Hi Lina, how are you today?

As I deserve hahaha, we took the opportunity to do the town yesterday, it's not every day you have maternity leave plus you have your childhood friends visiting.

We thought you should answer the prompt in the book about what you do with your friends when you are 2-3 years old. You are certainly 38 years old, but it should work at least as well. First question: Who do you like to play with and why?
Oh, I like to play with so many, but if I have to choose, of course I like to play with my childhood friends, my family, my colleagues and my partner Johan. And yes, of course I like to play with my children! They are at such a funny age now. Now it turned out that I chose many anyway, haha.

So what do you usually do when you see each other, you and your childhood friends?
We talk dal goals, solve problems, talk relationships, drink wine, eat and dance to nostalgic music.

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Sofa that can withstand the Nordic weather from Skargaarden.

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Excerpt from the book Small steps, great stories. The spread where your child is 2-3 years old.

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We wanted to get a feeling of a Scandinavian oasis, which I really think the garden architect at Bengtsson Design achieved. That the oasis turns into chaos as soon as the children are home is another five, but it also has its charm.

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The stairs in the pool run along the entire short side and make it easy to get in and out of the pool. Plus it will be a lovely place to sit and enjoy the sun while looking after the children or drinking wine (not at the same time, of course), says Lina.

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Lina with her two children Alma & Klas. Brief information about the pool. Construction technique: Cast in concrete and then covered with gray liner

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Skargaarden sofa group.

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A pergola that lets in light and at the same time offers pleasant coolness in the summer.

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Little Nils hangs out with Lina and Sara in the pergola.

"I probably laugh mostly at my own jokes. Or wait, I think I'll probably choose to go down the ladder."

In the book, you get to choose from three alternatives to the question what do you do with your friends - which suits you best?
1. Show off your party tricks
2. Talk about yourself
3. Laugh at your own jokes.

When I was younger my friends often teased me to show my virginity, I worked as a circus performer when I was a child (long story) so it often came up at parties. But now as an adult, I rarely get excited to go down the stairs at company parties... but would probably mostly go for "show off my party tricks".

On a scale between Nelson Mandela & Vladimir Putin, how is your conflict management with your friends?
If it was work I'd say Putin hahaha but with friends I'm more Mandela I think.

You passed all the questions with flying colours, congratulations! How will you celebrate?
Maybe I'll do my old party trick and go down in spades.

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Both the sofa group (Skargaarden), the carpet and the armchair (Gloster) are for outdoor use and can withstand the Scandinavian weather.

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To break up between the wood and stone patio, Lina has planted grass.

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Nils offers entertainment.