11pm on our balcony. Even though Stockholm is not in the Arctic circle it is light enough to read outside at almost midnight

Our beautiful peonies. They don’t last long but they are so beautiful. Perhaps we enjoy them more because we know they are only here for a short time?

We went on a long ride during the day

I loved these hair clips in a store at Nynäshamn harbour.

The same store was full of concrete cats

Nynäshamn harbour has ducks instead of lions.

In the afternoon we had an midsummer dinner at my stepdaughter’s house with her mother. Here is my husband with one of her Maine Coons, Oddie. 




Seems like only yesterday that you were wondering if spring would ever come…
I know, right? I was on a walk yesterday and I kept thinking ‘I can’t believe summer is finally here’. Winter felt endless but hopefully I will be in South Africa during the worst of the next Swedish winter.
I never realised how big Maine Coons are. Thank you for sharing your wonderful pictures Janet and for your husband showing off his cat skills with the Maine Coon.
They are unbelievably huge, particularly if you have regular-sized cats at home like we do. Their giant heads and paws always make you do a double-take.