Writer: Helena Bergström
What a winter we are having this year! Normally we joke about “in Stockholm it’s only winter for a week” and such, but we can’t really joke about that this year. Winter goes on and on!
Winter in the houseboat marina
This week we met with a partner who, between the topics of the meeting, expressed his genuine concerns about how we are doing in the houseboat… “Isn’t it cold?”
We can guarantee to anyone concerned that we are warm indoors – often warmer than some large villas. We have underfloor heating, element and air heat pump. Some days we also imagine a fire in the stove – then that’s it very hot! Here you can read more about houseboat life in winter:
Like living in a house… but not yet!
Although we are warm in our houseboat, winter naturally brings with it certain special circumstances. We have to think about “our house” and it can be completely different things that you think and talk about in our neighborhood, compared to when you live in a villa or apartment…
- Oh, how slippery it was on the runway today! And on the pier maybe…?
- Do the wheels of the gangway not hit the bridge unnecessarily? We’ll probably have to sprinkle some coarse salt to remove the ice…
- “How much ice do you have around your boat?” We have to ask Pampas to start the third “propeller” so that our ice-free marina remains ice-free!
Good dinners brighten up life
As you may know, Peter loves cooking. In our daily lives, with many meetings and a lot of computer work, home-cooked dinners are our highlights. Sometimes it gets extra good (and beautiful!) and then I happen to take a photo. Here are two delicious meals from the past week:
Chicken thigh marinated in honey of farm chicken, cooked in the oven (thermometer 85 degrees closest to the bone) together with oven-baked sweet potatoes, haricot verts (cooked in rapeseed oil in a pan, on low heat), goat’s cheese cream, green pepper and feta cheese.
Beef tenderloin cooked in sous vide (53 degrees with rapeseed oil, pressed garlic and thyme), browned on high heat in a frying pan, with green beans, asparagus (fried on low heat), mushrooms (fried on high heat) and Béarnaise sauce (ready-made).
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This week: Thankful for…
This week has been up and down. We ordered a package, but never received a text message and the package was returned… Annoying and inconvenient! At the same time, we had good agreements and Peter went to the dental hygienist without any problems. You can be grateful for that, right!? What are you grateful for this week?
Next week
I hope you read Anna Nilsson Spets’ report on Mali!? Soooo interesting! Part 1 about Mali can be found here.
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