get my wages. 

Until we meet again... A big hug!