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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A weekend at the cottage on Orust with Anna and Roxy. Up early Saturday morning and a walk down to the water. Clear skies and warmish. Heard black bird chirping…
Roxy, our Bernese Mountain Dog bitch. Nearly 10 years old and still going strong.
Spent a couple of nights at the summer house on Orust to wind down from the festive season's hustle and bustle. Temperature dropped from just above zero when Roxy and…