A day has gone...

and when I summon up the activities it´s been a good day with a few mishaps.

First, in the morning, overslept and had to reschedule. Well, not really a problem. A tour to town in the morning.
Back at home again, apple picking and plum picking, and a few cherries too. A nice moment between rain and thunder, which continued and created large waterfalls from the rain drains.

Me and the kids decided it was a good day for cooking and baking. Sugar pretzels was their choice. I did plum and cherry marmalade (with port wine). A few pretzels and some lunch and then off to the dentist for one in the family. On the way to town there where large water pools and streams in the road. Kids laughing happily when the water sprayed high around the car. The thunderstorm continued.

Back home and a "fika", getting stuff and off to the cinema, Cars 2 in 3D. Gets highest grade from the kids and an OK movie for me. But you can see the game scenes in the movie. I particularly like the "007 Bond" character. Great secret agent theme!
If you liked Cars, you will probably like this.
On the way there I had to change a tire on the car, almost flat!! And after that I backed my car into another car! The number plate fell off from the car front. Stupid me! At least the woman was nice especially considering it was my fault completely.

Some planning for the weekend, and then back home to end the day with a sip of whisky, "dubbelträ" or doublewood , a 2 cask matured whisky from Scotland.

Great day despite the mishaps. How was your day?

Last call

Yesterday Stockholm's nicest barista closed his coffee bar in Gamla Stan, so this called for a quick visit for a chat and a last shot of that black gold.

1 day left.

And look and behold who sits on the top shelf...

...and who is in the grinder too? No-one less than David Lynch! Ok, his signature coffee to be more precise.

So of course I had to have one. Good, but nothing special. No parallel realities, doppelgangers or even midgets appeared. ;)

Haugaard's Cuatro blend was a much better espresso, excellent even. Still without strange sensations though.

/O.K.
Listening to while posting: Vagn Holmboe - Symphony no. 2

"Il Tempo Gigante" replica

In response to EH's post on the subject.
After the film "Flåklypa Grand Prix" was finished, they decided to build a full size replica of the car "Il Tempo Gigante" to promote it. In the film we are given a walkthrough of the car's capabilities by its inventor Reodor Felgen:

"Il Tempo Gigante has two engines, one up forward packing twelve cylinders, which at 11 000 revs develops 800 brake horse power. This in turn starts the turbine engine at the rear, with its octagonal carburetor ignition, which gives an extra kick of about 1200 hp at 18000 revs. Jointly these two engines will produce a boost guaranteed to register 5.3 on the Richter scale.

Special equipment includes radar, which provides continuous information on camber and curve radius and unforeseen incidents en route. The TV screen mounted on the dashboard gives the driver a clear picture of rivals disappearing astern. Other extra features a wind-gauge and a trip-counter, compass and barometer, echo-sounder and two speedometers, a peep-sight and rotary hydro-valves, as well as a blood bank with Rhesus plus and minus, and a dash of blue blood, should any aristocrat happen to get in the way."

And here a host of a norwegian tv-show gets to drive the car of his childhood dreams. (In norwegian, but worth watching).



Bonus video: Some noise.