Under this category, we have gathered posts about all the good things in life. Food, books, living abroad, and general musings about nothing and everything. It’s simply la dolce vita!
Welcome back to a snowy Vagnhärad! As we wrote yesterday, we have been back in the small locality of Vagnhärad for a few days while visiting my parents. This is not only the home of my parents, but also their two Golden Retrievers, Trixie and Cleo. Six-year-old Trixie is the mother of the 7-month-old Cleo….
Welcome to snowy Vagnhärad! We have been back in the small locality of Vagnhärad for a few days now while visiting my parents. This does of course also include spending some time with my parents’ two Golden Retrievers – Trixie and Cleo. As I have mentioned earlier, six-year-old Trixie gave birth to her one and…
Exactly one year ago few of us would have imagined that 2020 would turn into such an annus horribilis. However, there’s one thing I cannot complain about: there has been plenty of time to read indeed. My goal was to read 70 books this year, so far I’ve reached 72. In this post, I will…
There is something special about seeing the joy of a Golden Retriever when they get to work. I joined my mother and her two Golden Retrievers, Trixie and Cleo, for a short after Christmas training session today at Månbacken. It was a great opportunity for some photos as well. Månbacken is an area within the…
It’s time to talk travel plans! August is here, and as I sit here in my parents’ living room I hear the rain. Hello autumn, I say, and start dreaming away. Actually we do have some travel plans that I’d like to share with you. Our Travel Plans for Autumn 2018 Four countries in two…
We had a great holiday plan when we entered the ferry last Tuesday evening. Our plan was to see as many places as possible and visit relatives. Oh well, sometimes life doesn’t go the way you want it to go. The cold hit Little A first. As a result, we all slept poorly as she…
Hello from snowy Åland! Even though spring is on its way, it’s time to return to 2017 for a summary of the books I read in 2017. I have listed them all here on the blog, except the one I finished in December: The New York Trilogy by Paul Auster, My goal last year was to read…
Hello friends! The snow is slowly melting outside, the birds are twittering about their return, and it’s time to start planning the spring. As always, we have quite a few exciting things going on. Travel is a big part of it all and today we’d like to share our travel plans for spring 2018 with you. This…
Wanderlust, you’ve been absent for a while. A few days ago you started to make your voice heard again. And I welcome you, Wanderlust, I really do. This blog title reminds me a bit about Simon and Garfunkel and the Song of Silence. It’s playing in my head now. I’m writing this from the Åland…
2017 is nearing its end and it’s time for us to write a review of a fantastic year. About twelve months ago we celebrated the new year in Vagnhärad. The plan is to finish this year in the same place where it started. Now we are looking for some time to relax before looking forward…
In recent years we have started a tradition on Christmas Eve. Instead of buying a lot of gifts for everyone and placing them under the Christmas tree, we have started to play a game that is not Secret Santa. It is a dice game that has become quite popular here in Sweden in the past…
Now it’s time for us to say: Dear readers, we wish you a very Merry Christmas! Here in Vagnhärad and Sweden, Christmas Eve is coming to an end. At this very moment, we’re enjoying the silence around us after a hectic day, There was no snow this year, but that’s not really the most important…