Just a cheeky plug for my latest website:

For the past couple of months I have been working on a website project for The Institute for Culturally Restorative Practices in Canada. The website is now ready and live and I thought I'd plug this new creation as I am mighty proud of how it turned out! ;) Check it out!

Copy/paste from PeterHelin.com:

"The Institute for Culturally Restorative Practices in Fort Frances, Canada needed an online presence in order to consistently present and promote the organization’s services and share resources such as articles, research and blog updates. The Institute reached out to me with a vision of a design concept consisting of earthy colors in part based on an aboriginal artwork of a dream catcher and a logo idea based on a painting by a very talented aboriginal artist. These fantastic pieces of art combined with stunning stock photography, a clear website structure and good use of website real estate resulted in culturallyrestorativepractices.ca.

Part of the website creative material has now also been reproduced as a compelling offline presentation template that will give The Institute for Culturally Restorative Practices yet another opportunity to shine!"

More Hudson pour vous

Winding down and gearing up

Grandpa Stefan decided to take the ferry to Gotland (Sweden’s largest island situated 3 hours from Stockholm) on Thursday morning and go see Uncle Henry who lives there during his studies. So, for the first time this summer we’ve actually had the house to ourselves for a couple of days, which in a way felt kind of strange but also nice at the same time. For us, this was a good opportunity to wind down a little and spend time with just the four of us.

Grandpa will be back from Gotland this morning and this evening, we’ll throw some meat on the barbie and give him a delicious send-off before he’s heading back home tomorrow evening!

No rest for the wicked though; it is also time to reload and gear up for our last set of visitors for the summer: The wonderful Aunty Nini and Cousin Em are due to arrive here in our nation's capital on Monday morning! I hear another pretty awesome-looking quilt has made it into Nini's suitcase...

Smiles from Hudson

Grandpa Stefan is here! Hello Fjäderholmarna!

Grandpa Stefan arrived on Monday morning after a 16 hour bus ride from up north and after a day of rest he was fit for fight and ready for an outing. So, said and done, us older boys decided to check out Fjäderholmarna here in Stockholm.

Nicked from 'Destination Stockholm':

This island is one of the most exciting places to visit in Stockholm. Here the archipelago begins before leaving the pulse of the city. Appreciate Swedish handicraft, enjoy one of the many cosy restaurants, sunbathe from the smooth rocks or beaches whilst admiring one of the world's most beautiful sea approaches.

Grandpa and grandson on the ferry to Fjäderholmarna (translated: Feather islands)

View from the main dock at Fjäderholmarna

Traditional wooden 'Allmoge' boats

Glassblowing

Funky tree

Fjäderholmarna is an old military installation and the army has left a number of cold war relics behind. Grandpa Stefan obviously had to take this anti-aircraft gun for a spin. Literally.

Another gun

We managed to stumble upon a Swedish whiskey distillery exhibition hidden in the old military mountain bunker system(!)

We also managed to stumble upon a wall with mounted pike heads(!)

Another beautiful view of the island

Grandpa and Ethan

Ethan loving his 'Twister' ice cream

Visit to the farm

The weather report predicted a lovely day and we wanted to do one last outing with Grandma Michelle before it was time for her to head back home and a zoo-day seemed like a good idea, however we also wanted to avoid the hassle of getting all the way to ‘Skansen’, the big zoo in central Stockholm, (and avoid paying admission as well) so an afternoon visit to the small '4H farm' in Akalla 10 minutes drive from home seemed like a good idea.

A typical Swedish sheep

Ethan had no problem petting "Yimmy!"...

...and neither did Grandma, however she also discovered that the fence was an electric fence. The hard way.

Grandma

A typical Swedish rooster caravan

A very excited Ethan

A very excited Ethan again

Mother and daughter

Radishes

"To the looooo!"

Family photo...minus 1

"Pink - it's like red but not quite"

Vintage farming equipment

Kataach!

In our quest to try out every single play land in the Greater Stockholm area, the turn has now come to ‘Kataach!’ in Tyresö, south of the city. ‘Kataach!’ is a miniature world with electric cars that you can drive around on paved roads and it even has working traffic lights, road signs, little offices and stations where the kids can get a job!

On top of that there is also a Lego brick section where a castle, a hospital, a bank and more is built up alongside a slide and a climbing wall. Pretty neat if you ask us!

Mr. Hudson Eskil 1 month old

Better late than never: Ethan's birthday picnic @ the beach

"Mmm...hotdogs!"

The picnic in full swing

Ethan is not overly keen on unwrapping gifts but once he was halfway through this one, all of a sudden he got very excited. A Buzz Lightyear water gun!

...and it worked too!

Almost ready

"Say cheese!"

Helene and Ethan blowing bubbles

Ethan and Isabelle ended the day with a quick snog

Summertime fun!

HMS Bounty in Stockholm

One of the world's most famous movie-ships, the HMS Bounty, is currently in Stockholm as a part of its 'European summer tour' and Uncle John, Ethan and I could not resist the urge to swing by the dock for a closer peek. This ship has seen its fair share of ‘celebrity captains’ and appeared in a handful of Hollywood productions. After all; the Bounty was built specifically for the filming of ’The Mutiny on The Bounty’!

Nicked from the HMS Bounty website:

"HMS Bounty...at one with the sea...global voyager...movie star...dedicated to preserving the fine art of square-rigged sailing.

The HMS Bounty is one of the most famous ships in the world. Known for the storied mutiny that took place in Tahiti in 1789 on board the British transport vessel, the current Bounty, a replica, has survived to tell the tale. Built for the 1962 movie “Mutiny on the Bounty” with Marlon Brando, HMS Bounty sails the country offering dockside tours in which one can learn about the history and details of sailing vessels from a lost and romanticized time in maritime history. Since her debut in “Mutiny on the Bounty”, HMS Bounty has appeared in many documentaries and featured films such as the Edinburgh Trader in Pirates of the Caribbean Dead Mans Chest with Johnny Depp."