When my little brother Eric was seven years old, he wanted to go abroad during the summer holidays, like all other families did. We did not have much money and no parent with a driver's license, but a very creative mother. She packed a stroller frame full of camping equipment, tents, sleeping pads, sleeping bags and a camping stove. Then we took the boat over to Åland, a small island located between Sweden and Finland in the Baltic Sea belonging to Finland with the Euro as their currency. So we spent two weeks abroad that summer.
När min lillebror Erik var sju år gammal ville han åka utomlands på sommarlovet, som alla andra familjer gjorde. Vi hade inte så mycket pengar och ingen förälder med körkort, men en väldigt kreativ mamma. Hon packade ett barnvagnsunderrede fullt med campingutrustning, tält, liggunderlag, sovsäckar och stormkök. Sedan tog vi båten över till Åland en liten ö mittemellan Sverige och Finland i Östersjön som tillhör Finland och har Euro som valuta. Så vi spenderade två veckor i utlandet den sommaren.
The hay stack is a much better place than an office. The hay stack is where I can reflect on why I love the ranch life so much.
Being in front of our bee hives gives me a sensation of freedom plus a sensation of tranquility. The importance of bees on our ranch is great. It keeps me buzzing along on the ranch with the girls.
Swinging high at the ranch makes me feel on top of the world! My swings are the next best place to my horse.
Me and my sheep! I'm following our family heritage of raising sheep on our ranch. It's a long family tradition. Baah!
My favorite place is on the terrace outside of our house where I can see both the church which I feel very fond of and also the lake Svínavatn which has a very calming effect on me. It is extremely cozy to sit on the terrace both on bright long summer evenings and in the stillness of a cold winter day, because the view and the sunsets are always different.
Minn uppáhalds staður er á veröndinni fyrir utan húsið okkar þar sem ég sé bæði kirkjuna sem mér þykir mjög vænt um og Svínavatnið sem hefur róandi áhrif á mig. Það er mjög notalegt að sitja úti á veröndinni bæði á björtum löngum sumarkvöldum og í köldum vetrarstillum, því útsýnið af þessari verönd er síbreytilegt og sólsetrið sömuleiðis.
I'm standing near the barn at our farm in the best place in the world, at the best time of the year, lambing season. Here I was born and raised and where I spent my youth. I have lived here with my family more or less all my life. It has been 20 years since we took over the family farm. Now our son has accepted the legacy and is keeping the farm moving forward into the future. He is the fourth generation on this farm.
Ég er stödd á hlaðinu við fjárhúsin okkar á besta stað í heimi, á besta tíma ársins sem er sauðburður. Hér er ég fædd og uppalin. Hér liggja mín æskuspor. Hér hef ég búið með fjölskyldu minni meira og minna allt mitt líf en það eru 20 ár síðan við tókum við arfleifð fjölskyldu minnar. Nú er sonur okkar að taka við og heldur arfleifðinni áfram til framtíðar. Hann er fjórði ættliður á þessari jörð.
