My dear old friend Emelie just got back from Colombia! She spent her whole spring there and when we met this morning we had a lot of catching up to do. Our early morning coffee (“fika” in Swedish) turned into a long walk along the coast of the island outside Stockholm where we live. We met a few pensioners sitting on a bench by the clear blue water sparkling in the sun and we came across a dog owner or two but on the whole we were alone walking along the coast admiring boats, birds and bridges. The sea really does clear your mind and sometimes I just can’t believe how beautiful it is around here. If only it were a tiny bit warmer…