Category Archives: Gary’s Posts

Today, being a sunny Sunday in September, obviously meant a trip to Emil’s Backe. Unexpectedly, Nicoline popped round to join us. She did ring first but, unusually for me, I didn’t respond to her call. I was up to my … Continue reading →

Well, what an excellent Saturday I had. It was full of crayfish preparation, ably conducted by KSP and Jonas, with the tiniest bit of help from me, in our kitchen. There were a lot of crayfish caught following our efforts … Continue reading →

Following on from yesterday’s visit to a lake, today we headed out to another big body of water in order to experience crayfish fishing. Or crayfishing. I’m not sure which is correct. I did ask the fisherfolk we were with … Continue reading →

There’s nothing quite like sitting on a rock at the edge of a Swedish lake, on a warm summer afternoon, reading a book and drinking a thermos of coffee. The quiet, occasionally interrupted by the yells of excited children or … Continue reading →

I wonder why my favourite Fabrique, decided to get rid of the big table in the centre of the shop. Having the small round tables and chairs is better, and it doesn’t reduce the number of seats. I do wonder … Continue reading →

Late this afternoon, as I was heading back to the car after returning a library book, I was tooted at by a little red car. It was Nicoline, asking why I was abroad in Trosa, so late in the day. … Continue reading →

After a morning of rain and a day of mixed weather, the afternoon turned out beautiful. Beautiful enough for me to finish the mowing, anyway. It has to be said though, that autumn is sliding in with temperatures taking a … Continue reading →

Today I tried the tomato relish I made the other day. We had the lamb chops that Mirinda bought in Stockholm a while ago (they were frozen on arrival) and I made a Gazatouille using up a lot of the … Continue reading →

How can you have a bolt of thunder? It seems as crazy as something my grandmother used to say during thunderstorms. “Hark at that lightning,” She’d say as it flashed across the sky. As far as I can discover, the … Continue reading →