The last weekend in September was the fall market at Skansen and the apples festival at Rosendahl’s, so naturally we had to go. Because of a mixture of grant deadlines and many courses to teach, I worked most of the weekends in August and September, so it was definitely time to get out of the house and do something fun.
The Skansen ‘olden days’ fall market is great fun for the atmosphere as much as anything else, although I also like buying the handmade things that the hosts have been making over the summer. Because Skansen is a ‘living culture’ museum, the hosts in each of the shops/farmsteads work on their tasks: carving, smithing, farming, sewing, knitting, etc.
Selling veggies and knitting, like you do (Lutheran work ethic at its best 😂) 
To pay, just scan this wooden board with the Swish payment app! 
Hand-cranked calliope at the market! 
The heritage-breed boar was sunffling through the barkmulch (the farmers hide snacks in the mulch for the pig’s wellbeing) 
Tobacco, mid harvest and drying. IT was rainy this week, so I think they would have done well to dry this indoors. Hope it didn’t rot! 
Live blacksmithing! This fellow (let’s call him Uncle Leif) was making nails and describing his process to the audience. 
It is so comforting to see loose chooks scratching about. There were some youngsters, so maybe they have a feral population? 
Modern fire safety with cosy trappings 
Fried herring and potatoes for sale! 
Away from the market there were lots of nice fall views
Since Karshamra closed (RIP Pizza Farm) Rosendahls is unchallenged as home to the best ‘grown local’ lunch and bakery offerings. It is probably 20% less chaotic now that they have renovated and expanded; the bathroom situation is much improved and there is far more indoor seating, but the stroller-laden line-ups still often extend out the door. We ate outside since the weather was mild and being indoors is not full protection from the agressive house finches.
A dinner party set out for all the types of apples grownin the Rosendahl orchard. The oldest tree is from 1861! 
The Dahlia field was looking lovely 
A great lunch meal as usual. Graham got Hummus and a goatcheese rye toast, I got veggie dish-of the day which was celeriac, yellow peas, pickled veg, and roasted apple 