tessinparken

During the summers there is an open-air market at Tessin Park where we bought a jar of Swedish Sea buckthorn (havtorn) marmalade -- we bought it out of curiosity more than anything. The park is also home of a fabulous sculpture called The Egg (designed by Egon Muller-Nielsen). Kids can climb in and out of the sculpture and go down and a small internal slide.

the tooth rooster

Anna lost her front tooth yesterday. But since the tooth fairy was unable to obtain a visa for Sweden, we had to do what Swedish children do. At bedtime, Anna put her tooth in a glass of water by her bed. In the middle of the night, a rooster came to take away the tooth leaving a few coins in its place.

ice cream

We eat ice cream so often here that it is no longer a "special treat." It also may be losing its usefulness as a bribe/reward. Today's ice cream was enjoyed at an outdoor cafe at the nearby observatory.

library revisited

The interior of the library across the street is quite striking. The other picture, taken from our living room shows Observatory Hill (note the familiar figures on the hill.)