This week I'm exceptionally happy that it's Friday! The summer weather outside is absolutely fantastic, so there's every reason to be happy. At the same time, I have been hysterically tired all week. It's great that it's finally Friday. Happy Friday!
Summer weather and boating
I really love living in a houseboat when summer arrives. Leisure boats of all shapes and sizes poking in and out of the entrance to the island. Pampas marina, the open-air restaurant at restaurant K4 is full of people sipping white wine in the sun and children jumping into the water from the jetties. Yes, they actually did that yesterday!
This May must be remembered as extraordinary, and you can't help but enjoy this fantastic summer weather. At the same time, I have been extremely tired this week, and therefore it is extra nice that it is Friday!
Bright and warm for sleeping ...
I've had some headaches this week, which may explain why I'm so tired. And I find it hard to sleep when it's hot and bright ... Yes, I know, you shouldn't complain about the heat and the light, but I think it's.... super hard to sleep.
Finally, I've realised that I can use the air source heat pump to cool the air at night if I want to (we usually use it for the opposite purpose). And it is important to take advantage now that Peter is and building houses on the island. He wants to be warm when he sleeps, so when he comes home we have to compromise. Sleeping temperature - it's probably the only thing we usually disagree on! How do you like to sleep? Light or dark? Warm or cold?
Student celebrations and island life
Best this week? Well, it will be a repeat of last week. The weather! Now it's really nice that it's Friday. This afternoon I will celebrate my nephew's graduation. Great! Then it is finally time to go out to Ring island and see Peter again after a few days apart. Happy Friday!
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Anonymous says:
Your photos are almost unbelievably gorgeous; well, that's what they are
the objects that are beautiful. - What a summer. Lovely Stockholm.
I hope you can sleep better on the island, although it's probably the same.
warm and bright there too. Likes a cool bedroom.
Here we have had almost a whole week of clouds, high humidity,
rain, thunder and wind. Spike of rain in the afternoon. Flooding
on major roads. The farm needs maintenance, but everything is wet.
Good luck with the weekend!
01 June 2018 - 6:09
Helena says:
Yes, in this case it's probably because the environment is grateful to be photographed. Just press the button, in any direction 😉 Have a nice weekend Ruth!
01 June 2018 - 13:36
Lennart says:
Enjoy the sun, warmth and light.
Things are about to change!
01 June 2018 - 7:26
Helena says:
Likewise! And hope it doesn't turn around yet 😉 !
01 June 2018 - 14:13
Britt-Marie Lundgren says:
What wonderful summer weather Sweden has had all the time we have been travelling. Let's hope that the summer weather is not finished for this year, even if some rain showers may be welcome.
What has been the best part of this week is hard to choose, but it has been incredibly fun to see our German friends on whose garage driveway we are spending our last holiday nights, south of Cologne. Imagine that it is almost a year since they were with us and among other things got to experience Swedish midsummer ...
As usual, great pictures.
01 June 2018 - 7:54
Helena says:
Seeing friends that you haven't met for a long time is usually very fun! And yes, we hope the summer lasts! 🙂
01 June 2018 - 14:14
Anonymous says:
Yes, we really have a wonderful summer weather. I have worked a bit in Stockholm and think they are fantastic with water, greenery and the varied surroundings.
Just enjoy and have a good time!
01 June 2018 - 8:56
Helena says:
Stockholm is especially good in the summer! 🙂
01 June 2018 - 14:15
Anna / Boihusbil says:
Sleep best when it is cool and dark. We can pull the blackout in the entire motorhome so it is darker than we had it in the apartment. I have also been terribly tired this week, but it is due to allergies and allergy medication. I usually manage without medication but this week I have not managed without it. And it feels. Now it's a weekend of just being.
01 June 2018 - 11:46
Helena says:
Sounds hard with allergies, hope it gets better! And yes, recognise that you can get it darker in the motorhome than at home 🙂.
01 June 2018 - 14:16
Christine - 29°. says:
Yes, what fantastic weather we have now! Yesterday the thermometer even showed 25° in the water (Dalälven), which is warm for May. Absolutely wonderful. 🙂
Hope you manage to get some sleep and rest.
01 June 2018 - 12:43
Helena says:
What warmth in the water! Yes, I have actually bathed in Lake Mälaren this year. Significantly earlier than usual!
01 June 2018 - 14:17
Veiken says:
Sun and light are wonderful. It can actually get a little too hot sometimes. Thanks for the AC that we have now!
We have apparently had 35 degrees today! Nice, but even nicer with the cold inside.
It's good for you to go to an island and cool off. It should be cool when you sleep. Basta!
01 June 2018 - 17:02
Helena says:
Here we completely agree, that it should be cool when you sleep so! 🙂 35 degrees ... what heat!
03 June 2018 - 6:50
Veiken says:
Oops, my comment didn't want to!
Sun and light are wonderful. It can actually get a little too hot sometimes. Thanks for the AC that we have now!
We have apparently had 35 degrees today! Nice, but even nicer with the cold inside.
It's good for you to go to an island and cool off. It should be cool when you sleep. Basta!
Taking it without my address veikenpunktse
01 June 2018 - 17:04
Helena says:
Your comment ended up in the spam, for some unknown reason. I've approved it now, so hopefully it will be better next time!
03 June 2018 - 6:51
Sofia / Fantasy travel says:
Yes, one hardly dares to complain about the weather at the risk of it starting to rain immediately, but I understand what you mean. I have (after 7 years) still not got that roller blind up so wake up with the sun. In this way, it is better in e.g. Italy where it at least gets dark at night 🙂.
01 June 2018 - 18:19
Helena says:
I understand exactly what you mean Sofia! We don't have blackout curtains at home either, by the way ...
03 June 2018 - 7:02
Anette says:
The husband and I also have an argument (despite living together for 30 years) about the temperature in the bedroom. I like it cool and he wants it warm.
The light, however, does not bother me at all. We will see if I change my mind on that point when I have been in Norrland in the days before midsummer.
01 June 2018 - 19:39
Helena says:
Interesting that you have exactly the same disagreement about temperature as we do! Glad the light doesn't bother you!
03 June 2018 - 7:03
BP says:
This is Stockholm at its best. Yes, it's been like that for almost three weeks now. Absolutely incredible.
The light doesn't bother me when I go to sleep, but the heat is troublesome. If you suffer from migraines, which I also do, but not as badly as you do, you should buy those blinders that you put over your eyes and stick behind your head. I think it would help.
The pictures are absolutely superb:-)
01 June 2018 - 22:49
Helena says:
Yes, I probably have such blinders somewhere! Talked the other day that I should look for them! 😉
03 June 2018 - 7:04
Lena - good for the soul says:
The quality of sleep is not exactly the best when it's this hot! I prefer darkness and coolness. But since I do not directly have problems with the heat, it works to sleep anyway. Even though I get a little heavy in my head 🙂
Hug Lena
03 June 2018 - 9:10