Category Archives: Red House Guests

For Sophie’s last day, it was decided that she and Mirinda would head back into Stockholm. This did not happen. Sophie decided she’d much rather stay in and around Trosa instead. Their first stop was to be a very crowded … Continue reading →

KSP and Jonas’ resident beekeeper doesn’t like mushrooms. That fact does not stop him from foraging for them. He then gives them to KSP and Jonas. This afternoon I received a text from KSP asking if I’d like a bag … Continue reading →

Today saw Sophie meeting our closest and dearest Swedish friends. It was also an opportunity to sample a few Swedish traditions. There was fika with Nicoline and a very Swedish dinner with KSP and Jonas. She also went and walked … Continue reading →

Mirinda and Sophie went into Stockholm today to visit the National Gallery and gaze at a few artworks. With Mirinda’s new bionic eyes, they all looked quite fantastic. While they wandered the walls, I did very little, given the excessive … Continue reading →

Following on from her bee sting, poor little Freya had an awful night and early morning today. Somewhere between 2 and 3am, she started vomiting everywhere, shaking and needing a lot of love and attention. It was not a pretty … Continue reading →

Mirinda went for a walk this morning before I left for my usual Wednesday visit to the Systembolaget. She passed me on her way back. She stopped and wound down the car window. “It’s very hot already. Take it easy,” … Continue reading →

Trosa was a bit busy with people today as we strolled through the town. We were showing Sophie around, Mirinda explaining the various landmarks as we went. It would be fair to say that Sophie liked it very much. Almost … Continue reading →

I was rather rudely woken up by the rain this morning. At around 04:30, it came pouring loudly from the sky. My first thought was how much I didn’t want to go shopping in it. My second thought caused a … Continue reading →