Last Summer we made friends with a family that lives down the hill. Their hut is on a cliff right above the fjord, which makes the view from the house appear as if the hut itself is on floating right on the water. (Envy.) Kristin and Karl-Jacob have two daughters, one of which is a year younger than our kid. It's a good fit. They live in Oslo, don't mind speaking in English, and are VERY interesting people. Karl-Jacob’s vacation began Friday, so they have moved down here for the next few weeks.

Yesterday they took us out on their boat. What a great day. Here are some pics:

The Coastline — It takes about 5 minutes from the boat dock to Drøbak. (10-15 by car)

Drøbak — It’s easier to find a parking space on the weekend if you are driving a boat.

In the meantime I am thrilled to have a few hours in the design studio by myself... maybe a cook out at the beach tomorrow night...

I’m still way behind on photo processing and not having much luck finding nuggets in my research on the antique silver nipple shields used by wet nurses...