This morning, like many mornings before, I woke up and started my daily routine with making coffee. I poured water into the pot, and then in the machine. I took a filter and put coffee in it.... read more
If you know me a little bit better, for example from reading my other posts, you'd know that I'm generally not very keen on Microsoft and (save for a few annoyances) generally quite pleased... read more
In August dragonflies come out in large numbers, here in the Stockholm archipelago. They find areas without wind and love to meander around, almost as if they are on a discovery tour of the garden. read more
This is the forest opposite our house outside the Stockholm archipelago in Sweden. Actually, there is not much to tell about that. This is my view from the kitchen window. Now on its own, that... But... read more
Neatly stacked up behind the trailer so not a soul can see them and get any ideas, they stare at me every time I walk past, to and from the car. Two piles of four tyres with studs, freshly... Each... read more
Is it really possible to be away from home? Or do you carry home around with you, even when you don't realise it - sometimes life just rubs your nose in the facts. We have moved countries many... A... read more
I finished my last blog wondering about whether November was going to be as bad as many Swedes say. Well it's not November just yet but everybody around me (including myself) is suddenly... I... Then... read more
ted.com/(..)/ter_filter.html Ik vind dit en mooi moment om eens stil te staan bij zuiver drinkwater. Vandaag, op Wereld Voedsel Dag mag dat best wel eens. Bovenstaande video (kon ik niet posten onder video) geeft een prachtig eenvoudig voorbeeld weer... read more
OK, I moved here about 6 weeks ago now. After a terribly tiring move we finally settled in the archipelago just east of Stockholm. It was still summer. The apples were not yet ripe but hanging... read more