Happiness is... a long chat with mum

Summer time is a busy time for my parents, they keep themselves busy with a wide range of things. Today I talked to my mum for the first time in a while. She gave me an account of what has been happening since we last spoke. She told my about when they went to their local Ikea looking for something particular. And those of you who are familiar with Ikea know that you cannot visit the store without walking through at least half of it! I can imagine the look on my dad's face when something he thought would be quick and easy turned into a mini marathon in a furniture store!

Above is a picture of my childhood home, it probably also provides the explanation to why I love red timber houses with white trim.

Idag pratade jag med min mamma efter en lang paus. Sommartid ar brada tider for mina forldrar, darfor ringer dom mer sallan. Idag fick jag en uppdatering pa bade ett och annat som har hant. Bland annat fick jag hora om nar hon pappa besokte Ikea senast. Dom skulle bara titta in som snabbast, dom sokte efter nagot speciellt. Men ingen Ikea-visit ar nagonsin snabb och enkel. Herr Kamprad har utvecklat ett fiffigt koncept vilket innebar att man maste ga igenom storsta delen av butiken innan man hittar utgangen. Jag kan forestalla mej pappas min nar nagot sa enkelt blir sa komplicerat!

Bilden forestaller mitt barndomshem, och erbjuder sakert ocksa en forklaring till varfor jag alskar roda hus med vita knutar. 

How the other half lives

The other day (more like over a week ago)  we were driving around the Gold Coast and decided to check out a street called Hedges Avenue in Mermaid Beach. This street is home to a long row of absolute oceanfront houses. This means it's an exclusive address and the area is often referred to as Millionaires Row. Some of these houses are worth nearly 20 million dollars.

This is the view that you would have living here.

Some of these houses are massive, with immaculate facades and gardens.

Fancy that, even the cars have a view!

I like it when people put in a bit of effort on the small things.  How cute is this address plaque?!

Enough from me for now. I have the TV to myself and Masterhef is on! See ya!

Haromdagen korde vi onkring och bestamde oss for att kolla in Hedges Avenue i Mermaid Beach. Addressen for dom rika och beromda, Hedges Avenue kallas ofta for Queenslands mest valbargade gata. Att kopa ett hus har kostar miljoner, endel hus har ar varda narmare 20 miljoner dollar!

For den slanten far man en fantastisk vy over Stilla Havet och stranden som stracker sej tiotals kilometer bade norrut och soderut. Manga hus har massiva proportioner och fasaderna och tradgarden runt husen ar snudd pa perfekta. Till och med bilarna parkeras med utsikt over havet!

Nu e de hemmakvall framfor TV'n som galler for mej. Min battre halft ar inte hemma sa jag har fjarrkontrollen helt for mej sjalv! Vi ses!

Monday thoughts

"The world is a book and he who stays at home reads only one page"

I read this proverb in a magazine the other day. Unfortunately I didn't write down who it was that said, this. Nor have I been able to find out by googling it.

I am the type of person that loves traveling, and all the experiences (good and bad) that come with it. Others are perfectly content without traveling, they feel uncomfortable in their unusual surroundings. I admire both types, just because someone has traveled the globe doesn't men that he/she is a better person...

The picture above is from my village in the beautiful archipelago fo Turku.

Jag laste dethar citatet i tidningen haromdagen, men jag kom inte ihag att skriva ner vems citatet ar. Om det ar nan som vet, snalla upplys mig! Sjalv alskar jag att resa, slanga mej ut i det okanda och samtidigt lara mig nagot nytt. Andra trivs bast hemma i sin valbekanta omgivning. Jag beundrar bada typerna av manniskor, nan som har rest varlden runt ar inte battre an nan som har levt hela sitt liv i en liten by pa landsbygden.

Bilden ovan ar fran min hemby i den vackra abolandska skargarden.


Update: the bove quote is by St Augustine. Thank you Tiina!

Updaterat: citatet ar av St Augustine. Tusen tack Tiina!