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This year we spend midsommar at Grönkär, part of Jungfruskär, in the Stockholm Archipelago. We had some great days!! Have a look at my album for more pictures!

Preparing for Midsommar, with Christmas, the most important day of the year!

I spotted two electric Tesla cars in Amsterdam, when I was there. Seems that Amsterdam is doing some effort to get point in the street for loading your electric car (oplaadpunt in Dutch). Haven’t seen these yet in Stockholm. With a car that looks like a Lotus, everybody would like to drive an electric car, […]

Nice article in The New York Times about a short vacation visit to my Stockholm. “STOCKHOLMERS revel in the long days of summer when the sun rises as early as 3:30 a.m. and doesn’t set until after 10 p.m. Many locals escape to their country houses, but those who remain in the city spend as […]

It is about 40 years ago that the Steve McQueen movie about the 24 houres of Le Mans was made. Now two clips have been produced with only race footage to memorade the 40 year anniversairy. Great pictures and sound!! Le Mans – Steve McQueen’s movie (only race sequences) 1/2 Le Mans – Steve McQueen’s […]

A few summer trips in the greater Stockholm area, planned to do this summer: Mariefred with Gripsholms Slott and Taxinge Slott Skoklosters Slott Söderköping with Söderköpings Brunn

Enjoying the ‘after work’ in our garden… :-)

Today it was Skärgårdsbåtens Dag! Skärgårdsbåtens Dag was first celebrated in 1964 with some of Waxholmsbolagets steamboats. Since then, the event has grown to include dozens of ferries and thousands of passengers and spectators, and is organized each year in early June by the Skärgårdens trafikantförening. It is organised to mark the start of the […]

For the third year, the Swedisch Volvo 140 club, together with the Volvo 164 club, have organised a Volvo Meeting at Siggesta Gård on Värmdö. Members from the PV-klubben, Amazonklubben and P1800 klubben joined as well. More photos from this great event in my album (2011) or from last year (2010). Volvo 140 klubben | […]

Waxholms Kafferosteri – Resarö- 500g Lätt mörkrostat kaffe för brygg, presskanna och kok. Mathias Patriksson, rostmästare Waxholms Kafferosteri: På Resarö, där jag bor, växer det fruktträd, plommon, jordgubbar och vinbär i många trädgårdar. Här kliver man runt i blåbärs- och lingonris – dofter, smaker och knak under fötterna. När jag tänker på det, då känner […]