Author Archives: Gary

Since we’ve been here in Sweden, we’ve been listening to a classical radio station through an app on my phone. The app is free so, because free isn’t exactly free, I get ads thrown up when I activate the ad. … Continue reading →

The snow is quickly melting to be replaced by slush. It’s all looking very sad. The temperature continues to rise above zero, but the clouds remain without the pure whiteness of the snow to defeat the gloom. The forecast for … Continue reading →

Camilla, our landlady, was not best pleased this evening. She had been led to believe that the people they bought the tumble dryer from were reputable. As she said to me, her face grim and unforgiving, one failure you can … Continue reading →

I have always been clumsy. I have always had the innate ability to walk into what appears to be an empty room and bump my toe on the smallest and only object on the floor. I’m like a magnet for … Continue reading →

According to Jean Jacques Rousseau, a landscape park is the source of the good and attracts the best character traits of man which are selflessness, honesty and true wisdom. He advocated the creation of them in the 18th century. Starting … Continue reading →

Tonight, being a Saturday, we ate out. Given the news of my shared heroism in the week, we decided it would be a celebration meal. Because of this, I had pizza and beer. Normally I’d have finished with ice cream … Continue reading →

Wikipedia turned 20 today. I read an article that claimed that the majority of articles on Wikipedia are more accurate than, say, the Encyclopaedia Britannica. However, the article went on to say that a lot of Wikipedia is either untrue … Continue reading →

We had a lovely lot of snow last night. I know a lot of people don’t like snow, but I’m definitely not one of them. I love it. I think it makes the world look so much nicer. And, of … Continue reading →