November was cold but this was our second Swedish winter and we were a lot more prepared this year. The clear skies in the winter are awesome for looking at the night sky. Greenhouse Build I’d promised myself I’d get a greenhouse built for my girlfriend and was rushing to get it into the group […]
I dropped my camera from a height onto gravel this month. It was pretty damaged. As a result, there aren’t many photos for a couple of months until I managed to carefully repair it. Plumbing Repairs The water in the house tasted a bit grim to drink. When I shaved in the mornings the water […]
Winter was approaching so I worked hard to finish the gravel path/French drain around the garage. Garage Path People say sand is good for drainage but it seems to hold damp for a long time. The garage foundation was sat on a large sand base. Vegetation was growing right up to the garage wooden facade, […]
The month was a lot of external repair work which is a lot easier in summer. It’s too tricky to do this between November and April due to the snow and the paint won’t set properly in the colder months. Privacy Wall Repairs The woodwork on the garden divider wall was rotting near the bottom […]
Summertime was here but I was out of action, recovering from a back injury. We did however get a trip to the city to the north, Umeå. This was necessary for the final stages of receiving a permanent residence permit. We had been processed for this as a result of Brexit, since the EU self-sufficient […]
June in Sweden was amazing. My girlfriend was exploring on her new bike in the summer sun and taking videos and pictures like the one below. It stays light like an evening sunset, throughout the night. So we have blinds on the windows. Garage Door Repair The garage side door had been falling apart over […]
As the seasons changed, so the was a massive difference between the start and the end of April. April started with ongoing snow and frozen ground, but by the end, all the snow in the garden was gone and the ground was soft and diggable.I had a winter project to finish, which was the laying […]
In March the days were getting brighter and we were coming out of our first Swedish Winter. I was completing a lot of work inthe basement. The days were still dark but we got to see foxes, and to go out exploring on snowshoes. Foxes We got to see lots of foxes in the field. […]
Late January and early February had been significantly cold with routine temperatures of -20C which was a first for us. We had never seen a winter this cold before moving to Sweden. The lowest we recorded this first year was -24C on the outside temperature sensor for the heating system. Basement Side Doors There was […]
January was when our first experience of deep snow came. It was still during the covid pandemic, and we didn’t yet have lots of outdoor clothing or equipment so we concentrated on the house. Snow Clearing To receive post and deliveries we had to keep the driveway clear. If you don’t clear it the snow […]
In our first December, we didn’t have a lot of clothing or equipment to enjoy the conditions outside, so focused indoors on house repair tasks and emigration-related tasks. Due to the UK exit from the EU, we had to re-apply to stay in Sweden. There are some specific terms that apply but I will keep […]
One morning I woke up and I looked out the window to see smoke and visible flames. It was coming from the location of a nearby house, about 150m meters away. It was hard to make out due to the trees between us but it looked nothing like a bonfire or something that should be […]
I made sure to exchange my UK driving licence for a Swedish one before Brexit. If I didn’t, I might have to retake the entire test, which would be expensive. The exchange took a long time but after 3 months of silence, I got notified to stop asking. The transport agency said they had posted […]
We had been living in our new home in Sweden for about three months, after emigrating from a city in the UK. I was worried about what the house would be like in winter because we had no experience with the heating system or a Swedish winter. I wasn’t familiar with the local shops and […]
