Category Archives: Mirinda in Portugal 2024

Birds shivering as temperature drops

Posted on April 16, 2024 by Gary

Each morning, a little weather forecast for Trosa pops up on my phone. I don’t know why given I didn’t give it permission. Nor do I know where it’s from. However, I don’t mind and it gives me a hint … Continue reading →

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Sunny day, dreary night

Posted on April 15, 2024 by Gary

While the Armistice was signed at 11am on 11 November 1918, it was not the end of the war. There was still a bit of mopping up to do. There were also a lot of service personnel that had to … Continue reading →

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Wild about garlic

Posted on April 14, 2024 by Gary

Nicoline has two new neighbours. A young couple who, Nicoline pointed out, are newer Trosa inhabitants than even us. Mind you, Ebbe has relatives in Trosa so she’s visited before. Anyway, they were quite keen to come out and pick … Continue reading →

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Coimbra University

Posted on April 13, 2024 by Gary

The old town of Coimbra clambers up to the top of a very steep hill overlooking the Modego River which flows into the Atlantic Ocean 50km to the west. It is a walled town, and the home of the identity … Continue reading →

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Beauty in the eye of the pollinator

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Gary

I was sitting in the cemetery, chatting with all my dead friends, Inge and Herbert, when my phone rang. It was Nicoline with a completely unexpected offer. I’d been to the ICA and was having my usual mid-walk rest. I … Continue reading →

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Damp and mossy stump

Posted on April 11, 2024 by Gary

We had rain this morning. The puppies were very worried that they would get no walk. Emma was so concerned that she insisted on hours of ball chasing around the house. Obviously, Freya just looked out the windows with equal … Continue reading →

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Magnus and his beard

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Gary

I made a new friend this morning. I was walking into Trosa centrum when a man with a beard walked across the road specifically to say how much he envied my beard. I told him he had nothing to be … Continue reading →

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Leftover snow

Posted on April 9, 2024 by Gary

I received a search report from Google today. It was because the most popular search term for my blog had changed. For the period 1–7 April, it was ‘FSI Blog’. I thought this was quite odd. I mean, how many … Continue reading →

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Viking glory

Posted on April 8, 2024 by Gary

I saw a shield maiden this morning. At least, I think I did. She was your typical Nordic goddess with thick blonde plaits, her blue eyes fixed to the road ahead as she drove her massive compactus away from the … Continue reading →

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Mirinda in Portugal

Posted on April 7, 2024 by Gary

This week marks the start of a new phase in my life – an intentional counterpoint to our Scandinavian adventure. If you drop diagonally southwest from Stockholm across Europe as far as you can go you end up in Portugal. … Continue reading →

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