February twenty twentythree
Strange month February. The light starts returning, you notice it first in the mornings when the glow starts creeping in from the east. It's cold and it's still winter and,…
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19 March, 2023
Epiphany
It's 2023. We spend the first weekend of the year at the summer house and get a dose of real winter, if only for a couple of days. It's a…
8 January, 2023
The in-between days
In Sweden we call them the "in-between days" or "mellandagarna", the days, or rather, the week in between Christmas and New Year. This year, both Christmas and New Year being…
30 December, 2022
Biting cold
Second Sunday of Advent before Christmas. Drove out to Orust Friday after work in my new electric lease car, a pearlescent white Polestar 2, Long Range Single Motor. A new…
4 December, 2022
November
Allahelgonahelgen (All Saints), the first weekend of November, a time to visit graves, light candles and remember those who are no longer with us. It nearly coincides with Halloween, a…
6 November, 2022
Week 42…
…the dullest week of the year? When I came to Sweden, a long time ago now, I was introduced to the Swedish concept of counting the weeks. Summer vacation starts…
23 October, 2022
Tractor day at Myckleby is back!
For two years the pandemic has put a stop to the annual Tractor Day at the Myckleby parish on the east side of Orust. In 2022 it was back in…
6 August, 2022
White weekend
Winter isn't over yet. Woke up to a cold, sunny morning at the summer house on Saturday, and 10 centimeters of snow. A stunning day and perfect for a stroll…
20 February, 2022
2022 begins
The lovely, white snow disappeared overnight. 2022 is here and everything is the same as it has always been, and at the same time it's completely different. Orust is as…
9 January, 2022
Last days of 2021
Another year with Covid draws to a close. After a quiet Christmas in town with the family, Anna, Cooper and I headed to the summer house on Orust for some…
30 December, 2021
Autumn is here
It's October. Less than 3 months until Christmas. Summer is just a warm memory. The colours are changing. They explode in bright yellow and red. It's spectacular. It's over quickly…
2 October, 2021
Long time, no posts
The pandemic continues but, so far, we've been spared infection from the virus. Getting out to the summer house on the weekends is a good way of isolating and keeping…
11 April, 2021
