Windy weekend
Babet drew in from the east, not the usual direction for a storm. Normally they come in off the Atlantic and the North Sea. This side of the island of…
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21 October, 2023
Indian summer on Koster islands
Summer 2023 is drawing to a close. What began with a heatwave turned into the coldest, wettest summer for years. From the day we returned from the continent you can…
3 September, 2023
…and it kept raining
Wasting days doing nothing. Watching the weather change. Listening to the rain. Running outside to catch the sun. Face stuck to the screen scrolling through mindless crap waiting for the…
17 August, 2023
Tractor day in Myckleby Parish
The local highlight of the year here on the island of Orust on the west coast of Sweden is "Tractor Day" arranged by the Myckleby historical society. It's a day…
5 August, 2023
Summer begins
Summer took its time this year. Then, suddenly, there it was. Weeks of glorious sunshine, warm evenings, and no rain. Now the "no rain" part is beginning to be a…
18 June, 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
Doodles galore
A glorious Saturday morning at Amundön, south of Göteborg, with the Doodle club. We meet up at in the carpark at 10 am and walk out to a spot between…
26 February, 2022
