Making Every Minute Count

It is sundown, and the lake is calm, smooth and hushed.  Few people are walking at this moment.  It is Saturday night, and most are probably celebrating in one way or another.  In the distance I hear the wail of a siren.  The sky to the north is pink.

We have enjoyed over a week of real summer weather....something all of the Danes are loving.  The temperature has been around 75 every day, and to me that is just a little too hot.  I know what you are thinking...."What will she do in Gilbert?"

Well, it won't be so humid for one thing........and actually, I can't think of any other things.

We are at the point now, where we are doing things "for the last time."  That tends to make us a little sad....but also grateful that we have been to many of these places enough to actually say "This is the last time we will visit here."

We went to the State Museum for Art, so that we could look at our favorite Scandinavian artists' work once again.  There were several Carl Bloch pieces, which I think are quite spectacular.  There are several other artists, whose work is wonderful.  The museum also has paintings by Rubens and Rembrandt.

One of Carl Bloch's non-religious paintings.

SK standing in front of a depiction of Samson after he has been blinded.

After lunch, I took down all of our photographs, which are many.  The apartment looks very nice...and it is beginning to look more streamlined.  But it is also losing the look of "us." Over the past 23 months I have had pictures of family displayed, quotes. calendars and a few little landscapes that we picked up at the flea markets....all things that are meaningful to us....and which speak to us.

I am going to go iron now.....seven white shirts....the last time I will iron here in Denmark.

We talked to Melissa, who is working hard to establish her family in their new home, as well as trying to restore our home to its state of 2 years ago.  She has a big job.  She gave us a telephone tour, and the home looked pretty good.  I told her the only thing we would like for sure is a bed - ready for us.  She showed us our bedroom and it looks very inviting!!!

Seeing the familiar rooms and furnishings made my heart turn to home.  But I don't want to do that - yet.  I want to enjoy every single minute of the week ahead, and soak up all of the sights, smells, sounds of this place I have come to love so much.

I want to enjoy every minute with each of the individuals who mean so much to us.

I'll think about home a week from now.