Happy Midsummer!

Midsummer is a big holiday in Sweden. We eat pickled herring and new potatoes with sour cream and fresh chives, drink snaps and have fresh strawberries for dessert. There is also dancing around the maypole and a bunch of other traditions.

I've had a great time hanging out in my mother's house by the sea. Plenty of food, nice walks and wild strawberries (smultron) in the garden.
This morning we went for a swim in the sea and bought breakfast rolls on the way back. The water was 16 degrees Celsius - a bit cold but it's still a great way to start the day.

Sunset by the sea.

Miniature Shetland ponies chillin' in the sunset.

Smultron!

Going for a morning swim.

I know, I know

It's been days since my last post. I could say that it's because I have been too busy travelling the world or writing my novel. Instead I have spent the past few days nursing a nasty cold and celebrating Midsummer.

If you're not familiar with Swedish customs, let me just say that Midsummer is celebrated with the same intensity as Christmas and Easter. It involves eating pickled herring, new potatoes and strawberries, drinking snaps and dancing around the Maypole.

The last few days I've been listening to a lot of British music, such as grime artist Lady Sovereign and The Streets. I simply can't get enough of Mike Skinners vocals on "Don't Mug Yourself". I love what the song says about the games we play to attract the opposite sex and keep the person we like interested in us.