The sudden leap into summer took a turn this week. The temperature dropped to freezing at night and the days barely reached 10°C. A bit of a shock after the summer weather we’ve been enjoying […]
Category Archives: Sannegården
Winter in Göteborg
Spring is here and winter is finally behind us. The birds are busy wooing partners and leaves are sprouting on every tree. The wood anemones are covering the ground and there is ecstasy in the […]
Late April evening on the terrace
The fabulous Easter weather continued into the week. It’s first today that we actually saw some clouds. Nights are still cool so no breakfast porridge on the terrace yet, but the evenings are warmer and […]
Remembrance Day
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month is when we remember those who died in the first and second world war, and all wars since. It marked the end of hostilities […]
Indian Summer
It’s mid-October and it’s 20°C. Britt-sommar in Swedish. Something to do with the name-day Britt last Sunday. Indian Summer in English. Whatever you call it it was lovely. In Sannegården the trees are on fire […]
Fast boat to Källö Knippla
So the unusually warm and sunny summer continues. The lack of rain is wreaking havoc with the Swedish farmers and one can’t help wondering if it is Global Warming that is making its presence felt, […]
Summer arrives early
The warm weather that settled over the west coast of Sweden already in May continued well into June. Still a couple of months away from vacation, but with quite a few public holidays thrown in, […]
Warm days in early May
Returned from Greensboro on the hottest day of the year. The mercury hit 27°C on the Wednesday afternoon as the plane landed at Landvetter airport. The flight was uneventful, just long and tedious as usual. […]
Spring at last!
Been a long winter this year. Spring arrived two weeks later than normal according to the meteorologists but now it’s finally here. After our winter adventure in Tärnaby it actually felt as though spring took a […]
Daylight saving begins with epic fog
Spring is two weeks late according to the meteorologists. This time last year the outdoor furniture was out and we were soaking up the sunshine. This year there is still ice in the Sannegården dock! […]
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