Author Archives: gary

The police force for my home town (Lothian and Borders Police) have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds of tax payers money on one case over the last year. Did they spend this money on fighting serious crime such as … Continue reading →

On Friday night I met up with an old class mate from my first degree here in Sweden. He was across with his girlfriend for a weekend in Stockholm. It was great to meet up again and spend the night … Continue reading →

All week I have been looking forward to settling down in front of the TV on Thursday night to watch the Aberdeen v Bayern Munich game. Unfortunately, there was something called Valentines day that had been arranged for the same … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy couple of days and it started off with a trip to Tekniska Museet (the Museum of Science and Technology) on Saturday. It’s actually some size of museum, built on five floors and full of scientific nick-nacks. … Continue reading →

I’ve just read this: “King Adolf Frederick of Sweden died of digestion problems on February 12, 1771 after consuming a meal consisting of lobster, caviar, sauerkraut, smoked herring and champagne, which was topped off by 14 servings of semla, served … Continue reading →

In America it was Super Tuesday, in Scotland it was Shrove Tuesday, but in Sweden it was Semlor Tuesday! These are the same idea as us eating pancakes on the last day before lent, but I think these are even … Continue reading →

Today, we really roughed it by going to Centralbadet in the centre of Stockholm. Very, very nice with the Victorian baths, thermal and bubble baths and roasty-toasty saunas. Had a cracking lunch afterwards too…

Had loads and loads of double cream left after making the cranachan on Friday, so we decided to make our own ice cream. Here’s how we did it. Step 1: Gather 4 egg yolks in a big bowl and mix … Continue reading →

Seems like it’s a common problem. The question is, what is the best way to poach an egg? I had a Burn’s Night Supper on Friday and the starter was a poached egg on toast with smoked salmon and a … Continue reading →

Nice quote in the comments section of this BBC politics blog…   “I have to confess that I may be veering towards Labour after today’s events. The SNP have pledged only 1000 police on our streets after 4 years. Labour … Continue reading →