Author Archives: gary

After the heavy rain that we have had for the last couple of days, I thought that they might be letting water out the lake at the barrage and that it might be stirring up some of the local Salmon … Continue reading →

The BBC game where you guess the scores for the SPL season is back after being missing for the last year or so. It’s called “The Predictor“. I’ve entered my prediction with the username garyfraethedale. Has anybody else entered or … Continue reading →

The weather has taken a turn for the worst over the last couple of days with some places in Sweden having a months rainfall in 1 day. Luckily we managed to make the most of the good weather we did … Continue reading →

I do a fair bit of web design and my normal set-up on the web is Firefox browser and a screen resolution of 1024*768. There have been numerous times in the past when I have made a change to a … Continue reading →

The weather over the last weekend has been unbelievably hot. Over Saturday and Sunday the temperature was 32 degrees here in Stockholm. Perfect weather for a picnic or two! On Saturday we were at Högalidsparken and then to my friend … Continue reading →

The results are in from a UK parliament by-election in what is known as Glasgow East. This is Labour territory through and through, but last night the people voted SNP in a swing of over 22%. (Ever notice how politicians … Continue reading →

 On Saturday I saw an exhibition of humorous signs from around the world which had been placed in Kungsträdgården as part of the signspotting project. Here’s some of my favourites, especially the one that is designed to ensure you don’t … Continue reading →

Pictures from the last few days from my Bulgarian Holiday. We needed a rest on the Wednesday, so we spent the day in Maria’s home town generally eating ice cream, drinking coffee and then going up to a hillside restaurant … Continue reading →

Another thrilling installment of my holiday snaps! This time was when me and Maria and her Mum and family friends Marine and Galia went to visit one of Bulgaria’s most famous sites, the Rila Monastery. This was a very beautiful … Continue reading →

The next stage of our Bulgarian holiday was to visit the old Bulgarian capital, Veliko Tarnovo. Veliko Tarnovo played an important part in Bulgaria’s history especially their ongoing battles against the Turks. Famous things to see in the city are … Continue reading →