2016.08.28: Sunday Rest

No translation was offered this morning at church, so I’m not sure I understood the sermon. I gave a summary of what I thought its message was to Jim. Let’s see if he hears anything from others who also heard it. I made sure I gave the appropriate disclaimers of my beginning Swedish.

After church, we picked up milk at the grocery store as we were out at “home.” By the milk stash, Anya found the Grandiosa frozen pizza, the “modern national dish” of Norway (Source). So, we had a lunch that reminded us of Norway. (We probably ate more Dolly Dimples pizza at a restaurant as a Sunday treat than Grandiosa, but it was a trip down last year’s memory lane.)

After a nice nap, I did some Swedish language learning. I took a break with a nice long walk to Gamla Uppsala again (see post of 6 Aug). Again, Anya didn’t want to walk with me, so I went alone again. This time I climbed up the grave mounds (which is allowed) and saw the wonderful view.

The view to the NW gives a glimpse of the old cathedral.

The chapel is open to the public without charge. There is even a free toilet in a culture that has pay toilets in the mall ($1.18 to pee)!

Celsius, the guy who developed the Celsius or centigrade temperature scale is buried in here.

While there was a light rain on the way home, it wasn’t too cold or windy. It was nice walking weather.

So, the day was renewing in general. We took a bit of the easy way today. Anya has suggested that with everything so new, it is probably good to keep going to the same church instead of visiting other places. While someday I’d like to check out a service at the Uppsala Cathedral, I thought it was a wise suggestion. Yet, after church, we didn’t stay around for fika (coffee break), as most of the people we have gotten to know weren’t there. So, instead of expending effort in getting to know others, we went for the easy way today.

Recently, I have been on Facebook more than I usually am. I sense it is a desire to connect with people that know me. It takes a lot of emotional energy–especially for an introvert like me–to keep reaching out with new people all the time. Yes, dear friends, I miss you.

With blessings,

Beth