Hiking
The return of the sun triggered a desire to spend time at Erstaviksbadet. It's a small beach at the end of a train line that feels like a secret location at this time of year; it's usually deserted apart from a few joggers and dog walkers.
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February began in what felt like the depths of Winter, with snow and daytime temperatures averaging -10c or below. Fat Tuesday arrived, more Covid-19 recommendations were put in place, colourful tulips filled the shops, snow ploughs zipped around, the calls of roof clearers echoed down the streets, hands were stuffed
Life
We have now been living in Sweden for one year. Wowzers! I wrote about the process of moving last year and always planned to write a follow up post to share how we've been getting on. Moving to a new country has been exciting but also very hard.
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January has been a good month for weather nerds like me. The temperatures have fluctuated quite a bit and we've seen rain, fog and snow. Plus the sun finally came back for several hours at a time — what a good day that was. Early January involved lots of
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I only intended to take a few photos of Wintery weather but I love snow and I love taking photos, so of course I ended up with more than I could fit into one of my usual monthly roundups. These were all taken during the first half of January. This
Hiking
Jordbro (Haninge) is a great starting point for hikes. It's a suburb fairly close to central Stockholm that is surrounded by forest in most directions. Plus you can easily hike between areas and pick up transport back to the city. We got off at Jordbro station, walked through
Hiking
As New Year approached, we felt the need to get some proper outdoor time. Something other than a trip to the supermarket or a quick walk squeezed into a lunch break. We ventured out into the snow on Christmas Day but that was definitely more of a waddle after a
Life
2020. WHAT A YEAR! The world has basically being living the plot of Contagion — except toilet paper almost became the currency of the future in the 2020 version. 2019 was an incredibly hard for us and I remember saying "this year has been so awful, 2020 has to be
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Light has been the theme of December and ironically, it's one of the best things about this darker season. Christmas trees, glowing paper stars, festive window displays, outdoor lanterns, advent candles and string lights framing windows and balconies. All good things when Stockholm hasn't seen a
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November bought mostly city time. A combination of us continuing to avoid public transport where possible and just feeling the need to rest. We've taken advantage of weekend rain giving us permission to stay cosy at home. This month also delivered the first snow flurries — they were short
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Alla helgons dag (All Saints' Day) fell on 31st October this year. It's a day when people visit cemetaries to lay candles on the graves of family and friends. US and UK style Halloween celebrations seem less common here. We've seen a few costumes and
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October has been a good month for night walks. I say night walks but darkness arrives by 5pm so it's not like we've had to venture late! The trees have lost their leaves, julstjärna have started appearing in shop windows, city dogs are wearing their safety
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