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March was a month of continued cold, creamy buns, colourful påskris (twigs with feathers on), grit dust, noticeably more light, daffodil bulbs on doorsteps, melting ice and a cocktail of ALL THE WEATHER. Fettisdagen (Fat Tuesday) is one of the best days of the Swedish year! A time to stuff
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I sat down to write my monthly recap of city life but couldn't remember anything I wanted to say. My mind has been too preoccupied with world events lately. However, it's easy to remember that February gave us longer days and blue skies. Ice and snow
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December brought the first significant snowfall, the darkest day, stacks of golden lussebullar (saffron buns), skating rinks, bottles of glögg in supermarkets, blue light in the mornings, popup Christmas tree sellers, amaryllis and wind that blows through to your bones. Snow was forecast but we weren't expecting this
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November began with a Covid test. Scott started feeling ill after a work trip so he ordered a home test. Thankfully it was negative, which confirmed he was just a regular germ bag. I came down with the bug a few days later and we ended up feeling ill for
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November was a month of new light; candles for Alla Helgons Dag and festive decorations. The streets became a stream of people in dark coats, big hats and chunky boots. Trees surrendered the last of their leaves, ice formed throughout the archipelago and the first snowfall arrived. Quite a change
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Our apartment was incredibly bright all Summer and that has made the seasonal shift all the more noticeable. I've spent time appreciating fleeting patches of sunlight and moving plants into them for their last few sun soaks of the year. We ventured out of the city and took
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October was the month of dogs in coats, low sun, Halloween pumpkins, coughs and sneezes, string lights on balconies, colourful leaves and sunsets, clothing reflectors and the first bottles of Julmust on supermarket shelves. I love the shift at this time of year. The streets turn fiery and the archipelago
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September was the month life returned to pre-pandemic normal; the last of our restrictions were lifted apart from the non EU/EEA entry ban. Coffee shops and restaurants were busy, organised tours snaked through the streets of Gamla Stan, there were fewer queues outside shops and rush hour became more
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Yet another month down. How!? September bought some much needed breathing room from life admin and tieing up loose ends. Finally found the perfect tea cups, discovered the joy of ready made cookie dough and learnt that our area was developed as a futuristic eco micro city! My new bike
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August was a month of people trickling back into the city, outdoor markets, crayfish mania, darker evenings, piles of chanterelle, chilly winds with hot sun, busy shopping streets, fewer masks, heavy rain and highly practical thigh length waterproof jackets. Chanterelle mushrooms came into season. We saw these at a farmer&
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I have no idea where August went. It was cool enough to sleep under a duvet again, the evenings got darker, we had our second Covid-19 vaccinations and Scott celebrated another trip around the sun. We felt pretty ropey after dose two; very tired and my limbs were like lead
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July was a trip to Norberg, new ice cream flavours, my first räksmörgås (open shrimp sandwhich), walks by the water, binge watching hoarder documentaries, paperwork, Aperol spritz, a new camera and riding escooters. Perhaps best of all, correctly pronouncing the number 7 in Swedish (sju) for the first time. Finally!
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