Author Archives: Gary

The aim was to open on the Sweden Day weekend and they succeeded. Okay, the building wasn’t quite finished but a couple celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary managed to be the first guests, yesterday, at the newest Trosa café at … Continue reading →

Five years ago saw us visit Trosa for the very first time. It was Sweden’s National Day, the weather was beautiful, and the town was a fairytale come to life. Little did we know that we would wind up living … Continue reading →

Today Mirinda managed to arrange for a non-emergency appointment at the pet hospital for Freya. It will be next week and will include x-ray and ultrasound, two things that the vet wants her to have. There will also be a … Continue reading →

I had an appointment with a physio therapist today. The main aim was for him to help me with a few new exercises for me to include in my growing work out schedule to principally prevent atrophy as a result … Continue reading →

Call me weird but I have a favourite suitcase. Given the amount of travel we have done over the years, a good, strong, reliable suitcase is pretty essential, and we found one in, what I call The Parrot Bag. (It’s … Continue reading →

Today marks a major achievement for me. While I have actually written two previous novels that will never see the light of day, today, for the first time, I completed the second draft on a third. And I am excited … Continue reading →

I find it quite interesting that I post fascinating stories about my adventures in various countries of the world featuring such amazing things as a French cooking retreat and images of Mad Joan but the post that garners the biggest … Continue reading →

What a total waste of a day it was today. To think that a few days ago I was planning a special French dinner party, celebrating The Retreat; excitedly ticking off everything I needed to prepare. Then, reality set in … Continue reading →

I woke up feeling like shit today. Yesterday, I had the croaky beginnings of a sore throat but I figured it would just vanish, as inexplicitly as it arrived. I thought wrong because today, not only was my throat croaky … Continue reading →