Wastebin Lids

Just a few inspirational, colourful waste bin lids to start the day. If more care could be taken to details like that, oh what a difference that would make...

Easter Monday Morning

This isn't any ordinary Monday morning, this is a glorious Easter Monday, free from obligations and full of promise. If I may say so, I do think taking your teddy bear on a scooter drive makes for a perfect little sunny outing on this round off day of a long relaxed weekend. If anyone would demur to the perfectness of that they're just oozing silly self-denial. Go on, treat yourself, treat teddy.

Water Week - Red Cottages by the River

Eskilstuna Old Town, Södermanland province

Sundborn, Dalarna (Dalecarlia) province

Arboga, Västmanland province

Sometimes there's something quite comforting with the ol' Swedish picturesque small town recognition factor.

water week is a theme shared by the following blogs:
stockholm by pixels - The World According to Pia - Ystad Daily Photo

Touchdown in a Smalltown

As we all know, looks can be deceiving, and IMHO no, the above picture of a somewhat quaint small town doesn't correspond well with reality. The small town - or well, not that small really, but it feels really smalltownish in many different ways... - of Eskilstuna is far from a favourite place of mine. But since one of my best friends lives there for some years now, I do pop by now and then.

Apart from this obvious cantharis, some of the notable natives of this town are Frida of ABBA - explanation superfluous - and Miss Universe of 1984. And as if that wasn't enough, the city is also famous for its steel industry, its Volvo-factory and for having a zoo with white tigers. As well as offering humongous cinnamon buns.

And actually, apart from these beauties - served at the afore mentioned Café Kaka (Café Cookie) which also serves fresh food, coffee and cakes. Mm, I think I definitely feel a slight twinge of hunger just writing this, looking at those pictures...

- the town has a few decent places for food. Like adorable Café Tingsgården, where I had a lovely lunch some months ago. The place offers light food, homemade bread, coffee and great cakes. Apparently afternoon tea during winters. Though, if that time of the year, beware of their foul lenten buns, only briefly mentioned here...