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Detailing my efforts to build, and live in, a summer house in the Stockholm Archipelago
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KXLY 4 News: Roof collapses
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Here's a clip from the local TV in Spokane, Washington. It's a great example of small-market news, good but not quite as polished as the networks. But the point is a good one. Snow accumulation, especially as it becomes wet (with rain in the case of Spokane), can be dangerously heavy.Fortunately things seem to be OK on Aspö. I chatted with Margaret and she said Janne and their son Callan went out this weekend to dig out their house. All was well, but the snow was up to the windows, and it took...
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Quick update x2 on Ollie
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A few people have asked today how he's doing, and the answer is he's just fine. He slept off the anesthetic yesterday (pictured) and today he's quite bright. We had a strong 40 minute walk in the spring sunshine.We'll know more later in the week after his test results. I'm feeling pretty upbeat; at least Ollie's back is no worse, which was worrying me a lot.UPDATE: The vet called Tuesday afternoon with good news that nothing was found from his spinal tap or blood tests, so major problems are...
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Quick update on Ollie
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A few people have asked today how he's doing, and the answer is he's just fine. He slept off the anesthetic yesterday (pictured) and today he's quite bright. We had a strong 40 minute walk in the spring sunshine.We'll know more later in the week after his test results. I'm feeling pretty upbeat; at least Ollie's back is no worse, which was worrying me a lot.
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The Melodifestival final 10 are set!
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Last night was the second chance show in Örebro. Two acts from each of the previous four shows got to compete one more time for a chance to make it to the final in Stockholm next week.The winners were Jessica Anderson and Pernilla Wahlgren; two more Swedish-sounding names I couldn't imagine! Both had ballads, nothing memorable.There's a list of all the finalists with links to videos on the SVT website. The best of the bunch, in my opinion at least, is Timoteij, four women I'd describe as "Dixie...
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An Update on Ollie
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My boy has spent the day at the doctor's today. He had an MRI and a spinal tap.Ollie had a strange episode in January, something like a seizure. It passed quickly and he was none the worse for wear. I thought it was related to his spinal condition; he had a check-up a few days after, with no problems seen.But he had a second episode this Wednesday. So he went for today's tests. The good news is the MRI did not show any new problems with his back; this is a huge relief for me as I've been...
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A new photo is in!
From Hus Langford, 1 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Ronnie, bless him, is back on Aspö today and trekked right over to our house. He sent Sooz this photo via Facebook, and reported there's thankfully very little snow on our roof. We talked to Wille and canceled the snow removal visit he had planned.Margaret and Janne are supposed to be returning from Florida today (unless they've been watching the weather forecasts and exchanged their Swedish residency for Floridian permanently...)Even though Ronnie said I'd have to use skis to make it to my...
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The Olympic Ice Hockey final
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We're all watching it here, 8PM London time. I've been texting Wille through the game and we're both thrilled the USA just tied it up with 20 seconds left.UPDATE: Damn. Crosby scored the winner for Canada in OT.
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The latest from the melodifestival
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Not too sure about the winners last night in Malmo. Nothing I've seen so far seems like it could compete at the grand final.Here is the last place contestant, Py Bäckman, in some sort of a sartorial Ozzy Osborne hommage. The 7th place finisher, Sibel, performed a quintessential Eurovision song. A quintessential 80's song, however.If you want to see Dolph Lundgren being sent to a gay bar after consultation with Lisbeth Salander, be my guest. But consider yourself warned.
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More electricity news
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I got my Vattenfall invoice for December and January today. This was the first real 'winter' bill since the water machinery was installed.The usage was about 17 kilowatt-hours per day during this period, contrasting with just over 5 daily in the summer. That seemed high to me at first blush, but I do have three separate heaters running right now:A radiator in the bathroom primarily to keep the washing machine from freezingThe warming box under the house for the water systemsAn electrical...
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Snow Update
From Hus Langford, 2 weeks ago, Read 0 times. Similar articles
Wille talked to Stefan this morning about the risk of snow accumulation. The biggest concern with a house out on its own in the woods like ours is that the snow can drift, concentrating weight dangerously on one part of the roof.He also called Tommy today about stopping by to check our roof later in the week. Living nearby, and having access to a taxi boat, makes it comparatively easy for him to do that.I also spoke to Annika and Olle, our neighbors. (The Aspö resident's directory comes in...
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