On the way to Sigtuna I spotted a sign to Steninge Slott, a manor house and art glass workshop.
Steninge Slott
Neil Hopcroft
A digital misfit
Haga borgruin
In the grounds of Haga Slott are the ruins of an old palace, a building that must have been impressive in its day, but which is now little more than foundations.
Haga Tinghus
The tinghus (courthouse) is a building I had been meaning to visit for a long time having seen it many times from the road – it is in Haga Park.
Haga slott
I’ve driven past Haga Park a number of times – Haga Slott is one of the many royal palaces still in use in Stockholm. It was a beautiful autumnal day with the leaves turning and falling, showing off their best colours.
Cedergrenska tornet
When I visited Inverness I spotted a tower in the distance which I had intended to return to, to find out more. It is now a conference centre.
Gustavsberg
On the way back from Fredricksborg ruin I stopped at Gustavsberg, the home of toilet manufacturing in Sweden.
Siggesta
Siggesta Gård is an art and leisure centre on the road back from Fredricksborg Ruin to Stockholm. There are a number of outdoor activities here, including quite a fun looking minigolf and pony riding.
Fredriksborg Ruin
Beyond Rindö Redoubt I was looking for Fredriksborg Ruin, an abandoned castle, but ended up missing the road and heading off into the countryside – eventually I figured out I’d gone too far along the main road and headed back to find the track to the ruin. There were a number of other people there taking photographs.
Book review: We’ll Prescribe you Another Cat by Syou Ishida
[Read aloud to Adelle]
We’ll prescribe you another cat by Syou Ishida
Following on from We’ll prescribe you a cat, this book explores the additional benefit gained from having access to more than one cat.
The Nakagyo Kokoro Clinic for the Soul remains elusive and can only be found by those in need of the treatment it offers. The people in this book have a little more depth than those in the previous one, and there is a little more continuity between the people.
This is more charming whimsy about how cats can help people with problems they didn’t know they had. We find out a little more about the origin of the clinic and people who work there, Dr Nikke and Chitose the nurse.
This book skirts a little close to having a sad ending, but saves itself and opens the way for the third in the series, coming soon.
If you liked the first book, this is more of the same.
Rindö redoubt
On the other side of the channel past Vaxholm is Rindö redoubt. I was looking for lunch but instead found a modern art museum just opening for a new show. This was a little peculiar. Its a fort built late in the 19th century to protect Stockholm from invading Russian ships, but has now been converted into an art gallery.
