Last Friday we took a long, pleasant walk to the Gulf.  They actually have some beaches there and a little resort with a couple of restaurants and a water slide.  Of course they are not open now.  Then yesterday it started snowing AGAIN!  We had to wear our boots AGAIN!  We got between 5 and 6 inches of new snow.  At least the snow is melting this afternoon on the sidewalks.  They are slushy.  It will probably turn to ice tonight, however.  This morning as we were walking from the bus station to the chapel, I had my hood up over my head as it was snowing and blowing.  I held on to Dick's arm and let him lead me.  I was just concentrating on putting one foot ahead of another until we could finally get to the church.  I thought about the pioneers.  Here I just had a few blocks to walk, they had to walk forever it must have seemed to them.

On our way to the bus station from the chapel, we were stopped by a newspaper reporter who wanted to ask us what we thought about the weather.  Then she took some pictures of us.  They are supposed to appear in the Skellefteå newspaper tomorrow.  We'll have to try and get a copy of the paper.

Recognize this couple?

Easter in Sweden

This is a picture of the branches with colored feathers on--one of our neighbor's balcony

Here is a little about Easter here in Sweden.  They actually have holidays for several days in a row--Friday is Good Friday, Saturday is Easter Eve, Sunday is Easter, and Monday is the second day of Easter.  They celebrate everything but the real meaning of Easter.  A few people attend church, but not many.  The little girls dress up like witches and go around with baskets trying to get candy, similar to our Halloween.  The people decorate with colored feathers tied onto branches, flowers, and colored eggs.  The week before Easter we had a hard time visiting anyone--they were all too busy with preparations for Easter.  A lot of families do get together at this time for dinner, etc.