September

Den har vackra synen motte mig imorse nar jag kollade ut genom fonstret. Vi kommer inte vara hemma pa min fodelsedag sa Rich tyckte vi skulle fira lite idag. Min pappa kommer bli stolt over Rich nar han ser detta!
This beautiful sight met my eyes this morning when I looked out the window. We'll be in Corsica for my birthday so Rich thought we should celebrate a little bit today. My dad will be very proud of him when he sees he got the Swedish flag out! Har ar alla korgar och krukor jag planterat idag som ska blomma i host. Inte det smartaste att plantera detta dagen innan vi aker bort en vecka, men jag ska stalla dem i skuggan och halla tummarna.
Here are all the pos and baskets I've planted today with stuff that should flower during the autumn. Not the most intelligent thing I've done, considering we'll be away for a week so they won't get watered. But I'll put them in the shade and keep my fingers crossed.

Last belly pics/Sista mag bilderna

Nu blir det inte fler mag bilder utlaggda har, storre an sa har har jag inte lust att visa upp mig! Detta ar fran i mitten av vecka 31. Sa nu ar det tva manader kvar!
These are the last belly pics on the blog. I'm getting too big to want ot show the world! These pics are from the middle of week 31. Two months to D-Day!

Ronny

Pa allman begaran kommer har lite bilder pa min stiliga aldsta bror. Har ar Ronny pa en av broarna over the Thames.
On popular request; some pictures of my eldest lovley brother Ronny. Here he is on one of the bridges over the Thames. Ronny and Ellen in Hyde Park, sheltering from the rain.
Ronny and Ellen i Hyde Park, under ett trad som skydd for regnet.

Week 27+3/Vecka 27+3

Kolla in den lilla elefanten. Jag expanderar i en valdigt fart nu.
Check out the little elephant. Expanding rapidly now.

Green things/Grona saker

Har ar det lilla piltradet Rich planterade for ungefar en vecka sedan pa varan framsida. Bakom pilen ar det tre sma stallningar for kaprifol plantor att klattra upp pa. Till hosten ska jag plantera massa vita tulpan lokar runt tradet har jag tankt. Som ni kan se har vi redan host vader har.
Here's the little willow tree Rich planted in our front drive about a week ago. Behind it you can see three frames for the honeysuckle to climb up on. I'm planning to plant lots of white tulips bulbs around the tree this autumn.
Den har fina zink behallaren kopte jag hos Camilla pa Heestrand interior nu nar vi var hemma i Sverige. Sedan kopte jag tva murgronor och klatter stallningen har jag fixat till sjalv. Ar valdigt nojd med det hela.
I bought this lovely zink container at Camilla's shop in Heestrand when we were in Sweden. I've made the climbing frame myself and have planted two kind of ivy which are already growing like crazy.

Mer Sverige/More Sweden

Vi akte ut till Branno en dag tillsammans med Calle och solade och badade och at Ballerina kex. Killarna hoppade fran hopptornet. Hojden pa detta stiger med varje gang Richard berattar om det. Jatte mysig dag!
We went out to one of the little islands just outside Gothenburg callde Branno to catch some sun and have a little swim. The boys jumped from a platform and the hight of the platform and the amount of stingy jellyfish increases for each time Rich tell the story. It was a lovely day! Sa fick jag traffa min fina lilla guddotter Ebba och hennes mor och far som jag langtat sa efter. Vi spenderade en dag i Nodinge och lyckades ta nagra promenade mellan skurarna.
We also caught up with my goddaughter Ebba and her parents. We spent a day in Nodinge hanging out and taking little walks in between rain showers.

Sverige semester/Sweden holiday

We spent a week in Sweden catching up with family and friends and enjoying surprisingly good weather.
Vi var i Sverige en vecka och traffade familj och vanner och njot av det overraskande fina vadret. Above Ellen with her "farfar"/granddad at the BBQ that dad and Gunilla had on the Saturday we arrived.
Ellen och farfar pa grillfesten pappa och Gunilla ordnade pa lordagen.

Lovely Ulf and Agnes.

Fina Ulf och Agnes.

Check out the girl domination in our family. No wonder my mum has ordered a boy next!

Kolla in tjejligan i var familj! Inte konstigt att min mamma har bestallt en pojke nasta gang!

Bjornbar/Blackberries

Vi gick ut en svang idag nar vi kom hem fran jobbet och lyckades plocka 2,5 liter bjornbar pa typ en halvtimma. Det kryllar av dem! Sa det blev bjornbarspaj till efteratt!

We went out for a little walk when we got home from work today and managed to pick 2,5 litres of blackberries in about half an hour. There's loads of them. So we had blackberry crumble for pudding!

Vecka 25/Week 25

Sa har stor ar magen nu i vecka 25.
MiniEmm sparkar for fullt, speciellt pa natterna. This is the size of my belly now in week 25. MiniEmm is kicking about a lot, especially at night.

Jordgubbar/Strawberries

Vi har nagra jordgubbar som lyckats mogna trots allt regn!
A few strawberries have managed to ripen despite all the rain.

Stor besok/ Big visit

Vi fick stor besok av Ronny, Elise, Klara, Tilda och Ellen! Kolla noga pa kortet precis nedanfor pappa, flaggan ar uppe! Har ar ett litet utval av sota systrarna Berg-Andreasson.
We got a visit from Ronny, Elise, Klara, Tilda och Ellen! Here's a little selection of the cute sisters.

Framsidan/Front drive

Har ar lite bilder fran framsidan som nu ar omgjord och fardig!
Pa en av bilderna kan du se vilken fin betong som fanns innan vi gjorde om. Vi gravde upp hacken och Rich byggde staket istallet, dar det ar meningen att kaprifol ska klattra over. I circeln ska vi plantera ett litet trad, kanske en liten hang pil.
Here's some pics from the front drive which is now done! One of the pictures shows the lovely concrete that was there before the remake. We also dug up the hedge and Rich built a fence where eventually honeysuckle will climb over. In the circle we're planning to plant a small tree, possible a little willow.

Lost gardens of Heligan/Heligans forlorade tradgard

Min Cornwall favorit var Heligans forlorade tradgardar. Det ar en jatte stor tradgard som foll helt i forfall nar forsta varlds kriget brot ut tills en dag i slutet pa 80-talet en person fattade intresse for tradgarden och tillslut lyckades restaurera den till sin forna glans. Fantastisk "walled garden" med melon hus, en stor djungel del och mycket annat som vi inte hann se under vart besok.
My Cornwall favourite was definetely The lost Garden of Heligan. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. I loved it. Would love to go there again.

Cornwall

Vi har precis kommit hem fran en veckas semester i Cornwall, sydvastra england. Det sporegnade nastan hela tiden. Men det ser ju vackert ut pa bild nar man inte ar dar och kan kanna regnet sla emot ansiktet.....

We've just returned after a weeks holiday in Cornwall. It was pouring down almost all week. But it looks beautiful when you're not there to feel the rain hit your face like nails...

Ok, vi hade tva dagars fint vader. Ena dagen akte vi till ett litet stalle som heter Mousehole, sa har ar vi pa klipporna dar.

Ok, we had decent weather for two days. One of the days we went to a little place called Mousehole, so this is us on the rocks there.

Anniversary!

3 ar sedan idag!!
3 years ago today!!

Double whammy/Dubbelt upp

Bulle i ugnen och bullar pa fatet! Jag kan kanna mini Emm rora sig nu!
Bun in the oven and buns on the plate! I can feel mini Emm kicking about now!

Fint besok!/Lovely visit!

Ulf, ~Lotta och Anges kom och halsade pa i Maj! Vi akte till Wisley Garden och njot av solsken och blommor!
Ulf, Lotta and Agnes came to visit in May! We went Wisley Garden and enjoyed the sunshine and all the flowers.
Sotast i stan!
Cutest in town!

Sommar tradgard/Summer garden

Tradgarden en tidig morgon.
The garden an early morning.
Philadelphus busken Mike gav mig forra aret. Doftar fantastiskt!
The Philadelphus bush Mike gave me last year. Smells lovely!

Vart forsta hallon!

Our first raspberry!