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The beginning of April was as cold as it looks in these photos. April bakslag fooled us again, as it does every year. It was month of even more snow, blåstjärnor, påskris, the whir of Winter gravel collection, dogs without coats, lighter evenings and the first cherry blossom flowers. As
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March was a month of thawing ice, påskris, the first daffodils, headlights shining on damp roads, snow flurries, wet gravel under foot and wind that took your breathe away. Don't let the blue sky fool you, it was still cold! I see these post vans and always joke
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February has long gone. Between the amount of time that has passed, and the fact I spent a good chunk of the month in Athens, my memory is a little hazy. Two things in particular have stuck in my mind though... snow and semla! And they're probably the
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Mid January saw us head to Gotland for a few days. However, I'm only just getting around to writing it about because I'm so behind with photo sorting. We fancied an adventure to a random town on Gotland; something we decided on a whim the day
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Continuing on from part 2 and documenting my final few days in Athens. The man in the hat is Spyros Tarapossos and he sits on Ermou Street with a laterna — an automatic piano on wheels, operated by a hand crank. I was searching for more information about the instrument and
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Continuing on from part 1 and there are surprisingly few photos of feta cheese, given how much I'd eaten by this point. Feta on salads, phyllo wrapped feta, honey feta toast, a sour feta pancake... the list goes on and I loved it all. I enjoyed watching this
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I recently traded Sweden's icy grip for a few days of sunshine in Athens. The timing of this trip was perfect because I'd hit that point in the year where my body had really started craving sun. I'm a Winter lover but even I
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January was yet another month of snow and bitterly cold weather. There were large snow piles, kids on sledges, swathes of ice covering waterways, and piles of discarded Christmas. But the return of the sun was the most important event of all! A big snow storm arrived early in the
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December was a month of prolonged snow, short and dark days, people walking with their faces angled towards the ground, ice fog, the whir of gritters, large mittens, the rhythmic clack of ice grippers on footwear, golden string lights on balconies, rosy cheeks and bitter cold. We saw our first
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November was a month of snow (yay!), grey skies, blue light, glögg, frozen waterways, the first julstjärna, hyacinth bulbs, the whir of gritters, heads nestled in hoods, saffron everything, and a warm glow emanating from windows. Dark and grey. Standard November weather until snow arrives. The skating rink was set
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October was a month of black boots with thick soles, blue light, rows of heather, the first snowflakes, reflectors on jackets, creeping darkness, pumpkins, blankets on outdoor seats, bitter wind and cyclists wearing bright safety vests. A combination of rain, darkness and cold made the month feel more like November
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September was a month of changing leaves, people wearing jackets, colder wind, the smell of hotdogs, Jubilee celebrations, ice cream shops closing for Winter and lower sun. We actually spent half of the month adventuring elsewhere — a trip to Spain (Xàbia and Granada) and some time unwinding on Gotland. Time
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