Adventures in Gotland

If Ben were to remember one thing about our vacation in Gotland it would be the Swedish grandmothers, most of whom are artists, who absolutely LOVED him. He received kisses, hugs, compliments, and a stuffed ram (from the very nice woman sitting next to us on the ferry from Nynashamn). It is a good thing that Ben is not starved for attention from Josh and me or we would now have one depressed infant.

Josh and I will remember the beauty of the landscape, our early morning beach walk (which made us even more excited to go back to Humboldt County), the Viking treasure in the museum in Visby, the deer whose dinner we interrupted on a late evening walk, and entertaining the boy in the car for HOURS because he is not a fan of being in his car seat.

And if, one day, we happen to forget about our adventure in Gotland...we have several wonderful pieces of art to remind us. Fortunately for us it was Open Studios last weekend in Gotland and we drove around to various studios purchasing (and wishing we could afford) some of the art. The artists we like best are Gunilla Larsén, Anne Nilsson, Barbro Sandell, and Kerstin Ostwald. There will be an exhibition of Gunilla's work on Governors Island in NY from the end of May through the summer. If you are nearby, we highly recommend that you check it out.

Our cottage in Ardre on the east coast of Gotland

The Ardre Church and Josh walking with Ben

Jodi and Ben walking on the beach in Ljugarn

Josh and Ben in front of the chalk erosion formations on Fårö

Part of the wall surrounding the town of Visby