Surprise visitors
Woke to a beautiful, sunny morning on the west coast of Sweden in the middle of probably the biggest global crisis in modern times. I am grateful that this is…
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28 March, 2020
At least it’s spring
The pandemic continues. It's anybody's guess where it will end. They say it is just the beginning, the worst is yet to come. It's on the news every hour, it's…
27 March, 2020
A rare appearance
After a miserably wet Saturday we wake up Sunday morning at the summer house to a cold but beautifully sunny day. Starved of sunlight and vitamin D we decide to…
19 January, 2020
Dog weather
To be honest I am actually writing this long after the fact. This was a few weeks back, a Sunday in mid January, the 12th to be exact. Had some…
12 January, 2020
Even greyer…
Sunday the 29th of December 2019 turned out to be even greyer and duller than Saturday the 28th. A thick mist of atomized water droplets hung in the air killing…
29 December, 2019
Cold and grey day
Still carving into the remaining Christmas ham for breakfast, and sipping warm glögg in the late afternoon. Lazy days indeed. Walked Cooper to get some fresh air and stretch our…
28 December, 2019
In-between days
Christmas is slowly slipping over into New Year. In Sweden we call these lazy days the "in-between days". We sleep late, eat left-overs from the our smörgåsbord, and take long…
27 December, 2019
Cooper and I
Another weekend at the summer house. This time it's just me and Cooper. It's dark and raining when we arrive on Friday evening but soon we have a fire burning…
9 December, 2019
Finally the sun
Last weekend of November and finally the sun makes an appearance. When the clouds clear the temperature drops and it gets frosty. Friday night we head to Falkenberg for a…
30 November, 2019
No sun November
So far this November we have apparently had 10 hours of sunlight. Sounds a lot to me. Spend a normal November in Sweden and you will understand the Swedish Melancholy…
27 November, 2019
A colourful weekend
It's getting darker. It's getting colder. Melancholia is a Swedish trait born of lack of daylight and long, cold winters. It's overwhelming and there is no escape, no cure, no…
19 October, 2019
Autumn has arrived
First weekend in October was unusually cold. The whole week was cold. Even had overnight frost. Perfect weekend to head to Orust and the summer house. Light a fire and…
10 October, 2019
