På denna underbara gård spenderade jag min helg. Vi åt, drack och sjöng till och med lite. Kvällen avslutades med pingis och kubbspel i kolmörkret.

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I spent the weekend at this lovely farm house. We ate, drank and even sang a bit. In the pitch dark, we ended the night by playing pingpong and kubb (a Swedish Viking game).

Ca 1.5 timmes bilfärd öster on NYC ligger Fire Island. Sandstränder som sträcker sig miltals och en sval bris från havet. Allt som hörs är vågor, vind, fåglar och ett tyst sorl av röster. När man håller på att kvävas av staden är det underbart att åka hit, om så bara över dagen.

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About 1.5 hour by car east of NYC is Fire Island. Sandy beaches that stretch for miles and a cool breeze from the ocean. All you hear are waves, wind, bird and a quiet murmur of voices. When the city is about to choke you, this is a wonderful place to go, if only for the day.

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One of the best things to do when you live in a big city like New York is to go visit a farm for a day, just to get away from it all. This past Saturday, we visited one called Glynwood, located outside the town of Cold Spring in Upstate New York. They were shearing sheep for the summer, so we got to watch that (kind of funny to see the “naked” sheep grazing afterward) and sit amongst newly sheared wool, that still smelled like sheep. On the farm they also have hens, pigs (the cutest little piglets ever!), horses, goats and bees. All the food is grown organically and distributed to a 60-member CSA. The weather was summery and warm and we lay in the grass, watching the clouds and listening to the peaceful silence. The big city felt very far away at that moment.