Dreams Are For Real !

A DREAM CAME TRUE

Whitney e.Weltmeyer/Cromatic xx

I consider myself very privileged to have my own horses. I dreamed about having my own horse when I was a little girl like so many other young girls do. But since our family situation did not allow me to get a horse, the interest in equestrian sport and horses eventually died and I started as a handball player instead….

I guess it´s around 1981-82

But then many years later, because of various coincidences, I fell in love with horses again at the age of 39 years. And at that time I fortunately had the opportunity to acquire myself a horse, and bought my very first riding horse in 2005. 

An old dream came true

Violino, my sweet Lusitano that I sold a few years ago

I had my own horse and I was in heaven. I could not think of anything else but my horse. The big black horse from Denmark called Chablis, had stolen my heart! From that day on I was sold to this magnificent animals! I actually quit my job as an artist in showbiz and bought a couple of moore horses. I decided to go with my passion and moved to Sweden to learn as much about horses and riding as possible. 

Discovery and her newborn Dioro in 2015

Discréte & Whitney - Best Friends

« All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them « 

Walt Disney

Skåne in the south part of Sweden is known for the best expertise in all equestrian disciplines. So it was a natural choice for me cause I wanted to have access to good coaches and competitions. Today we live in our own horse farm in Skåne since 2008 and have 8 horses, of which 3 are my own breed.

So if you have a dream, I highly recommend you to take a chance. I have not regretted a day of my dream !!

Set the table

One of my passions is to decorate the dinner table for my guests. I think it is well inherited from my mother who loved to decorate her home when she was expecting guests. She began many days in advance and bought the flowers and tried with different types of glasses, cutlery and porcelain solutions before she reached the final result. And she kept on until late at night every time. And the result was always beautiful.

It was always very exciting to stand on the sidelines and watch guests step into our house and showered Mom with compliments for her creative works. I think I was bitten by creating bug already at that time! Many times I think that it's a pity I have not taken pictures of all my different creations over the years. You can imagine the pompous 80s with so many bells and whistles on the table that there was scarcely room for guests there :) 90s were not much better, but there are good memories from parties where we cleared everything away from the table to get room to dance there instead. It was good times with little or no concern at all :)

But now we live in a more enlightened and open world for better or worse. One could of course wish that everyone could get to the covered table with food and drink, but this is unfortunately not the world today. With a wish that more people could experience to sit around a table with family and friends, I continue my passion for gathering friends around my table. Wish you all a good weekend and take care of each other <3

Chestnut styling

One of the most beautiful sign of spring on the farm is the pompous chestnut trees that are now in bud. I can barely afford to cut some branches and take into the house. But the temptation are greater than wisdom and I enjoy a large bouquet in my kitchen every year. This year I did some styling with them as well. When I still have cut it from the tree, I might as well make the most of it or what ?

Morning frost !

An early beautiful spring morning in Starby when it can still be very cold

If you have the opportunity, it is wonderful to get out the early morning before anyone else is awake. Then you can really get to experience nature up close without any interference. And then it's also much easier to photograph and get the pictures you want. So, you should appreciate this wonderful time of year when everything starts to come to life after a long winter hibernation. This is the best season if you ask me!

SPRING LOVE

Össjö

Spring is here and I love a walk in the woods with my pug

This quiet and peaceful forest in Angelholm is my favorite place. Here I can walk for hours and daydream and play with my dog. 

I also come here with my horses, and that is such a meditation for both me and the horses. It's a dream to get out and gallop in that perfect environment

See for your self ….

The spring is here

LIFESTYLE PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS 

The spring is finally here and we all are thrilled or what? 

I´ve just joined a online Lifestyle Photography Class and it´s so much fun and I ´ve learned a lot allready. This is a taste of our homework for this last two weeks. I struggle of cause with all the choices of my camera but I´m learning every day. I allways had my camera on auto, so it´s a big challenge to learn about manuell settings. If you are like me and wants to learn about Lifestyle Photography there are plenty good courses online. I´m follow Christina Greve´s class and it´s such a thrill. Check her out and join up for her next class if you like

www.christinagreve.com 

Stay with us!

SCANDINAVIANLIVING 

Bed & Breakfast in the south of Sweden

"We want our guests to feel like home and we attach great importance to the atmosphere"

Breakfast is one of the best advantages of staying at private B & B

The farm in Starby on a foggy day - 

Scandinavian Living is a private horse farm with a number of horses and with many different animals living around the plot. Such as chickens, ducks, cats and a small dog

www.scandinavianliving.info