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The Gluten Free Debacle
12 August 2026

The Gluten Free Debacle

My first experience of gluten free bread, or to be honest, gluten free anything was 20 years ago. Gluten free bread made of rice, selling for obscene prices, only from special


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Muscle Memory
2 August 2026

Muscle Memory

Sweden often reminds us of Ireland. More accurately, Swedish hills often reminds my calves of a distant childhood of hillwalking, mountain climbing and walking basically upwards.


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Harry Potter’s House
30 July 2026

Harry Potter’s House

We have a new game. It consists of assigning Swedish houses to their respective Harry Potter Character owners. So far we have allocated Professor McGonagal’s house, Harry /


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The Feet Treaty
29 July 2026

The Feet Treaty

After 13 years of barefoot shoes and only that, the Swedish rocks have finally broken me. I bought a pair of hiking sandals last week in Harnösand. At first it was like walking on


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Berries and the deer
27 July 2026

Berries and the deer

I met a deer this morning. She was crossing the path in the woods. I was heading out to look for some morning blueberries . She stood and stared at me as deers do and I stared


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To blog or not to blog
 is it really a question?
26 July 2026

To blog or not to blog
 is it really a question?

You might expect a professional blog here with much solemn advice about the secrets to wellbeing and nutritional health. Fact is, I started writing my first blogs when I was 10.


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