
- Feb 26
- 2 min
Waiting (and waiting) for summer
It's the last week of February. In other places, that means the first glimpses of spring. Not here, not in Finland. I have lived here...
11 views0 comments




- Sep 24, 2022
- 4 min
The flash that was summer
It started with the ants, and it ended with the swallows. The first time I remember looking at the garden and thinking, "Now it must be...
91 views0 comments


- Mar 27, 2022
- 4 min
Coming home again & acquisitions
I haven't been at Bastubacka for a long time, some four weeks. That is the longest absence since we acquired the place last summer. It's...
64 views0 comments


- Jan 30, 2022
- 5 min
I have always wanted to have a neighbor just like you
I used to love watching Mister Roger's Neighborhood on TV as a kid. Sesame Street and The Electric Company were the hipper versions of...
64 views0 comments


- Jan 13, 2022
- 3 min
The Accidental Christmas
If there is one thing we have learned from the Covid-19 pandemic, it's that we are not in charge. Well, we have learned a lot of things....
58 views0 comments


- Nov 14, 2021
- 2 min
Buzzing with local wildlife
It's been a whole new intro to flora and fauna. I grew up in the countryside, but that was in a completely different environment, a...
30 views0 comments