Things are finally settling down. Izzy and I are on the right time-zone. My first shipment of boxes arrived via FedEx and the second one is hopefully moving slowly through Swedish customs. Izzy and I are in a little lull between big events. We did the first big one – getting the house sold and Hoagie over here. We will fly back to the US in a little over a week and do a road trip to visit family. We aren’t sure how long of a trip we will wind up doing; Izzy is getting eager to get into school here and get settled. The very least we will make the trip to Florida and Missouri to visit family. The rest is up for discussion.
We couldn’t have done all this without a lot of help from family, friends and a good Realtor.
Susanna is working all week, so I’m trying to keep Izzy active enough she doesn’t feel the need to have a screen in front of her all the time. We didn’t bring a lot of stuff with us, so have been out shopping for art supplies and games to keep us entertained. When the weather supports, we have been going on walks together (despite Izzy’s protests). Izzy has been trying to get more into cooking and did most of the work for dinner the past two nights. She did, however, drop two eggs in the refrigerator last night which kept me busy for a while cleaning up that mess while she cooked.
Today, we did some more exploring. We drove to Granhults Kyrka, the oldest fully preserved wooden church in Sweden with parts dating back to the 13th century. The church was closed today, but we walked around the property.
We then drove to the Braås Parks nature trail to take a walk and have fika (snack). We found a 2-mile loop through the woods and a bench by lake Örken to stop for our snack. In the middle of the woods we came across the “hermit’s hut” in the middle of the woods. According to the sign the hut was built in the early 19th century.
