A Place Like This

Author: Valarie Budayr

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    I've been busy the past couple weeks with several things namely of which was my in-laws coming to visit. At the same time a wonderful course by Kate England of Marmalade Moon started on iphoneography. I've only recently started using an iphone and still haven't figured out all of the neat things one can do…

  • Love These Summer Days

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    The last couple of weeks has seen my house filled to the brim with our visiting family. After all of the usual sight-seeing trips, there was one place we hadn't taken them yet and that was to the Stuga ( Little Swedish Cabin by the Lake).  Picnic baskets packed, sunscreen and mosquitoe protection in tow,…

  • Relic in the Forest

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    The last time "O" and I went to Sweden we happened upon a 12th century gothic cathedral ruin by the side of the road. Surrounded by partial ancient walls, this lovely structure is surrounded by trees and flowering meadows. All the boy could think about were the ruins at Elinghem and how he had to…

  • A Little Friday Fox Magic

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    Maybe you remember a couple of years ago I had a fox family move into my garden. Since Spring, I've been keeping a very large secret…….Hulda came back to the old den, her family home, with her newborns. I had a creative moment and made this video last week. Have a look and see the…

  • Two Wheels and Me

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    There is something you do not know about me but I'm about ready to share. I love to ride my bicycle. Not to race, nor to go quickly, or far but just to ride and feel the wind in my hair and the breath of the sea on my face. This summer has seen it's…

  • Another Time Round the Sun

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      PsssssssssT ……Hey You,……. Yeah You,….. Happy Birthday Sweet Girl !!!!!!

  • Caught on a Gray Day

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    Though most of our days have been sunny in Sweden there were a few gray ones, even pouring with rain sorts of days.  On this particular day,…… I walked across the courtyard of The Royal Palace in Stockholm to take a photo of the clock tower and the sky.  When I turned around I noticed…

  • Among the Stones

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    High on the cliffs above the sea, We walk among these ancients stones which use to be the cliffs themselves. My family and I climb them, play hide and seek among them, and enjoy the view. Shared moments like these bring a return to the quietness within.  In celebration of our new Mindful Parenting Book…

  • Fun Friday Happenings ~

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      I'm so excited today !!!! Because the Olympics start tonight. I love both the opening and closing ceremonies and the solidarity that comes together between people and countries. The other thing I love  Olympics is some of the obscure sports one gets introduced to and then becomes an expert of. I don't know about…

  • The Beckoning Field

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    On a day where the sky is blue, the breeze blows gently, and the flowers bloom, the blossoming field beckons. And where fields beckon, boys will ride.