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Hop on the bus, Gus – there’s no need to discuss much . . .

Posted on May 25, 2026

Heading further south from Stockholm, on our way to Malmo, we stopped on Oland Island. On the north end of the island is a national park and the southern end is a United Nations World Heritage Site. We headed south and enjoyed the beauty of the place. A short hike took us through fields of these beautiful purple flowers. On our way to the end of the island, we came across a group of deer. Reindeer? Not sure, but they were out and about. The fields and stone walls and churches were beautiful. The lighthouse at the end of the island, known as “Big John.” There was a lovely little bakery, cafe and a museum. I found the museum exhibits to be unique and…

I’ve reason to believe we both will be received in Graceland . . .

Posted on May 3, 2026

More images and thoughts on Sweden . . . . There were many of these EV Volkswagen vans throughout Stockholm . . .. One more! This is one of the food trucks in action from the earlier post. There is something efficient about these vehicles when they are out and about doing their “job.” And of course the Abba Museum. There was also an IKEA museum in another part of Sweden that we unfortunately did not make it to (I would have enjoyed that). This is the Vassa ship at the Vassa Museum. It’s a bit of a long story, but the Cliff’s Notes version is that it sank in the harbor and they pulled it up and have been “restoring” (my word) it…

Hello, darkness, my old friend . . . .

Posted on April 26, 2026

Most of the photos were taken either after dark or before sunrise because during the first day of being in Stockholm my sleep was a bit messed up. But I did not hesitate to get out for a walk early in the morning and take some photos. See below: Stockholm is an archipelago, which loosely means that it is a cluster or group of islands. These islands are connected with bridges so getting around them is fairly easy. Also because they are islands there are boats. Old buildings and lots of boats. Beautiful in the early morning light. This was a small dock that I found at 4:30 in the morning, along a canal. The setting was peaceful and beautiful and provided me a…

This is the story of how we begin to remember . . . .

Posted on April 23, 2026

I am resurfacing after a whirlwind trip to Sweden and Denmark, finally. I left on April 11th and returned on the 19th to meet my friend Kurt to travel from Stockholm, south to Oland Island and onto Malmo. Once there we crossed the bridge into Denmark and spent a couple of days there, culminating in the concert that Paul Simon put on to tour his new album Seven Psalms. Once I got home, I promptly got sick with a cold and have been recovering ever since. I rarely get sick, but it does happen to us all and this was my time . . . over the next several days and weeks, I will post some photos and thoughts about the trip here. Enjoy.…