5 years Mooi Gula Huset
“And suddenly you just know it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of beginnings”
5 years ago, 31-01-2019, we finally left the Netherlands late in the morning. A lot of stuff had already been moved over time, but our Volkswagen bus was still full to the brim. Not least with the last stuff, but also with the dogs, Moppie and Bo and our cat Tom, who started new adventures with us. Due to some last-minute hassle in Zutphen, we only managed to drive early in the afternoon. Partly because of that, we only drove up the road to Lidhult in the early morning of February 1. A beautiful full moon shone on the white world around the yellow house. Our adventure had begun.
Cleaning up and organizing
The weeks that followed, we mainly spent cleaning up and furnishing and getting the rooms for the B&B in order. One of the rooms upstairs has blue wallpaper and that is the inspiration for the names of the rooms. The blue room will be the Bohuslän room, decorated with blue accents, for 2 people. The other 2-person room will be the Dalarna room. This one has Faluröd on the wall, and further furnishings with Dalarna accents including 2 chairs and a table with the traditional Kurbits motifs. Our spacious family room will be the Skåne room with natural yellow on the wall. The common room, where the tables for breakfast are also located, will be furnished as much as possible with furniture from our “Mooi-Inredning assortment”. But maybe more about that later.
The first guests of Mooi Gula Huset
And then on April 12, 2019 we welcome our first guests, 3 cyclists and 2 motorcyclists. Nice! That first year we welcome 12 different nationalities, we have nice and very occasionally a less nice encounter and we become more and more skilled in running the B&B Mooi Gula Huset. We discover that we are located on a well-known cycling route, the Banvallsleden. A cycling route straight through southern Sweden on old railways. We also welcomed many cyclists. There also appear to be nice roads in the area for motorcyclists. The breakfast, coffee/tea with freshly baked bread, homemade jam and muesli is much appreciated.
And then, in the second year, Corona strikes worldwide, bookings are cancelled and travelling becomes very difficult in Europe. Fortunately for us, there are few restrictions in Sweden and many Swedes travel in their own country that summer. Great for us. The Danes and Germans follow a little later and our year was not that bad.
People looking for a place to stay overnight or to enjoy the area a little longer now know where to find us. Even people from the village use our B&B if they do not have the space for guests or family, very nice. Friends and family come by regularly and some just pitch their tent in the garden. That is also possible.
The garden
The enormous garden around the house is slowly taking shape again. We soon put up a small greenhouse for tomatoes and peppers. And every year more containers for vegetables are added. In the meantime, we also have a plum tree, a pear tree and 2 new apple trees next to the existing apple trees. There is more and more space in the grass for just paths so that all kinds of animals can find a place in the tall grass and different flowers appear everywhere. In the spring, almost the entire garden is blue with star hyacinths and snow glory, yellow and orange with hawkweed and mouse ears in the summer, next to various other summer bloomers. Nice for bouquets in the rooms. Every now and then deer appear to nibble on the vegetable garden, but that is part of it. And also the hedgehog that makes the mistake of crawling under the fence to the dog area and has to be rescued again. The dogs have their own area where they can run to their heart’s content and lie in the sun.
Tom liked to sit on the well or in his spot in the front garden where he could see everything well and could be cuddled by various people. He was a very social cat. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to Tom in April 2023 and he now lies in his favorite spot by the well. Moos, our “Swedish cat” now occasionally takes over Tom’s task.
5 years Mooi Gula Huset, now we are at the beginning of the sixt year …….
“May the year ahead be bright with possibilities”
Välkommen! Welcome!