Monthly Archives: June 2025

Fish can cough

Posted on June 30, 2025 by Gary

It was the perfect day to go to Skansen so that was exactly what we did. Sun and blue sky, not much wind to speak of, and the likelihood of rain at pretty close to zero. And we were not … Continue reading →

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Summer cottage for the merchant class

Posted on June 29, 2025 by Gary

Back in the 17th century, it was very peaceful in the Nacka area in Stockholm. There were a few summer stugas, but the only roads were tracks through the woods and meadows and the only traffic were horses and carts. … Continue reading →

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Vomit on the back of the head

Posted on June 28, 2025 by Gary

Mirinda does not like riding in the back seat of a car. She says it makes her car sick. She has always said this, at least as long as I’ve known her. It makes her queasy, she says. If you … Continue reading →

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Not exactly small

Posted on June 27, 2025 by Gary

The Codex Gigas is a massive bible. It was created sometime between 1204 and 1230 by, possibly, a single Benedictine monk. Modern analysis seems to indicate that it was made by a single hand. If so, it would have taken … Continue reading →

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Second eye

Posted on June 26, 2025 by Gary

Something that is really annoying me at the moment is how YouTube wants me to login to verify I’m human every time I want to play one of my OWN videos on my OWN blog. So, whenever I come across … Continue reading →

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Supreme saki sommelier

Posted on June 25, 2025 by Gary

After a very late start (Mirinda had a meeting with Portugal) we set off for Fotografiska. It’s somewhere we’ve been a few times. The first time was back in April 2021 when we discovered the famous Fika Trolley. The trolley … Continue reading →

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Seeing art properly for the first time

Posted on June 24, 2025 by Gary

Mirinda was almost in tears today as she looked at the artworks in the Thiel Gallery. Previously, with her old vision, paintings had been lovely, but now, with her new, improved eye, they have taken on a new glow; a … Continue reading →

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Day of rest

Posted on June 23, 2025 by Gary

The flat we are staying in is surrounded by buildings with plaques. There are some red houses in the next block (Carl Larsson and his wife lived in one for a bit) which look delightfully like wormholes into the past … Continue reading →

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Kulturhuset är slut!

Posted on June 22, 2025 by Gary

Yesterday, on the Stromma boat cruise, as we approached the lock leading to Lake Malaren, we passed a restaurant called Thai Boat. Half of the restaurant resembled a boat, the other half is on a pontoon, floating on the water. … Continue reading →

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AI and the right to protest

Posted on June 21, 2025 by Gary

We witnessed two protest marches today. One was demanding a stop to the genocide of Palestinians, and the other was against the Islamic Republic in Iran. While I don’t agree with everything they may say and/or stand for, I agree … Continue reading →

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