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…
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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
3rd Sunday of Advent
Not long now. Doesn't feel like a year has past since the last one. Christmas again in less than a fortnight. Bloody cold weekend. Snow and ice and several degrees…
11 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
First snow
After an unusually mild start to November winter suddenly struck hard with severe snowstorms and cold weather in many parts of southern Sweden. Stockholm and parts of Skåne where particularly…
21 November, 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
The colours of autumn
It's autumn in this crazy year. It looks as fabulous as any autumn this lovely Sunday as we take a walk to the top of Ramberget, Anna, Cooper and I.…
9 October, 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
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
