Monthly Archives: February 2025

Dealing with children

Posted on February 28, 2025 by Gary

So, the death of Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa and their dog continues to mystify. It seems they had been dead for around ten days, as indicated by the level of decomposition. Hackman was in a ‘mudroom’, whatever that … Continue reading →

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Geraldine’s kitchen skills

Posted on February 27, 2025 by Gary

Gene Hackman has died. He was found, along with his wife (Betsy Arakawa) and dog (unnamed), in their Santa Fe home. He was 95 and battling dementia. While the Sante Fe police have said they have found nothing suspicious, it … Continue reading →

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New works in Trosa

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Gary

When we first started looking at places to buy in Trosa, we booked in to see a property on Smäckbrogatan (which we call Smack Bottom because we’re puerile). The property seemed perfect on paper. It was falu red, had a … Continue reading →

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Setting out in life

Posted on February 25, 2025 by Gary

In a move that has surprised us both, Tom has moved to Gibraltar. Mirinda Skyped Sophie this afternoon and was told that he has settled in to a Youth Hostel and has even managed to get a waiting job in … Continue reading →

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Power outrage

Posted on February 24, 2025 by Gary

A couple of weeks ago, we had a new heat pump installed in the stuga after the old one was declared dead. Yesterday, I went over to check how it was going. The stuga was beyond literally freezing on the … Continue reading →

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Return to normality

Posted on February 23, 2025 by Gary

Before we left for Portugal, I cleared my desk of all manner of stuff. The main things to go into a sort of mini storage were the three external drives I use for digital storage. These are, usually, backed up … Continue reading →

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Wake up and smell the cinnamon

Posted on February 22, 2025 by Gary

Ferry #2: Rostock to Trelleborg Following a delightfully unremarkable trip up the Baltic, we closed in on Trelleborg. We left our cabin and sat around with our fellow seafaring passengers. This included a small dog that looked somewhat confused. Leaving … Continue reading →

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Racing through Germany

Posted on February 21, 2025 by Gary

We had an early start and a bit of panic over our train tickets. We had the confirmation but couldn’t find the actual tickets. Arriving at the station an hour and a half early, gave Mirinda enough time to find … Continue reading →

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Kids dancing with the floor

Posted on February 20, 2025 by Gary

There are a few things we now do as a matter of course when we visit Paris. Obviously, we stay in the Marais as it is easily our favourite area but there’s also the Duc de Lombard jazz club and, … Continue reading →

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Bonsoir, Paris

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Gary

Following a lovely sleep in and delightful shower, we headed out onto the gradually warming streets of Madrid. Mirinda was wearing her big coat, reminding us that it’s actually cold in Trosa. The walk to the Madrid Atocha station was … Continue reading →

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