15 August 2010
Although it is Sunday, and his mother-in-law’s 30th wedding anniversary, my good friend Duncan Rix, came around to sort out my computer for me. Although he managed to get the picture the right way up there is undoubtedly damage to the keyboard so it will have to go back to Toshiba. In the meantime I […]
14 August 2010
After the good doctor had gone to the airport to fly back to Sweden, I spent the morning struggling with my upside down, tea encrusted, laptop. It was all very exhausting and in the end I abandoned the task. I think this of an appropriate point at which to mention my current physical state at […]
13 August 2010
This morning was spent with the good doctor packing for both of us before leaving around midday for the airport. The transition from the farm, the flight and drive home, picked up by Barry, all went without a hitch. The good doctor only staying overnight, was soon on his way back to Sweden for another […]
12 August 2010
A sad day,. in as much as both families, the Schneider’s and the Irish are leaving today.  I have heard about both families for so many years from Michael that it was a great pleasure to spend a week in their company. I know that Irish family were not complete as there were three other […]
11 August 2010
As we are nearing end of what has been an absolutely fascinating holiday I thought it appropriate to explain just how such a mixed bunch of people came to find themselves in one place in Sweden. It all started with William, Michael’s eldest son, who from a very small boy had always been fascinated by […]
10 August 2010
Another, a quiet day, just me and Michael  at home. He working on his extraordinary complex travel arrangements and some outstanding legal medical reports and me battling with the crippled laptop. I tried every trick in the book and by dint of perseverance managed to recover a substantial element of the laptops performance. I even […]
9 August 2010
Today was the first really miserable weather that we have had since we arrived. It is not for the fir tee fringed lake in front of the farmhouse you could believes that you were in Ireland, or so the Irish family agreed. However it did not deter either family from setting out for the various […]
8 August 2010
Another day dawned and with a prearrangement made the night before, the good doctor and Andy rose at 5 a.m to go kayaking on the lake and were lucky enough to share the experience with a beaver who, it appears was totally unperturbed by this strange yellow beast elsewhere on the late. After the thrill […]
7 August 2010
I wake up with an air of anticipation this morning Michael had managed, last evening to acquire the last five tickets for La Boheme, for this late afternoon performance. I have fond memories of this particular opera. Almost 60 years ago, I found myself playing one of the urchins in Act 2, at Sadler’s Wells, […]
6 August 2010
Lars, the neighbour who dropped him last night told us that we were fortunate in being here during, what is fast becoming a famous opera festival in Kopparberg. They are currently performing La Boheme and I’m very much hoping to go one evening. The performance is in an open sided ancient barn, which is said […]