Our weekend

We did one of those spontaneous outing as a family yesterday afternoon - and with gusto! We actually didn't feel like doing anything early morning yesterday as it has started to rain and dark clouds hung dark and heavy. We lazed and did our own stuff until Jan, slouched on the couch reading his morning paper saw the ad announcing the Tjolöholm Classic Cars Meet. It's something my boys would not miss for the world. So after lunch, we packed our rain gear and headed off to the castle grounds of Tjolöholm and gawked at the wonderful car collection. Alexander was ecstatic: "I'm in car dreamland!"

The cars were a wonderful collection of old and new models - some of which I failed to recognise, of course, unless I read the signs alongside of the car. I am even at lost when my boys started to talk about the engine make, horsepower, exhaust systems and all that. So, I let them do their "boy thing" as they strutted around checking out the cars in its abundance on the castle grounds. Me? I settled with my camera taking pictures of my boys, and some fancy cars for them to enjoy later on. It was somewhat great to be outdoors with these car enthusiasts - young and old alike. And the grey weather somehow cooperated ... with its heavy clouds threatening with rains, sort of just "hanging" around ... sending a breeze and soft winds in all directions. Looking around me, I realised no one was really paying attention to the weather. They were simply enjoying themselves ... and like us, they were armed with umbrellas and rain gear, just in case.

We sure had a wonderful time ... inspecting cars!

... and as soon as we were leaving, the rains poured from the skies - heavily at that! And my little boy Alexander can't help but sigh: "Poor beautiful cars. They will all be wet."