Expecting Our Second Child & A Summer Almost Gone

Our first child was a summer solstice child, and our second will be a winter solstice child. One in the peak of the flourishing year and the second to be the reborn light at the darkest time of the year. This time however, one is familiar with the pregnancy and thankfully my wife is fine. We’ve been moving to a new place and working a lot now during the summer – all to get prepared and cozy for the winter. Besides, as mentioned earlier, this summer was bad by even Swedish standards. There’s so much to do and if it’s dry and above 15 celsius I’m okay. In the back of our heads we’re planing long-term travels again. But first things first.

As long as we’re together and having fun, we turn anything into gold. Family life is alchemical when set on the next-level-frequency gear.

Lisa and Florens, a July walk. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Florens, our new place. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Florens, by a Swedish lake. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Swedish strawberries. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.

Finally the electric guitar got dusted off after the move to our new apartment and new strings attached. We haven’t had the instruments out nor with us for a long time, it was at Öland last time. During the winter we didn’t bring the keyboard, singing bowls, guitars and flutes to the south and upon returning it was all about packing and moving. So it just feels good having all that set before the autumn. You can listen and download my music for free over at Bandcamp.

Stockholm is always worth some excuse or another. It was three years ago I was there for a couple of days with Lisa, enjoying the capitol and performing some dark kosmische ambient at Fylkingen. This time around it was a football game, between AIK Solna and Željezničar at the national stadium Friends Arena. Getting the last minute tickets for the express train and the little room in the old town was great, including the game tickets all in all for about 100€. It wouldn’t have been worth otherwise.

Old town in Stockholm. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Stockholm summer night. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Stockholm summer night. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.

As always, we’re getting out as often as we can. A new favorite place is the Ramhultafallet waterfalls. The fall is divided in five falls and changes character a lot between the seasons, so we’ll check it out soon again.

Ramhultafallet, waterfall. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Ramhultafallet, waterfall shower. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Florens on a Yugoslavian chair. Photo: Sanjin Đumišić.Lisa and Sanjin. Swedish national day. Photo: Carin Österdahl.

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2 Comments
  • Maggie
    September 18, 2017

    Such a beautiful family. :) Congratulations on your second child!!! I love your videos on YouTube and your philosophy on life. I love reading your blog too and seeing how wonderful and beautiful it is in Europe. Keep on going!!!

    Blessings from Texas,
    Maggie

    P.S. those strawberries look SOOO good!! They are so plump, ripe and a VIBRANT red!!

    • Sanjin Đumišić
      September 18, 2017

      Maggie, thank you so much for the warm and encouraging words! From the coast of Kattegatt, big love to you and Texas =)