Category Archives: Amanda 2023 (2)

Why isn’t a dog welcome in a shopping centre? Noisy, messy, delinquent kids are allowed but not obedient, cute dogs. I don’t get it. But that’s definitely the case in Nyköping centrum. They are banned from the Systembolaget as well. … Continue reading →

Trosa looked lovely today. A blue sky, occasional clouds, light breezes and very pleasant temperatures in the early 20s. It was a perfect day to wander around our new town, showing it off to Amanda. It was in contrast to … Continue reading →

We had our first Swedish dinner guest over tonight. Obviously it wasn’t our first dinner guest because we’ve already fed Anna and Amanda. No, tonight we invited Nicoline over to Chez Gaz, and we had a lovely night around the … Continue reading →

Mirinda and Amanda spent the day in Stockholm today. Their visit to the House of Nobility went off very well, as did their sofa/bed hunt. Both of these events were planned. Not so the chance viewing of the changing of … Continue reading →

Lagnö Bo is the commune where we stayed for ten days prior to moving into the Red House. It’s an amazing place where the garden produces excellent organic veg and the building provides shelter from the weather and a place … Continue reading →

The yearly harvest market in Trosa appears to be a big drawcard to the town. Hundreds of visitors flood the cobbled streets, visiting the scores of stalls selling everything from sweets to sausages, bundles of brooms to apple and leek … Continue reading →

We had dinner at Boman’s tonight. As usual, we were greeted like old friends by the staff. In fact, the chap who always watches Eurovision with his mum, met us at the front door and greeted us by name. I … Continue reading →

The news was full of the continuing problems associated with the UK airspace issue from yesterday. It seems there was a ‘technical fault’ that may have originated in France. While it was fixed pretty quickly yesterday, the knock on effect … Continue reading →