Author Archives: Gary

Clearing a blockage

Today, while Mirinda and Fi had fun in Stockholm, I was having a bit of the opposite. Poor Emma was having even less fun. Halfway through our walk around Trosa Mountain, she was suddenly struck with constipation. There’d been no … Continue reading

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Do you have holes?

Last year it was my sister Denise and this year, Fi helped with the ritual loading of the tree with the thousands of Christmas decorations carefully stored away in the Buster Room. Like last year, I made shortbread to bribe … Continue reading

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Roaming the streets

Mirinda and Fi roamed the streets of Trosa twice today. Once in order to visit as many local shops as possible and once to see the Christmas lights, not just on the streets but also peeking out from people’s houses. … Continue reading

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Tripping on the white eggs

Today, we had a fourth on our walk into Trosa. The girls were thrilled to have someone a little less wobbly to hold their lead. And it made a change for me, having a human to talk to rather than … Continue reading

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Jason has a doppelgänger

We were sitting having lunch in Tre Små Rum. This came about because I threatened to make a frittata for lunch. As we know, my frittatas are generally avoided. I was originally making soup for lunch, but it suddenly occurred … Continue reading

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I can’t find my rabbit!

I had an unexpected busy morning today. My plans went a bit awry following the discovery yesterday that the Coop didn’t have any pistachios. That might seem a bit mundane. However, Mirinda had ordered lamb and pistachio rissoles for dinner … Continue reading

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Ice floors and common monkeys

Google Translate has definitely been our close friend here in Sweden. From our early days when I had to translate just about everything, to these days when I have some knowledge of the language. And it’s pretty clever, generally being … Continue reading

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Feet first

Irena Haiduk is a Serbian performance artist. She rejects biographies which, I guess, places her in the here and now with no past. I guess it’s all part of moving forwards. Anyway, regardless of that, she was born in Belgrade … Continue reading

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Marshall of the ten wounds

James Neville Marshall VC, MC & Bar, Chevalier de l’order de Leopold, Croix de guerre (1887-1918) was, it seems, born to be a soldier. He was also a bit of a lad outside his military service. His pre-war antics included … Continue reading

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Market day

The Trosa Christmas Market was on today. Like every market I’ve been to in Trosa, it was very crowded. So much so that, as we tried to walk across the main bridge in the centre of town, Mirinda decided it … Continue reading

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