Monthly Archives: April 2025

Last year, we attended Valborg at Trostorp so felt it only right that we should visit the ritual burning at Trosa this evening. Marking the end of winter with a big bonfire, some sketchy music and a speech we managed … Continue reading →

I am sick up and fed with throwing socks away because of the prevalence of holes appearing in the big toe region with horrendous regularity. It was an awful waste. Okay, as Mirinda said, socks are cheap but, as I … Continue reading →

I found a very tiny, green car in our vestibule today. I think it may have fallen out of a young boy’s pocket yesterday. It is so tiny, it could easily be overlooked but, likewise, it could easily be missed. … Continue reading →

While I waited for the ratatouille to slow bake this afternoon, I managed to watch a bit of Ronnie O’Sullivan playing snooker. It’s always a pleasure watching him play, particularly when he’s in splendid form. Which he was. Mostly. Though … Continue reading →

It was another productive day here. Harald turned up and painted a load more window and door frames, Mirinda took the girls for a couple of walks as well as doing some study and I shopped, made a second light … Continue reading →

It was a hive of activity in the house today. Not for Mirinda, mind. She had uni then a performance of Giselle to attend. While the ballet sounded good (for her), I was busy blocking out light and working out … Continue reading →

Back in June, last year, I started beta testing recipes for a new French cookbook written by Geraldine Leverd. I follow her on Instagram and regularly download her wonderful recipes. When she posted, asking for volunteers to cook, eat and … Continue reading →

Four years ago today, we received our Swedish residency making us, as Eva said, New Swedes. You can read about that here. I often wonder what happened to Eva. She half owned the place we stayed in when we first … Continue reading →