It really had a been a very rainy day.
We had tried to do the laundry and then we did it again via the storm.
We didn't really want to spend a day in the house. So there was only one option and that was to get in the car and head South. We knew we were heading towards När but we wanted to stop somewhere before we got to my aunt's house but where?
Not really sure where we were headed we just kept winding down a variety of roads until we found ourselves at Jan Sandblom's keramik in Burs Flora, Gotland.
As the rumbling of thunder was heard over head, we entered a designer's studio just filled with works in progress. Upstairs was the most wonderful shop and gallery.
As boy waited for his mother, he had a little fun with candle play. Why is it that children love to try and blow out the candles or try not to blow out the candles in this case?
Each piece is either hand turned or crafted in a mold. On our way out we saw a huge stack of items ready for the wood-fired kiln.
This is such a fabulous place which is open everyday in the summer. The drive is beautiful and there are some nice little places to stop and fika as well. You can find the Jan Sandblom keramik in the direction of Burs on route 144. It sits between Hemsa and Stånga.
Today's Swedish words:
Rainy: regnig phrase: en regnig sommar- a rainy summer
Laundry: tvätt Laundromat: tvättstuga
Storm: oväder, storm
House: bostad, hem, hus
winding: buktig
road,route: väg
potter : keramiker
place one makes pottery: krukmakare or keramik
mold: forma
fika: to take a break and have coffee and some sweets.
