For the first time ever we had two end-of-school ceremonies to attend. (At first Ingrid and Adrian were in the same school, and then with covid-19 there were no ceremonies for two years.) We started at Ingrid’s and moved on to Adrian’s after a while.

The ceremony at Ingrid’s school was a “bring your own chair” affair. (At Adrian’s it’s “bring your own blanket” and only the oldest ones get chairs.)



There were a lot more parents at Adrian’s school so basically it was impossible to see anything. And the ceremony has been the same for the last 9 years – same songs, same speeches, same order – so hearing it was not very exciting either. But it’s tradition.


Going out for a buffet dinner after school is out is also a tradition.

Early June was cool, but now it’s finally actually nice to sit outside.

It’s as if he was posing for the camera. Especially after I nudged his tail to where I wanted it.

I found a forgotten bag of potatoes in the cupboard. The potatoes were clearly determined to make the best of the situation.

(Also it’s Sweden’s national day today but none of us were interested in doing anything about it.)

This is Nysse with his GPS tracker collar. It looks large but doesn’t seem to bother him at all – he never objects when I put it on him. The collar that came with it was already equipped with a little bell, and that also doesn’t seem to bother him. Who knows, it might save the life of some little bird one day.

The first colour fade is done and I only have a teeny bit of yarn left over – perfect. It only took two attempts. (The first fade I tried was too abrupt AND I ran out of yarn before it was done.) I now realize that this photo doesn’t really tell that story very well. Trust me, they’re really small? I should have included something for scale.

She’s gone and grown up.