Last week before it turns
Next Friday is Midsummers Eve and Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, with respect ot daylight. From then on the days get shorter again before plummeting us into…
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16 June, 2019
First day with Cooper
No sleeping in with a puppy. Up at 6 am to go outside and do what needs to be done. No accidents during the night from what we could see.…
31 May, 2019
Glad to see some rain
The fabulous Easter weather continued into the working week. By Friday it was a sweltering 26°C. Life on the terrace is good. There's a downside; everything is tinder dry and…
27 April, 2019
Easter weekend 2019
It's Easter and we're on Orust at the summer house and it's... eh, summer! 20°C +, clear blue skies and fabulous sunshine. A little cold in the late evenings but…
21 April, 2019
Back in the land of long shadows
Hard to believe it is only a week since we got back from summer, sun and carefree days at the beach. Days with friends and family on the other side…
19 January, 2019
First snow
The temperature dropped to more normal November levels this week. Drove to the summer house for some peace and quiet after a hectic week at work. A warm and crackling…
25 November, 2018
November on Orust
First weekend in November. Halloween. Friday is cold and wet and the cloud cover so thick you can feel the weight of it. We escape to the summer house on…
4 November, 2018
Autumn weekend
The leaves are turning. Summer is most definitively over for this year, and what a summer it was; hot, dry and every reason to worry, and every opportunity to enjoy. …
7 October, 2018
Hurricane Knud
A week after hurricane Florence hit North Carolina in the US, hurricane Knud rolled across Denmark and over the west coast of Sweden. For all the media hype it did…
22 September, 2018
Hot, dry summer continues
The unusual summer weather carried on regardless into August and the second half of our vacation. The mercury came close to hitting 35°C more than a couple of times. The…
19 August, 2018
Hottest, driest summer ever
Well into our second week of vacation and we are experiencing the hottest and driest summer for a long time (maybe hottest, driest ever!). Wild forest fires are raging throughout…
25 July, 2018
Floating I
Building a house
First day of the vacation and a perfect day to put up a small cottage. Cooler weather, a light breeze and a lot of help from two well illustrated young…
14 July, 2018
