lördag 11 juli 2009

Two weeks in paradise


How fast two weeks disappear when you're enjoying yourself!
Two weeks with no duties – but feeding yourself with food I cooked and froze before we went, and washing up – just reading, talking and watching the sea from the balcony. Once a day the boat comes from the city, and brings newspapers and mail, so after tea I walk to the pier to fetch the paper and the latest gossip.


Those of you who have read my blog for a while know that my cottage, situated on an island on the Baltic, is my paradise on earth – I was brought there the first time when I was eleven days old, and after that my mother and I stayed for three months in the tiny cottage with no water and no electricity. Since then we have got electricity, but we still have no water or indoor plumbing. There are no cars and no shops on this island – it's not the place to go if you want to dress up, live fast and be entertained.
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A lot has changed – many new houses on much smaller lots than the old ones, not all of them pleasant to look at, and the daily boats don't look as nice as the old ones – but we still meet at the pier when the boat comes.

My darling seems to enjoy his stay here as much as we do – he comes and goes as he pleases. The first night he brought me night snacks (alive) on my pillow four times. The next day I told him that I was touched by his generosity but as a vegetarian not interested in that kind of food. He understood and refrained from bringing me any food after that. But he still brought his catch home and sang grace (a very special loud mew, that seems to come from his tummy) before he ate it.
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6 kommentarer:

  1. It really does look like paradise. I hope the new buildings will not spoil your peace. I suppose people chase their dream, as they have done here in Devon, and spoil the landscape and tranquility that attracted them.

    SvaraRadera
  2. Our part of the island has rather large lots - and they are all old so we won't get any new houses near us. It's quite funny how we oldies talk about the island just as the previous generation did some 30 or 40 years ago. At that time we thought they we rather snobbish and reactionary!
    Margaretha

    SvaraRadera
  3. It seems to be the perfect place indeed for relaxing and "refreshing" body and soul! Have a wonderful vacation!
    Barbara

    SvaraRadera
  4. Yes, the island is truly a wonderful spot! As so many other places in this world - you have many of them in Switzerland.
    Right now my German friends are here - friends I met in Adelboden some 30 years ago. We're having a great time together - but my poor brain can't handle three languages at the same time so the most peculiar sentences pops out of my mouth!
    I hope you have a time to enjoy the beauty of your country this summer! Take care!
    Margaretha

    SvaraRadera
  5. Margaretha, thank you for sharing your "paradise on earth". Mine is on the eastern shores of little Lake Chautauqua in upstate New York. It isn't nearly as "away from it all" but has an old-fashioned village feeling we love. Because my husband was a university professor, we were able to spend three months here with our children for all the years of their growing up. It is so special to have another world in your life and be part of its history, too.

    SvaraRadera
  6. Kristi,
    I found some information about Lake Chautauqua on Internet - it sounds as a beautiful area. I haven't been there but I do love New England and wish I could go there every fall!
    How wonderful for your kids to spend all summers there!
    Margaretha

    SvaraRadera