@brittarnhild
Do you remember The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro? The beautiful book about the butler Stevens, and the film with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson? I am going to reread that book. I am going to see the movie again.
Almost 60 years ago my father in law built his own house. He married the love of his life, and my mother in law moved in. Terje was born there and lived there till he was 19. His two brothers were also born there, Arne two years after Terje. Håkon one year later. Unfortunately Håkon was never able to live in the house but stayed in a child´s care hospital until he died, still a toddler.
After my mother in law moved to the nursing home, later died there, my father in law has lived in his big house alone. We have spent part of every summer there. Always.
A lot has changed over the years. From being a house surrounded by fields filled with sheep and only a handful of houses, there are now houses everywhere.
My father in law loves his house. But aged 91 it has become too much for him, and yesterday he moved into a care home. Terje is there and he sent me a snap from their first meal in the new place. I will go down there later this fall.
My best memories of father oin law´s house are from the kitchen. His cooking. All of us together around the table, father in law saying a blessing, eating together. All meals made from scratch by him, even this summer, his 92nd!
This last photo was taken in July when Marta´s boyfriend Martin came with us to meet farfar. Both of them carpenters, they had a lot to talk about.
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By the way, here is a link to one of my favorite posts from father in law´s house.
Good luck in your new home father in law.
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Most photos today are taken from fil´s veranda.
