After one week’s work in the office we returned to the Island for the weekend. The weather looked promising, sunshine on Friday and Satuday! Our guests were waiting for us there, a couple with one teenager son, and Annie’s family and Inka came soon after. Headcount 10 + little Ollie.
We had planned to cook paella according to Jamie Oliver’s recipe outside on a big Muurikka wok pan. We used gas instead of wood fire, to be able to control the heat and ensure a good meal. We started the meal with honeydew slices covered with Spanish Serrano ham. I was a bit lazy with the dessert, so we just went to have coffee with chocolate on our seaview terrace. Then JD surprised us and opened his precious bottle of Davidoff cognac which really raised the standard and was superb. I don’t normally like cognac but this was yamm... Our Chinese friend doesn’t drink alcohol, so she missed it, but the others enjoyed it – also partly because the evening turned to be very chilly and it warmed so nicely.
The evening ended with three games of Mölkky with the kids.
Saturday was the hottest day so far (+25C). We picked some 5 liters of blueberries and some wild raspberries in the morning and made big smoothies mixing vanilla ice cream, milk and the plenty of berries – the kids (big and small) love it.
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| Jumping from a crane in Mathildedal |
Then we packed the boat full of people and went to see Mathildedal shops and cafés. It is nowadays very quiet there with little activities in the marina, but this Saturday there was a village event and many boats and visitors, music and water sports activities.
We found a new interesting boutique – Ruukin Kehräämö ja Puoti – specializing in llama wool, women’s clothes and yarn. My friend bought a nice long dress and I plan to go back later in the fall to buy some yarn.
Our friends left home on Saturday evening and we spent the night watching a spectacular thunderstorm and thousands of lightnings.
Sunday was even hotter than Saturday, +27C – great – that’s how it should be in summer!
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