June has been a major heatwave across Europe and it’s been hot up in the north of Sweden too. The major changes this month were moving to the SFI-D class, my mother visiting from the UK, work on the property and job searching. Garden planting/growing There are fewer projects going on in the garden this […]
May started off with ice hail storms and ended with long sunny days. It’s quite a crazy month for weather. Often the nights are chilly but the long sunny days give sunburn if you’re outside. The plants need a lot of watering because new plants have only just gone in the soil and haven’t yet […]
This month I started the government SFI course while looking for work, and the weather has been warming up. Weather The first week of April had brief snowfall. It stayed cold in the second week but became sunnier with slush and snow piles remaining in the shade in hedgelines and on the roads. The weather […]
Spring Sunlight In the first week of March the sun started getting significant. I dug out the snow on the sun-facing side of the greenhouse to try and get more sun and heat into the greenhouse itself. I removed snow from the corners of the front driveway while the snow was soft. As the temperature […]
Snowfall This month all the overdue snow came. I dug out pathways from the front door to the garage and to the bridge, but then the wind would pickup and more snow would come. There were great big snowdrifts burying the pathways. The deepest snow was down the bottom of the garden, where it was […]
My workplace gave a Christmas bonus and so I thought it would be a good idea to have a memorable holiday to Stockholm for New Years Eve, as we don’t take many holidays. I normally only travel through Stockholm for a specific purpose so it would also be a great chance to act like tourists […]
The month started with snow like normal but became the warmest December we’ve seen here. After the first week all the snow melted. A little ice remained but temperatures went above zero. The lack of snow is a problem for the community because it means there might not be the right conditions for winter sports […]
This month I took a work trip by plane, we helped paint a local community cabin in the woods, and we continued making the property ready for winter. It also got really dark and wet. Finishing the Steps For safety in the more extreme months we put the final touches on the new steps down […]
All the leaves are turning brown and starting to fall, and the temperature is dropping. This month was a lot of activity in trying to get the property prepared for winter before the ground freezes and the persistent darkness comes. Beaver Dam Through the start of August a beaver began building a dam across the […]
This month was a lot of activity to try and close off summer projects, to develop the garden further, and to prepare for the coming winter. Summer Crop We got a good crop from the strawberry patch which was a relief as I’d let all the plants send runners everywhere to let them establish more […]
Digging work and gravel Down the side of the house we have had an awkward area to make useful. It was shady and slightly damp. Plants and grass didnt thrive, and there was seemingly always mosquitoes waiting for you. So I made a plan to put in a gravel area because the gravel perimeter has […]
Family came to visit this month and we managed to squeeze a fair bit into a week despite a lot of rain. This included Sometimes it’s good to get visitors just to push you into taking a break and doing things that you might not otherwise make time for. Fika on the Water We got […]
The major things this month were getting the newly purchased car repaired, helping my wife build up driving experience, and preparing for the start of the growing season. A secondary fun project was finding a small electric piano. Car Repairs The car we purchased last month went for a major service and repairs. The entire […]
