Natura, amore e amici

We are celebrating midweek in our second section in Sweden :)

After our first guests have left after a wonderful time, we have used the time to collect porcini mushrooms and berries to process them further. Sergey is drying the porcini mushrooms and some of the lingonberries meticulously over the stove. From the rest of the lingonberries, we have cooked lingonberry sauce or juice. A delicious and healthy herbal tea is made from various plants and herbs such as St. John's wort, yarrow, or horsetail, which grow abundantly right around our property. Everything tastes so much better when it comes fresh from nature. :P

Last week, we had the pleasure of spending time with our dear friends Greta and Marko (with little 'Dragana' in the belly ;)). They have enjoyed their honeymoon here (see our post 'Festival of Love'). We had a great and relaxed time with them. Thank you for enriching our time here so much! :)

Last Tuesday, Sergey's mom Lisa and cousin Alex arrived. They have a lot of experience in cooking, preserving, and pickling various natural products such as mushrooms, plants, and herbs... We can now relax a bit and enjoy being pampered after the sometimes demanding weeks. :)

In the meantime, we are cuddling the adorable husky puppies from our neighbor Toni and enjoying the last 2 weeks here to the fullest... :)

Peace & Love from beautiful Kärrnäset :)