For my inner eye, I could see this special bench long before it was built. The 80 year old pear tree… Hexagonal bench… View towards the lake… Cup of coffee in my hand… Summer leaves trembling in the faint breeze above my head… YES, this bench was a MUST.

And one day the opportunity was there. A friends husband do carpenter work as a hobby, and today the whole family came over to build my dream bench.

 

Really, P was super professional! He started out in the gloomy noon, with the rain hanging in the air.

One afternoon later  the sun was shining and the bench was there.

And of course we celebrated with a  Swedish “fika”! Coffee and homemade blackcurrants pie, a taste of summer 🙂

Now the finishing job is mine: to paint the bench. But until then, I enjoy the view of it. I have a feeling this will be a favourite place of mine! And if you are inspired and want a bench of your own, P told me he would love to go to another country and build his special bench there (“Spain would be wonderful,” said the Swedish hobby carpenter).