asphyttan, värmland, sverige

Yesterday we drove to the family farm in Asphyttan, Värmland. It was cold and rainy, but while we were there the sun came out. And it stayed. The farm is on a beautiful plot of land that backs up to a forest and goes down to a lake. I was glad there was a lake there. I knew there had to be a lake. The couple that owns the land now, Rune and Berit, bought the house from Erik Karlsson (b. 1835)... my grandpa Dayle's great grandpa. They invited us in, showed us pictures, read us letters and notes, and told us that the living room looked almost exactly the same as the day they bought the land.

Now we know where we come from, and that is a wonderful feeling.

(More pictures and stories coming soon.)