Yesterday we had our mid-summer celebration here by our summer house. The weather was lovely and spirit high. We started in the morning by cleaning the beach, cutting the grass near the beach and carrying things to burn on the bonfire.
During the day there was a fishing contest and evening there was a treasure hunt for the kids. And then there was the lighting of the bonfire. After eating lovely food of freshly caught crab as a starter and a wonderful barbequed beef for a main ending with ice cream bought from the ice cream van that dropped in.
All the people from the summer houses nearby was gathered down by the bonfire and we sat there enjoing the sunset, each others company and something nice in our glases.
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Looks like you had a great time. Lovely sunset photos, too.
Thank you Steve. We had a lovely time.
Sounds like a wonderful get together!
It was! A good mix of people that wouldn’t get together otherwise.
Sometimes those are the best parties and keep us connected 🙂
And you get interesting conversation you might have missed if you didn’t have these gatherings.
Very true!
What a nice evening get-together! I love the smell of a wood fire. I’ll bet that was wonderful!
It was a lovely evening! In good company ☺
🙂 hope your week is just as lovely!
Thank you! And the same to you!
So beautiful!
Thank you!
Looks wonderful.
Thank you!
Looks like a fun time was had by all!
We did!
Sounds delightful. So nice to be able to enjoy the outdoors together with friends, neighbors and relatives. We sometimes forget how the best things in life can be the simplest. Very glad you had an enjoyable time.
Thank you! It’s truely amazing to be able to. It’s important to remember to enjoy the simple things.
Sounds lovely. I can’t help but to always be amazed when I compared Norway to the US. Such differences. There are no bonfires on our beaches….. At least not in Southern California. We can fight for a precious Fire Ring to have a fire but one must show up very early and stay all day in order to ensure its availability. I guess it comes down to the crowds that we experience here. It may be different in other parts of our country. I’m really not complaining, I love it here. We just have to plan ahead. If I were to travel abroad I would have to put Norwayon my list of places to see. You make it sound so charming.
Thank you it was lovely! You’re only allowed a bonfire if you apply for it and it can’t be to dry or too windy, but once a year for mid-summer celebrations there are many of them. It’s easier to get permition in the remote areas than near town. Norway can be very charming I can recommend a visit. I would like to visit California too some day.
Such a dream day…thanks for sharing 🙂
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