A Lagotto by the Sea

This dog is staying with us for a week. He has already stolen our hearts - just after two days. He is smart, intelligent, fun, amiable but quite bad at obeying. At least while strolling around. But since he only is a year old - not even a teenager - there are chances he will improve. Today we started up to learn him searching for chantarells. It worked fine indoors. But out at the lawn he tried to take the shortcut straight to the candy.

Words from my kid - about the Massacre at Norway

I couldn´t have said it better myself. From my daughter:

AAH I'm burning up while I watch the news... How do you get idea of shooting 14-16 old teenagers at their summer camp??! If you are politically unhappy then what use do you have of massacre of teenagers? Frightfully unnecessary and disgustingly stupid... At these few exceptions death penalties doesn’t sound all that bad.

Judge Persson in the Judgemental Circle - a walk at Pilane burial grounds

The art was there...

The sheep was there...

The kids was there...posing as beautiful as ever....

And the judge was there...

Arbour blogging

I sit at one of my favourite spots in this world - the arbour. I have slept for over ten hours but feel like a wreck. Last days have been great fun but also very exhausting. To clean the house and prepare two parties in one day took som effort. I enjoyed every single minute but regret I didn't have time to catch up with all old friends I hadnt seen for a very long time.

I did prioritize the chats however meaning no time for salsa which I however compensated for Sunday eve. The rain stopped many girls to go outdoors and with the best dancers at Hamburg Salsacongress there was a lack of top level dancers.

Nina's styling classes and Croatian Salsa festival has increased the 'fun factor' in my dance. I slide on the beat, I improvise, I play with the guy and my body language. Increased sensibility, sensuality and fun is the result. A guy broke into laughters when he put himself in front of me doing some styling tricks leaving me with nothing but his back to watch. I thought: "What the heck should I stay here watching his back?". I put my arms around his waste line and started to play the piano on his belly. A six pack belly :)

At the Pool Party - St Andrews Island, Rovinj

The pool party is world famous in the salsa community. Before this year I presumed it was the biggest pool party at northern hemisphere. I doubt now...I think it is the biggest in the world.

While looking at pictures and videos at Youtube you almost get an impression it is an maniac sect or something gathering for doing the rain dance or calling the God's attention. It really looks weired. But all who have been there - and those who knows how salsa dancers are "configured" - knows we are totally sober and use no other drugs than dance itself. But of course it is a kind of mystery....we all surf on the same wave of happiness and joy. I guess it is the same state you can get into while doing really hard training like spinning, or runners high or meditation. You feel mentally connected and share happiness and joy.