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…
We are four days from the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. From December 21 the days will get longer and eventually the colours will come back and…
A light drizzle on Friday turned into the first snow cover for this season on Sunday. Braved the slippery roads and drove to Orust to empty the plumbing and prepare…
A quarter of a lap around the sun ago it was summer, vacation, and on that particular day the air was warm, the sky was blue and the sun was…
Tractor Day at the Myckleby Parish and Historical Society (hembygdsförening) is probably the main event of the year on the inland side of the island of Orust. The second Saturday…
