Author Archives: gary

Great start to the festive season. Just saw United whip hibs 3-1!!!!

We had our companies Christmas night out last week. All the staff were there including wifes, fiancees and children. So that was a total of 5 people… Great trip out on a boat around Stockholm Archipelago though ans some fine … Continue reading →

Just saw the movie Departures. Not a dry eye in the house…

For the first few days of December we went to Bulgaria to meet Maria’s brother who was back home from Seattle and to celebrate Maria’s Mums birthday. Had some great family time and enjoyed some nice December weather, including walking … Continue reading →

Just put up our first ever Christmas tree!

Last weekend we were in Cologne! It was a great weekend and nice hotel etc. Main things to do were the Christmas markets and the Cologne cathedral which is quite amazing. They started building it in 1248 and continued into … Continue reading →

A week or so ago it was Allahelgons dag here in Sweden. This is a weekend where people set candles on graves and as we live next to one of the biggest graveyards in the city, it was lighted by … Continue reading →

I was in Scotland last week, visiting Mum and Dad and getting a bit of dental work done. It rained almost every day, which wasn’t great for my sun tan, but was pretty good for salmon fishing on the river … Continue reading →

Neil was in Chamonix in August and decided to buy a gift for me and Maria. What a kind and thoughtful brother… Except that he decided to buy some smelly cheese and for good measure, waited for a couple of … Continue reading →

In a garden centre in Livingston and it has Christmas tatt already…