That House

For many days Noak had asked and begged to go visit grandma and grandpa...

grandpas hand

...so Wednesday morning I tried for the first time to make a little buisness with "the Swedish e-bay" www.tradera.se. I was lucky to get hold of two bargain-traintickets for less than a Euro; 7 kronor, that would get us to my parents home later on that afternoon...

Karlstad greated us with snow and it snowed the day we left. It had been wet, dark and no snow up til then. It was so beautiful there in winterland!

Good being with my parents! We visited dear friends and my brothers family. Noak was happy!!!
My Mother Eva, is thrilled because she thinks Noak much looks like herself. when she was a little girl. See here and here !

A letter was waiting for me when I got back home -
words from the signature "Casa" about that wonderful house I showed you here on my blog two posts down.

"Hi Olga, I found your blog yesterday when I was looking for some special information about the Glottra village.
It’s amazing, that "That House" you came across, was "My House" in Glottra in the province of Närke. Glottra is the demographic midpoint in Sweden according to the statistic authorities in Sweden and I can tell you it’s a wonderful place. I lived there with my family for ten years from 1972. Later on we moved to another house near Grisslehamn, northeast of Stockholm, close to the sea. But I didn’t want to sell the school until now after 35 years, because I was so attached to the place and the two school houses. I should like a family like yours take over, but I understand, this is not the right time. It is also a responsibility and you will have to devote much time for big houses like that. Like you I was staying with my family in a suburb outside Stockholm, before we moved to this old school. All the ten points in your wish list were true in our new home. You wrote: "I have learned that school buildings (and chapels) are known for being very well built :)" That is also true. When they built those houses, it took very long time and it was the pride of the village. The niece of Irja Browallius, the famous author, told us when we were going to move: "you will never more find a house like that". Sorry to say, she was true. As you know Irja Browallius was a teacher in the school from 1927-1937. Later on, during the summers, she stayed in a wonderful croft near Glottra called "Svalbygget" (The swallow nest), a house that got its grey patina because the lack of painting. “The swallow nest” is even more beautiful than the big schoolhouses and much more mysterious.

Conclusion: compared to the rather boring suburban life outside Stockholm I recommend you to later move to a nice house in the countryside not too far from a big city. You will be aware, not all things will be better. I can tell you about this another time, if you are interested."

You bet I am interrested!!!