Monthly Archives: August 2024

Following Nicoline’s comment yesterday regarding the word, flibbertigibbet, allow me to explain. The first recorded instance dates back to 1603. Apparently, a book by a bunch of Jesuits mentions an evil spirit which answered to the name of Fliberdigibbet. He … Continue reading →

The worst pupil was back at SFI today. She thinks she’s the most important person in the class when, in fact, she’s just a pain. She’s in B2, but, because Ninni, the B1 teacher, wasn’t in today, the two classes … Continue reading →

Back when we were living in Vendelsö, in our first little Swedish house in the woods, there was one annoying thing. The guy next door was a builder and liked to advertise the fact by installing huge spotlights around his … Continue reading →

There are many things I love about Trosa. Today, one more thing was added. I feel very lucky to be living in a town like this. A town that is as honest as it is beautiful. Last Thursday, I went … Continue reading →

Outside Trosa church, a young mother was crouching down, her baby lying on a blanket in front of her. The woman was dressed up for a wedding, her spiky shoes making her crouch seem miraculous. She was gurgling at the … Continue reading →

It was lovely down at the lake this evening. Just before 5pm, Mirinda had declared she was going for a swim and that I should have my Reading Hour while she splashed about. I joined her, sitting on my rock … Continue reading →

Today was another fun day at SFI. I realise that learning Swedish should be a serious business, but classes are so much better with a lot of laughter. The biggest laugh came when I was declared an ‘expert’ in Swedish. … Continue reading →

Tonight, Nicoline told us her amazing Northern Lights story. It was prompted by the fact that they appeared last night over Trosa. Though not our bit of Trosa. Which was unfortunate given Mirinda was out on the deck at midnight … Continue reading →

And so, everything returned to normal today. No holiday fun, no medieval tomfoolery. I went shopping, I did some admin, I made dinner. That was basically it. Mirinda went for a long walk while Jason went for a long swim … Continue reading →