Our day in the Swedish countryside began, as many days do, with breakfast...
After a hardy breakfast of eggs, bacon, yogurt and lingonberries we headed out to an organic farm and to see the interior of farms built in the 1850s.
Gustaf and his daughter farm together and called the cows and sheep to meet us.We did watch where we stepped...
left Gun-Marie our guide, Pete Madden, and Julie Rodell on the farm. Mia is the daughter of the farmer Gustaf and spoke very good English. Beautiful blond curly hair! 
Hand painting in a farmhouse living room. Hundreds of local farm houses built in the 1800s still have this--even Gun-Marie's house. The one pictured has applied for UNESCO status!The locals have been so friendly. We visited a quilter and then met a man tending his family's grave plot in the local cemetery. His name was Lars.
Group in front of the Alfta museum which shares the story of immigration (10%of population in 1847) to Chicago and then walking to Bishop Hill. Beautiful sunny weather. Gun Marie has been wonderful.
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