Today was such a nice and warm day, I can't believe it's soon Christmas.

Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks.

This was a cute movie.
I always liked Gena Rowlands, she is born 1930! Still going strong. 

The best mushroom salad ever.

I could just eat the whole thing by myself. Delicious! 

Ingredients

• 2 (8 oz) packages small, firm button mushrooms

Dressing:

• ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• ¼ cup fresh chopped basil

Instructions

1. Wipe the mushrooms clean with a damp paper towel. Place them in a serving bowl.
2. In a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.
3. Pour the dressing on the mushrooms. Add the basil, toss to coat and serve. Serves 4

Autumn is on the horizon.

I really love this time of the year. It's still warm and pleasant but not too hot or too cold, just in between. And I can finally have jeans, sweaters and boots! Crisp, fresh autumn days ahead. 


Home sweet home <3 

The Catskills in the far distance (the blueish shadow is the mountains).

Someone is collecting a lot of nuts in our barn. 

And all these deers! They are not even afraid of you, this one was following me around. 

Copenhagen, Denmark.

Beautiful Denmark. This is Nyhavn in Copenhagen. 

Biking in Rhinebeck, NY.

The perfect day to just bike around in Rhinebeck. A little windy, not too sunny or too warm. And we just got new biking helmets and lights for our bikes. I don't feel comfortable biking without a helmet, I like to feel as safe as I can get on a bike. 

It was a nice ride!

Visit to Sweden and Denmark!

I have been spending 17 precious days in Sweden and also a trip to Denmark, visiting children and grandchildren. It was so great to see them all! I wish I could pack them all into my suitcase and take them with me back home.

I didn't have my camera with me and I didn't really have time to take a lot of pictures, because we were so busy just hanging out. We had an awesome time together!

The Little Mermaid is a bronze statue by Edvard Eriksen, it's only 1.25 meter tall. The sculpture is displayed on a rock by the waterside at the Langelinie promenade in Copenhagen, Denmark. 

Then I was told by Anita (my son's awesome danish girlfriend and our tour guide) that Denmark also have "The big mermaid statue", although less known to the public.
My oldest daughter Tres just couldn't resist the challenge. :) 

 

Beer and coffee in Nyhavn. From left my daughters Emelie and Therese, my son Daniel and his danish girlfriend Anita. 

It was a bit cold and windy but no rain! Hurray!! 

My son Daniel, at one of the many, many stops for beer during the tour in Copenhagen. It's is Denmark after all, you have to drink beer!! :) 

Me, Emelie and Daniel. Now I regret not putting on any make up for the day. 

Anita at one of many stops for beer. Denmark loves beer!!

Tres the Viking!

Photo Op!

My sweet daughter Emelie.

Me and Emelie. Everytime I get the camera out they all start to make faces, it never fails. I'm just trying to look normal, which isn't all that easy.

Tres and me. We are both trying to look normal, one of us is failing miserably. :)

We also made a trip into the Freetown Christiania, which is a weird and controversial place. You are not allowed to take any pictures there. So the only picture I have from that experience is this one inside the big skate rink they built. 

You can read more about Christiania here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freetown_Christiania

 Only in Denmark?

 But mostly I spent my days in Sweden with the whole gang of grandchildren. Lovely!
Leona, Leia, Tuva and Kid. <3 <3 <3 <3