Author Archives: gary

I was sending a birthday card to Neil the other day (Happy Birthday, Neil!) when I noticed something odd about the Swedish 11Kr stamp. The first time I looked at it, I thought it had a picture of the Swedish … Continue reading →

On Saturday the weather was perfect and we were out walking in Haga Park. Halfway through the walk we stopped off at koppartälten which is a large copper “tent” traditionally used as a stables, but was destroyed by fire in … Continue reading →

In December I looked at the possibility of running in the Stockholm Marathon. Thankfully Unfortunately, the event was fully booked, but I put myself on the waiting list incase anyone dropped out. Today I received this email… “Dear runner, 363 … Continue reading →

Was just speaking to my Dad about him going fishing tomorrow on the River Tummel. It reminded me of a video I saw on Youtube the other week about a guy who had caught a grayling in the north of … Continue reading →

One of my favourite albums is Marvin Gaye’s “What’s going on?”. Marvin Gaye was born on the 2nd of April 1939 and shot dead by his father on the 1st of April 1984. The album What’s Going On? was released … Continue reading →

On Saturday, I went for a little walk around Östermalms Saluhall which is like a food court for very fine food from around the world. I got to one stall where they were selling wild caught Scottish lobster. The price … Continue reading →

I’ve just heard that there is to be a ban on alcohol being sold to under 21’s in Scotland’s capital city, Armadale. (It’s also my home town :)) The organisers stressed that Armadale “had not been chosen because its alcohol-related … Continue reading →

Tonight Sweden play Brazil in a football friendly in London. Interestingly, the two sides have a 50 year anniversary this year because they also played each other in the 1958 world cup final. In 1958, Sweden hosted the world cup … Continue reading →

Had a really good weekend for Easter. It started off with us leaving on Friday night on the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki with friends David and Kristine. It was a bit chilly on the top deck, but inside it … Continue reading →

Happy Easter! As you can see from the picture above, the weather has turned a bit snowy here in Stockholm. We’ll be in Helsinki in Finland over the weekend for a friend of mines wedding so theres a good chance … Continue reading →