I bought an advent calendar full of pens this year. Given how much I love stationery, the 1st December really couldn't arrive fast enough. Here I am with bed hair and my first new pen of the month... We picked up our Christmas tree a few days later.
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
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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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
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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I recently learnt that mango seeds are edible. I had no idea! It also turns out the hard part in the middle of the fruit is not the seed, it's a pocket that holds a large seed. I've experimented with germinating a few random seeds including
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June was a month of little big things. Finally getting some shelves fitted in the office was one of the highlights. Our drill wouldn't go through the thick concrete wall so we booked someone from Clas Fixare (home improvement division of Clas Ohlson). The shelves going up meant
May has been a mega month. Some good, some bad and a whole heap of things sandwiched inbetween. I'm pretty exhausted! In other news, the apartment is starting to take shape and I've been experimenting with how much coffee my caffeine intolerant body can handle (not
March vanished and here we are at the end of April. Our applications for uppehållsstatus (post Brexit residency status) were approved and that was a huge weight off our minds. We've been riding out a third Covid wave, redecorated the apartment, had our final TBE vaccinations,
Ask a handful of people to share what they know about life in Sweden and I'm sure long, dark Winters would be a common answer. We are now easing out of Winter and I can confirm this reputation is accurate, even in Stockholm, which is spared from the
March was the month of frozen water, sporadic snowfall, colourful feathers for Easter, warm sun, a handful of coat free days, anti-vax protests (not us), pockets of coarse grit on pavements and tiny purple flowers called blåsippa. I'm amazed the water stayed frozen for most of the month.
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