Nice lifestyle!

What a lovely day! Since we still are waking up fairly early in the mornings, due to the time change, we took a power walk in the nice warm morning weather. To the bagel bakery in Bethesda which according to the rumours makes the best bagels in Washington... Yum! We were not the only ones being out early, in fact there were lots of people out running, biking, walking their dogs and of course bying the traditional coffee cup. It's not like in Sweden.

By lunchtime we accompanied friends and headed outside the beltway, followed Potomac northbound and went to the Homestead Farm in order to pick peaches and apples, tomatoes and corn. It was hot but also great fun to see the countryside and walk among hundreds of peach trees. And also to see the houses in the Potomac area - huge... we ate the corn for dinner and it tasted delicious!

After a quick lunch at home we took off to the neighbourhood pool, a five minutes walk from our house. Luckily they closed the pool by six o'clock, three hours in the water is not enough for the kids but well for me. I am glad they are returning to school tomorrow.

How can I be fed up after a day like this?

Back again!

After nine intensive weeks are we back in Washington D.C. again - and it's nice to be back! It's fantastic how familiar a new country can be after living here during just six months, it's feels like home here as well. And how nice it is to not be a newcomer knowing nothing about the life here. The kids immediately ran off to see friends the day after we arrived and yesterday there was a sneak peak at school where the children met their new teachers and classes. So they are so ready to start school on Monday.

The big happening here is not our arrival. When we came to Dulles airport all the flags were placed at half mast. Senator Edward Kenney, also called Ted, died Tuesday after being ill with brain cancer for 15 months. The 77-year-old senator had represented Massachusetts since 1962.

Now, I don't now how much this has been reported on in Sweden but here it is very very big. Why? He became the patriarch of the first family of Democratic politics after the assassinations of his brothers, President John F. Kennedy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, during the 1960s. Ted Kennedy was Senator for almost 50 years and was called the "Lion of the Senate". He seems to have done a great job and is very appreciated, not only for what he has accomplished, but also because what his family has sacrificed.

Teddy Kennedy will be buried today at Arlington Cemetery in Washington D.C next to his brothers John and Robert. Of course it will be sent on all TV channels all day as the memorial shows that have been running since Wednesday. This is so close to a presidential funeral you can have in America without actually being a president.

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