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…
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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
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…
14 June, 2018
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…
13 May, 2018
Shot with DxO ONE
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…
29 April, 2018
Stars, snow and tree felling
The cold weather has parked itself firmly over Sweden for over a month now. We are tired of winter and desperately want spring to arrive. However, the high atmospheric pressure…
18 March, 2018
Snow in Råhagen
At last, a weekend on Orust. Cold. -5°. Sunny. At least partially. Packed the car after work Friday. We enjoy shrimps and a bottle of Riesling. But it's waking up…
17 February, 2018
Little ray of sunshine
Orust last weekend of January
Two weeks ago we lost our Roxy and 14 years of having at least one dog in the family came to an end. Roxy reached the admirable age of 10…
28 January, 2018
Orust, 27 January 2018
Myckleby Tractor Day 2017
Tractor Day at the Myckleby parish and historical society is an annual event on Orust not far from where we have our summer house. Locals, summer guests and mechanical enthusiasts…
12 August, 2017
The month of July
July is vacation time. Following the road trip up north the rest of the vacation was spent mainly at the summer house on the island of Orust. Lazy days going…
31 July, 2017
The month of June
June was a busy month. Started with a house-warming party on the balcony six months to the day since we moved in. It carried on until the wee, small hours…
2 July, 2017
Arm wrestling in the Volvo Truck stand at Sweden Rock