Monthly Archives: July 2025

Future smarts

Posted on July 18, 2025 by Gary

Mirinda and Sophie went into Stockholm today to visit the National Gallery and gaze at a few artworks. With Mirinda’s new bionic eyes, they all looked quite fantastic. While they wandered the walls, I did very little, given the excessive … Continue reading →

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Cards, football and a vomiting dog

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Gary

Following on from her bee sting, poor little Freya had an awful night and early morning today. Somewhere between 2 and 3am, she started vomiting everywhere, shaking and needing a lot of love and attention. It was not a pretty … Continue reading →

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Taking it easy is the only way I go

Posted on July 16, 2025 by Gary

Mirinda went for a walk this morning before I left for my usual Wednesday visit to the Systembolaget. She passed me on her way back. She stopped and wound down the car window. “It’s very hot already. Take it easy,” … Continue reading →

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Celebrating your birthday in Trosa

Posted on July 15, 2025 by Gary

Trosa was a bit busy with people today as we strolled through the town. We were showing Sophie around, Mirinda explaining the various landmarks as we went. It would be fair to say that Sophie liked it very much. Almost … Continue reading →

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In preparation

Posted on July 14, 2025 by Gary

I was rather rudely woken up by the rain this morning. At around 04:30, it came pouring loudly from the sky. My first thought was how much I didn’t want to go shopping in it. My second thought caused a … Continue reading →

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Meeting Marcus in the woods

Posted on July 13, 2025 by Gary

I ran into Marcus on the way back from the ICA this morning. When I see him approaching, with his dog, I realise I’m going to be stuck listening to him for at least 20 minutes. It’s not exactly that … Continue reading →

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Ticked off

Posted on July 12, 2025 by Gary

We popped over to Nicoline’s today for fika and so that Mirinda could marvel at her garden with her new eyes. It was full of blooming flowers, the grass almost manicured, small islands of wildflowers dotted around. Given my mowing … Continue reading →

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Gaz, the early years

Posted on July 11, 2025 by Gary

I was cutting the grass today and my mind was wandering, as it often does during mundane tasks. I often think about the first time I used a lawn mower under the close instruction of my dad. I think I … Continue reading →

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Ploughing through

Posted on July 10, 2025 by Gary

Given the weather we’ve had over the last month or so, the grass around the house has grown into a jungle, thick and lush. The combination of days of rain followed by ones of sunshine has sped up the growth. … Continue reading →

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Car park fracas

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Gary

This morning, quite a few people witnessed how not to address a tense situation. I was only one of them and, without actually talking to anyone else, it would be fair to say we would all agree. Some reasonable conversation … Continue reading →

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