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A few updates
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I head over in two weeks for a quick trip out with Rutger to finish the fungus treatment. As I had posted, we need a hose to be able to rinse the house. Rutger called me today with the news he was able to reach Micke the plumber, so we should have a hose connection installed in time for our visit! That's great to know.I also talked to Janne today, he said it was raining hard but that was fine with him as he wasn't working outside. He'll be on Aspö when Rutger and I are there, so we'll have a...
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The World's Oldest Tree
From Hus Langford, 3 days ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I had always thought the oldest tree in the world was a bristlecone pine in California's White Mountains. In fact, hiking out to see one is a trip I've always wanted to take.Anyways, it appears I was wrong. The world's oldest tree is named "Old Tijkko", and it's only a couple hundred miles from Aspö. It's a spruce in a park in Dalarna, and it's 9,550 years old!It's not exactly like a bristlecone, which has been the same object, growing over thousands of years. This spruce is a clonal organism,...
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Off on an important errand
From Hus Langford, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I'll be offline for a few days. Sooz and I are leaving for North Carolina, helping Grant move into his new school.Fortunately, this is a blog about building and living in a Swedish summer house, so you, dear reader, will be spared a long post about the miracle of parenthood, transitioning to life with an empty nest, the issues of having homes in three cities and a child in a fourth, etc.I'll just say this: Grant is a good kid, I'm proud of him, and I know he'll do well, both in...
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Lighting redux
From Hus Langford, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I had posted a couple of weeks ago about our search for an outdoor light fixture. Sooz and I have been trolling the internet and I've found a couple of possibilities. After we were at the house last weekend, we realised we need a pretty big fixture if it's going to be up on the outside all by itself, and I convinced myself it should be something square to match the rest of the house.These two fixtures are made by a company called Forecast, based near Chicago (although they seem to be a...
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Wine
From Hus Langford, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
I've posted before about the allure of boxed wine for island residents. The Swedish alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget, prides itself on providing a wide range of wines. Many of their boxed wines are pretty decent, although there's rotgut on offer, too.We decided to treat ourselves, and splurged on a nice bottle of Riesling. It turned out to be a real winner, so we hit the internet to see where we could buy it back home. My most interesting find was a blog which concerns itself with the wines for...
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A similar pattern....
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Whith what appears to becoming a habit, as soon as we to London yesterday, I started to look at going back to Aspö. We still plan to visit for a week in October, but I really want to get that fungus treated before the winter sets in. Before I can do that, I need a hose hooked up so I can have enough water to rinse the house.Enter Rutger to the rescue. First, I had been talking to Anders, who had been talking to Micke the plumber about installing a garden hose. Rutger is...
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Time to go. Sigh.
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
It's been a lazy day. I've decided not to do any more fungus work until I can get a hose hooked up so we've mostly chilled today. This is pretty much a first for me here, and I have enjoyed it.We did cover the deck lumber with a tarp as Janne suggested it'd be best, more for sun protection than waterproofing. I did a bunch of measuring for future projects, went up and down the ladder for exercise, and tried to figure out how to drain the washing machine for next winter.Sooz picked a bunch of...
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Cloudy Monday evening
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
It's been a mixed day in a number of respects. The weather has been mostly cloudy although the sun poked out here and there, and it's breezy, too. But the temperature is perfect.Our main goal was to apply the fungus treatment, and that was only a partial success. I had borrowed Janne's power washer but failed to realise I needed a hose to provide the water. Not having a hose, I tried to siphon out of a bucket but that didn't provide enough pressure. So I ran a few trips to the well and we...
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Sunny Monday morning
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Sorry for no updates yesterday, we hit the ground running and didn't stop!First off, Marcia lent us her car which was a real luxury. We loaded up with not too much stuff and stopped at the Stavsnäs ICA for a few groceries. Our provisions were bolstered with leftover party food from the previous evening's festivities.It was gray and fairly wet on Aspö. It drizzled a bit but mostly it was humid. We saw Ole and Annica who said they saw the moose right next to our house the night before! I had...
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We're Here!
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
The flight into Stockholm was great, and with only a bit of confusion, we made our experimental train connection to Marcia & Rutger's. It worked as advertised, and it was only 60 kronor, a lot cheaper than the airport bus.One wrinkle is that it's hot here, much warmer than we expected. I think it's in the high 80's and muggy and I was expecting 20 degrees less. Rutger lent me a pair of his shorts but they're a tight fit, to say the least.The big neighborhood party is about to start so I...
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