Learning the mysteries of seaside living
I love old stuff. I love old houses. A modern house with all new fixings and appliances? Not for me, no thank you. I love the history of...
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Our move to the countryside
Better being at Bastubacka
- 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...
- 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...
- 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....
- Aug 2, 2021
- 3 min
Giving up secrets
Moving into a new house, especially one where other people have lived for a long time, requires pulling back layers to figure out how...
- Jul 29, 2021
- 2 min
More moving, more improvements
Another backbreaking day of moving furniture to and fro, up and down, back and forth. But look at the results! Kitchen This round table...
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Hidden Treasures
Scavenging around the property, which dates from the 1880s, has yielded a few surprises. Some good, some bad. One rather nice thing we...
- Jul 25, 2021
- 1 min
The Banker's Wife (how to cook lamb skewers)
"Ah, I've heard about you. You're that banker from Helsinki," said the man who sold us our lamb rump steaks at the farmer's market....
- Jul 25, 2021
- 2 min
Home Improvements
What do you do with a house with no indoor plumbing, no septic tank, no indoor drain or waste water disposal? Well, if you live in...
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Moving Day
After months of anticipation and a car packed to the breaking point, we arrived at our new home to find that ... Not everything was as we...
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