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Walpurgis and May 1

Can you believe it's already May? So much happens so fast. The days are getting longer and so much lighter. We have even had a touch of spring and this Walpurgis night was beautiful. Just as often it snows but this year we had sunshine and nice warm temperatures. The Japanese cherry trees in Kungsträdgården was in full bloom and it's just gorgeous. Here's a photo of the one outside my job.


Me and Hasse went to our favorite hotel where we stayed until May 1. We had a wonderful room with views over Stockholm and Djurgården. We had calculated that we could sit in our window, watch the big Walpurgis fire and listen to the choirs singing in spring. And we sure did.
 From the tower suite at our hotel
 Sunset from our hotelwindow
 Me on the side (can't get it right)
 The wonderful restaurant we went to on May 1
From the ferry we took to the restaurant. This is lake Mälaren

It was really a wonderful weekend or rather I was off work almost a week since Walpurgis night this year was on a Monday and then May 1 Tuesday so I just worked Wednesday and Thursday :-)

H.E.A.T went on tour the whole Walpurgis weekend and they had great success!! Next week they will be on tour again. Things are going great!
So if you haven't bought their album "Address the Nation" I suggest you do so :-)

On Sunday we are going to our "granddaughter's" confirmation (communion in church). I can't believe she's already 16. It's my very good friend Inger's daughter who together with her brother and older sister "adopted" us as grandparents since they didn't have any. Isn't that cute. We said, of course, yes to this honorary title and ever since we go under the name grandma and grandpa :-) And on top of this I'm going to be a "oldgrandma" because the oldest daughter is expecting :-)
Happy news indeed.

Well, I hope you all take care, enjoy these precious spring days and I'll write back soon again.


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