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Midsummer and the weeks leading up to it
It has been busy around here. Let me sum up:
I had till the 18th of June to submit my comments in reply to the evaluation for the project proposal I had submitted with my job application, which meant that most of my energy the week before Spelmansstämman went to working on that, so that it was mostly done and sent to my supervisor for feedback before the weekend. This meant that I was able to enjoy the event. Concert Friday evening (14 June), during intermission I was part of the Herrskaps Dance performance, in my new dress from 1795. I am happy with how it came out. Not pretty, as that style never is, but looking right for the style. I even did my front hair in ringlets sticking out from under the bonnet. After the concert we went to the dance, where I danced every dance (other than the ones I missed as I was using the toilet) till 23:00, when it was my turn to flip burgers for an hour. Then home, yoga, shower, and sleep and get up again the next morning at 08:00 to get ready for the day.
Saturday (15 June) I attended the song workshop at 10:00, and our folk dance performance was just after noon (the audience reacts audibly to my cartwheel at the end of Røros Pols, and "flying" with David at the end of Slang Polska, which I think it kinda cool), the rest of the a lot of time just relaxing and listening to music, working on sewing projects and chatting. Then I went home for food and rest, and returned on time to help out with the beginning Swedish Folk dance at 19:00, and then danced the rest of the evening till my turn to flip burgers at 23:00, followed by heading home, yoga, shower and bed.
Sunday I had thought to go back to the event, but then I realised that I really ought to finish up my list of relevant course work to be turned in with the comments in response to the evaluation and pack for my flight and try to tidy up the house a bit, so I stayed home and took care of all that.
I landed in the airport at Uppsala at 22:30 that night, and David's big brother picked me up and took me back to their place. They gave me a bed in the basement, which was great as it wasn't too hot down there.
Monday through Thursday was busy with classes for the Things that Matter 5: Material Culture for the Digital Age course, which were fun and informative. Monday evening I joined my classmates for the free dinner, but since I didn't expect to be hungry that hour I brought along a plastic box and just put all of my food straight into the box so I could have it for lunch the next two days. The other evenings I just went back to the house and enjoyed hanging out with Johan and Johanna.
The class was scheduled to go through to Friday morning, but, of course, I flew home Thursday evening, so I could participate in the Midsummer dance performances. My flight was delayed just enough that there wasn't time to head home before heading to the train station to pick up Nick and Jes, friends from Australia who have been travelling in northern Norway. After we got them we stopped at the grocery store to stock up, went home and spent a bit of time visiting before they went downstairs to sleep, and I unpacked, did yoga, and went to bed.
This morning I woke up early enough to do a workout (I didn't even try to do one while in Uppsala) before the others got up. Then we had enough time to hang out some before packing lunch and putting on costumes. I loaned Jess my spare folk dance skirt, the pretty apron I made for Kim's wedding, a shirt, and shawl. David arrived to pick us up just as we were ready to head out the door, which was perfect.
Even though there was no official midsummer brunch this year, many of us dancers and musicians brought out own food and ate together anyway, which was fun. Then we quickly cleaned up and went across the street to the park, where we did the mini parade in, raised the pole and danced all the traditional dances around it, did our folk dance performance, and then went into town to the other park, where we did it all again, plus some of us changed costumes and did the Herrskapsdans performance too. Sadly, the sun came out just on time for that last one, so we got rather hot and sweaty. After the public went home we set up tables in the hall and had a traditional midsummer dinner to celebrate 60 years in a row of Luleå Hembygdsgille doing the midsummer celebration at the park.
After dinner David, Caroline, Nick, Jess, and I had a nice time sitting around and talking in the living room, and I did yoga. When the others went back to the apartment and downstairs for the night I took a moment to catch up here.
Tomorrow I have another Herrskapsdans performance at 13:00, and hope that we can get in some sort of other adventure before or after that, but it is supposed to rain...
I had till the 18th of June to submit my comments in reply to the evaluation for the project proposal I had submitted with my job application, which meant that most of my energy the week before Spelmansstämman went to working on that, so that it was mostly done and sent to my supervisor for feedback before the weekend. This meant that I was able to enjoy the event. Concert Friday evening (14 June), during intermission I was part of the Herrskaps Dance performance, in my new dress from 1795. I am happy with how it came out. Not pretty, as that style never is, but looking right for the style. I even did my front hair in ringlets sticking out from under the bonnet. After the concert we went to the dance, where I danced every dance (other than the ones I missed as I was using the toilet) till 23:00, when it was my turn to flip burgers for an hour. Then home, yoga, shower, and sleep and get up again the next morning at 08:00 to get ready for the day.
Saturday (15 June) I attended the song workshop at 10:00, and our folk dance performance was just after noon (the audience reacts audibly to my cartwheel at the end of Røros Pols, and "flying" with David at the end of Slang Polska, which I think it kinda cool), the rest of the a lot of time just relaxing and listening to music, working on sewing projects and chatting. Then I went home for food and rest, and returned on time to help out with the beginning Swedish Folk dance at 19:00, and then danced the rest of the evening till my turn to flip burgers at 23:00, followed by heading home, yoga, shower and bed.
Sunday I had thought to go back to the event, but then I realised that I really ought to finish up my list of relevant course work to be turned in with the comments in response to the evaluation and pack for my flight and try to tidy up the house a bit, so I stayed home and took care of all that.
I landed in the airport at Uppsala at 22:30 that night, and David's big brother picked me up and took me back to their place. They gave me a bed in the basement, which was great as it wasn't too hot down there.
Monday through Thursday was busy with classes for the Things that Matter 5: Material Culture for the Digital Age course, which were fun and informative. Monday evening I joined my classmates for the free dinner, but since I didn't expect to be hungry that hour I brought along a plastic box and just put all of my food straight into the box so I could have it for lunch the next two days. The other evenings I just went back to the house and enjoyed hanging out with Johan and Johanna.
The class was scheduled to go through to Friday morning, but, of course, I flew home Thursday evening, so I could participate in the Midsummer dance performances. My flight was delayed just enough that there wasn't time to head home before heading to the train station to pick up Nick and Jes, friends from Australia who have been travelling in northern Norway. After we got them we stopped at the grocery store to stock up, went home and spent a bit of time visiting before they went downstairs to sleep, and I unpacked, did yoga, and went to bed.
This morning I woke up early enough to do a workout (I didn't even try to do one while in Uppsala) before the others got up. Then we had enough time to hang out some before packing lunch and putting on costumes. I loaned Jess my spare folk dance skirt, the pretty apron I made for Kim's wedding, a shirt, and shawl. David arrived to pick us up just as we were ready to head out the door, which was perfect.
Even though there was no official midsummer brunch this year, many of us dancers and musicians brought out own food and ate together anyway, which was fun. Then we quickly cleaned up and went across the street to the park, where we did the mini parade in, raised the pole and danced all the traditional dances around it, did our folk dance performance, and then went into town to the other park, where we did it all again, plus some of us changed costumes and did the Herrskapsdans performance too. Sadly, the sun came out just on time for that last one, so we got rather hot and sweaty. After the public went home we set up tables in the hall and had a traditional midsummer dinner to celebrate 60 years in a row of Luleå Hembygdsgille doing the midsummer celebration at the park.
After dinner David, Caroline, Nick, Jess, and I had a nice time sitting around and talking in the living room, and I did yoga. When the others went back to the apartment and downstairs for the night I took a moment to catch up here.
Tomorrow I have another Herrskapsdans performance at 13:00, and hope that we can get in some sort of other adventure before or after that, but it is supposed to rain...