Monthly Archives: January 2026

Razzle dazzle is a sequined chicken

Posted on January 31, 2026 by Gary

Tonight was the first Melodifestivalen round. It was coming live from Linköping and the auditorium was packed with the usual crowd of loud, crazy-mad Eurovision fans. It was to be my first time watching the early rounds before the big … Continue reading →

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Deer crossing

Posted on January 30, 2026 by Gary

I spent too long today, trying to find out who coined the deer quote on the meme from yesterday’s post. I couldn’t get past the fact that it seems to have been Mohamad Ali but that seems to be so. … Continue reading →

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Wildlife and wonder

Posted on January 29, 2026 by Gary

I had two exciting and surprising things happen today. Of course, both things may not be that exciting to the unpained reader but, given my current state of immobility, they were for me. Also, I should say that the girls … Continue reading →

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Reality sucks

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Gary

I had a lucid dream this morning. I know what time it was because it woke me up at 02:26. Or, rather, my bladder woke me. In the dream, that was incredibly real, my ankle was better. No pain, no … Continue reading →

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Very good neighbours

Posted on January 27, 2026 by Gary

Ten hours! I slept for ten hours last night. I woke up and it was light outside. That hasn’t happened since the summer. Almost. The net result of this somnambulism was that my cold was completely eradicated. Which was a … Continue reading →

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Not a good day

Posted on January 26, 2026 by Gary

I saw Emilie in the ICA this morning. She was at the checkout and said that her little sister was turning 17 today. “Time is going so fast,” She said. “I’m already 22!” I told her she was lucky because … Continue reading →

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Myth and mayhem

Posted on January 25, 2026 by Gary

Today, Mirinda went to the Ethnographic Museum in Stockholm to see the current yokai exhibition. Yokai are Japanese spirit creatures; good, bad, ugly and downright weird. Like the Nordic spirit creatures, they explain the inexplicable in everyday life. She said … Continue reading →

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Day in the life

Posted on January 24, 2026 by Gary

Woke up. Looked at the clock. Went back to sleep. Woke up again. Put the dogs out. Yelled at Emma to get out from under the deck. Made a coffee. Returned to bed. Listened to the World Service while drinking … Continue reading →

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Denial of Goat

Posted on January 23, 2026 by Gary

This morning, the host, where this blog lives, had a DOS attack. This meant a number of issues for this blog. To people accessing it, things were going really, really slow and, sometimes, not working at all. From my end, … Continue reading →

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Welsh Patagonia

Posted on January 22, 2026 by Gary

Not a lot happened today. It was the usual humdrum everyday housework, eating and, the highlight of the day, taking the dogs for a walk. Princess Emmadora Snowface put in an appearance but, basically, it was dull. So I reckon … Continue reading →

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