The wedding, and more…
Nicolina's and Pontus' wedding at the end of August was the defining moment of the summer of 2024 and will be what it will be remembered by. My brother Claes,…
Nicolina's and Pontus' wedding at the end of August was the defining moment of the summer of 2024 and will be what it will be remembered by. My brother Claes,…
If you watch the news a lot these days you will be depressed by the cruelty, death and destruction we humans are wreaking on one another. You would have thought…
It's the final week before the summer vacation. Ahead are four weeks of sleeping late, and doing your own thing, and thinking your own thoughts. After a good start in…
The North Pole will slowly begin to turn away from the sun after reaching its climax last Thursday, the Summer Solstice of the Northern Hemisphere. In Sweden it's a holiday…
It was warm, really warm, the last half of May. It culminated in a fabulous first weekend of June. 25 degrees in the air 19 degrees in the water. Naturally…
Summer 2023 is drawing to a close. What began with a heatwave turned into the coldest, wettest summer for years. From the day we returned from the continent you can…
Wasting days doing nothing. Watching the weather change. Listening to the rain. Running outside to catch the sun. Face stuck to the screen scrolling through mindless crap waiting for the…
The local highlight of the year here on the island of Orust on the west coast of Sweden is "Tractor Day" arranged by the Myckleby historical society. It's a day…
Summer took its time this year. Then, suddenly, there it was. Weeks of glorious sunshine, warm evenings, and no rain. Now the "no rain" part is beginning to be a…
For two years the pandemic has put a stop to the annual Tractor Day at the Myckleby parish on the east side of Orust. In 2022 it was back in…