...are out with mum for a walk in town.



It must be spring!

It is hard to believe that these little darlings were only eggs a few short weeks ago. Things are really moving along at a rapid rate as the days lengthen, more birds return and the town springs to life.

Today we laid on the sixth coating of epoxy resin. It sure isn't getting any easier. I thought that by now we would have a rhythmn worked out and that the work would go faster. But each morning it is harder and harder to get out of bed knowing that the early morning paint job awaits us. The weather is not co-operating either and I can tell you that when I looked out of my window this morning and saw fog, drizzle and cold north winds I wanted to pull the covers over my head and stay where I was.

When we got to the boat, I'd swear that it had grown overnight to the size of an aircraft carrier. Or so it seemed as I mixed up the first batch of epoxy and started rolling it on. The hull stretched up above me and seemed to go on forever. However, the time passed quickly and the blend went on a little easier than yesterday which was the hardest day so far - a day when everything seemed against us. We were finished in good time and were then able to head up to north of Stockholm to see Lars-Göran's mother and bring her some clothes as she will soon be allowed to sit up for a few hours each day. We are hopeful that she will be home in two weeks or so.

On the drive north I saw that the wood anenome (vitsippor) are in full flower throughout the forest areas.



They are lovely to look at and are quite widespread in this area. From the side of the road, it looks as though the ground is covered with patches of hailstones or a light covering of snow. The other flowers that are sprouting now are the buttercups (smörblomma).



I always think of the old Foundations song Build Me Up Buttercup whenever I see them (not that I ever had a clue what that song was about). I don't know about everyone else, but Spring can never show up soon enough for me. I'm definitely NOT a cold-weather person and I enjoy the warmth and splash of welcome colour that comes with this season. And spring means picnics, lush greenery, walks in the park and that soon it will be time to set sail.

If we can finish the boat.

Layer seven of eight will be applied in the morning. If I can force myself out of bed, that is :)