Monthly Archives: March 2025

At 2:30 this morning, Emma let me know she wanted to go to the loo. She does this sometimes and, while irritating, I have come to realise that I usually need to go as well. Maybe Emma senses the fact … Continue reading →

I am currently playing nurse for my very sick wife. Poor Mirinda started feeling unwell yesterday and spent most of today in bed. Sore throat, awful headache, drippy nose, she wasn’t well at all. I had a text while I … Continue reading →

I hate waking up to a mess in the mornings. Generally, before bed, I tidy the kitchen. Washing up, wiping down, sweeping, the usual things one does after cooking and eating a meal. It takes me about 15 minutes – … Continue reading →

It has been a while since I last prepared a Japanese feast. In fact, it was way back in May, 2022 when Lisa and Rupert came to us in Farnham. Of course, that was in my wonderful Farnham, Mirinda designed … Continue reading →

On the days that I don’t walk into town to go shopping, I have restarted my workout routine. To this end, it was suggested, a while ago, that when our stuga is not being used by family, friends or guests, … Continue reading →

Fifteen days ago, we were having dinner with Nicoline when she told us she had started the switch from Google to Proton as her email provider. The name ‘Proton’ stirred a memory deep within the office in my brain. The … Continue reading →

One of the five books I’m currently reading is Beartown by Fredrik Backman. I first encountered Backman when I read A Man Called Ove. Then, when we were living in Tyresö back in 2020/21, I read Anxious People. Suffice it to … Continue reading →

The Rose Garden at the White House in Washington DC has been renovated a few times over the years but, essentially, has been there since 1913 when Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, the wife of the president, Woodrow Wilson, first established … Continue reading →