Harley is my new Danish Dog friend. While I visit my friends – 20 days – I will be walking him every morning at 10AM.

On the 3rd day he was waiting for me in the front garden. Dogs do get used a routine very fast.

He is a young dog only 1 year old and as you can see a black lab, so he is strong and full of life. We have a lot of fund together.

He is still not fully trained and is hard to hold when he sees children playing with a ball or meet other dogs, there is still a lot of work to do, since he is not my dog I just play with him and do a little training.

I will try and get better shots of him, it is not easy since he is moving most of the time and is very curious about the camera, so often I get his snout right up to the lens.

Today it is raining so I will not get down at his level, which is the best way to take good photos of your pets – will wait for a dry day

The photo was shot in Hedehusene, Denmark, Europe.

Gentlemen, this recipe is for you too.

The other day a few neighbors and I decided to eat lunch together, each of us took foods we already had in our respective fridges. We then sat the table at Manny’s balcony, it was a lovely summer weather with many wasps.

The beer is “Heksebryg” translates Witch Brew (leftovers from our Midsummer Eve, where we among other things send the witches to the mountain Brocken).

The snaps (in the small glasses) was Rød Aalborg and my contribution to the lunch party.

Liza’s contribution was the lovely herrings, she was so kind to give the recipe. I made the herrings myself and they are just as delicious as I remembered as well I tested the measures.

When I shot this photo I forgot to check the setting on my digital camera, so I recorded a small video instead – if you would like to watch the (very short) video it is here. (I removed the sound – Danish is not for everybody ) . And that was before the beer and snaps!

Yummy Herrings

Ingredients

5 herring fillets
1/2 cup of vinegar (white wine or plain)
0.6 cup of sugar
10 peppercorn
10 cloves
2 chopped onions (middle sized)
2 chopped cucumbers (middle sized)
2 cooked and chopped carrots (middle sized)
1 Port glass of oil

Directions

Add vinegar and sugar in a pot

Cook for 3 minutes

Let it cool to at least room temperature.

Add the peppercorns and onions in the marinade

In a glass bowl place the herring fillets then the carrots and the cucumbers

Pour the marinade over

Pour the oil over.

Store in the fridge – eat before 7 days. If any leftover after 7 days – throw it out.
In Denmark we serve the herrings on rye-bread you are invited to do that too.