Monthly Archives: March 2023

No more Access

Ever since returning to Sweden, I have watched the slow approach to the demise of the blue SL Access card. This is the Stockholm transport card which I used all the time because, without a Swedish bank account, it’s difficult … Continue reading

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Writing Hour, Season 2

One of the things I really wanted to achieve during this time in Sweden was to write the second draft of my Suki Bains novel. I wrote the first draft the last time we were here by spending an hour … Continue reading

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So much for Spring

Today saw more snow falling in Stockholm, brought by freezing winds and steel grey skies. Looking out the window, at times, it was hard to see the houses across the road through the falling flakes. It’s difficult to imagine that, … Continue reading

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Public transport explained by a pigeon

Quite often, on the buses, the driver will be a woman. This is so commonplace that I’m never surprised. Things have not always been that way. In Stockholm, in 1958, there weren’t any female bus drivers until the amazing Margit … Continue reading

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Disabled wars – fury on the 57 bus

The snow returned. It fell all night, coating everything in white. Although it is quite light, there’s enough to make everything look lovely again, covering the mud that had started to appear everywhere. My trip to the shops first thing … Continue reading

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Amanda follows Italian men up a hill

When Mirinda asked what Amanda especially wanted to see while she was with us, the answer was Drottningholm Palace, the royal residence not far from us. We visited Drotts (as we call it) the last time we were here and … Continue reading

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Amanda gets her wish

The grit remover may have been a bit too eager with his tractor the other day. This morning, we woke to a white garden as it was gradually, once more, covered in snow. The report was for light snow, but … Continue reading

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Impassable underpass

While Mirinda and Amanda headed into Stockholm in order to see the inside of the externally ugly royal palace, I was left at home with the girls. And the rain. It rained a lot, later on in the day, on … Continue reading

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Wednesday on Thursday

This morning, the grit collecting tractor arrived in our little network of dead end streets. He had the big yellow stone vacuum cleaner attached, and he went up and down, forwards and backwards, sucking up the little stones. Clearly, the … Continue reading

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Top Klas

Today we had a second viewing of the red house in Trosa. I was a bit concerned that Mirinda would change her mind. If anything, we loved the place even more. As we sat at the dining table, in the … Continue reading

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