I know, I know, it sounds like a Christmas carol. But don't worry, it's too early even for me to start introducing the dreaded "C" season. It refers instead to this Mary and her new son. I bet the Australian women's glossy magazines are falling over themselves to get the pictorial scoop. I saw the Danish Crown Prince on the news last night and he looked like most first time dads - he simply couldn't wipe the big grin from his face. I hope that everything goes really well for them.

Meanwhile, here in Sweden, it was freezing cold when I woke up this morning. The mercury has hit below zero again and with the strong icy winds we had overnight, it was decidedly chilly onboard when I poked my head out of the covers. I had a brief tug of war for the quilt with Lambi. She won. She might only weigh three and a half kilos, but it feels like three and a half tons when she is determined to hang on to the warmth of the quilt.

The mist is also thick in the air today and is blocking my view of the harbour as it has for most of the week. I just love misty mornings and we have had a lot of them lately - more than I can remember from previous uears here. So, now I'm anxiously waiting for the snow. Oh, it’s still far too early for it at my latitude, but soon... it won't be long now. The deciduous trees continue to delight with the changing colours and everything around town looks really beautiful.



We didn't get to sail this weekend because it is the annual autumn clean-up that we have every year. The usual very few suspects turned up again. We had considered giving it a miss this year as we are actually living on the boat at the moment while the house renovations are taking place (thus the scarce updates as I have no internet access there). But as Lars-Göran sits on the board for the body corporate, it would look bad if we didn't make an effort to be there.

Well, time to resume testing on my theory of telekenetic domesticity. I'm undertaking a very unscientific study to see how long one must 'think' about washing dishes while concentrating on a stack of dirty pots and pans before the dishes actually move and clean themselves. It has already passed the 24 hour period with no results, but I have a good feeling about today.