It is here

[Jacob Bugge]

[Jacob Bugge]

The four southeasternmost lands of those once united in Kalmar; Steve is in one of the northwestern ones, (halfway) over there.

[Nini Tjader]

Where would that place me? Stockholm, Sweden.

[Jacob Bugge]

Definitely here, (almost) no further from Kalmar than myself, and on the same side of the bridge.

[Nini_Tjäder]

?? (at the same time testing one of my other users as trying to sort them (the user IDs) out)).

[Jacob Bugge]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar_Union

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmar

[Nini Tjader]

You expect me to read allt that?

Waether report: The snow chaos from the south coming our way by evening. Temperature has risen to -4.9C. But windy.

[Jacob Bugge]

I see that you have the snow now, Nini. Will you catch up with the snow depth in Nordöstra Götaland?

[Nini Tjader]

See http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=317988&id=661033372&l=6585a4c638

[tromboniator]

Jacob,

I believe that this is the first reference I've ever encountered to the Kalmar Union. Sad to realize how absolutely missing from my schooling was the history of that part of the world. I should fix that.

Peter

[Jacob Bugge]

Peter,

If you look into the subject you will see a striking similarity between two queens, each the first of her name, each with a namesake being present queen regnant, and each the daughter of an extraordinarily evil king.

[Jacob Bugge]

Maybe midway between its being here and its being here.

[Jacob Bugge]

No show.

[Steve Fairbairn]

A slight show here. Coldish, wettish, greyish. Difficult driving conditions up on the heath yesterday.

[Jacob Bugge]

Lucky you, Steve.

Undoubtedly, Peter is luckier still, enjoying the daily show, maybe even showed in.

[tromboniator]

Not so much. Lots of cold and wind. All day yesterday we had a high-density of airborne white particles, but when things settled down there wasn't much to show for it. Off to my daughter's for turkey and beer.

[Jacob Bugge]

Happy Turkey Day to everyone over there.

[tromboniator]

Thank you, Jacob. We had a wonderful gathering and a lot of laughs.

Peter

[Steve Fairbairn]

Now it's definitely here. Just finished putting snow tyres on the car. Forecast chilly. Birdies hungry.

[Jacob Bugge]

Still no show.

Maybe two nights with dry frost a week from now, then thaw again, with more Scottish mist. No use for the studs yet.

[Steve Fairbairn]

It's still here since last time. Studs and frozen windscreens in the mornings. Blowing a gale right now.

Must've been some strong westerlies recently for Scottish mists to drift all the way over to Denmark.

Glad Yule everybody.

[tromboniator]

Several weeks of rain and wind down here at sea level, cold last night. Up the hill at my daughter's house, 6 miles away and 1800 ft. up, gobs and gobs of snow. So she says. I'll find out tomorrow.

Thanks, Steve, the same to you and everyone else.

[Jacob Bugge]

Thank you, Steve and Peter.

Has either of you lit the Yule log?

1800 feet up is quite far away here.

Half an hour till midnight, no more joining in the shop today.

[Steve Fairbairn]

Has either of you lit the Yule log?

Nope. Ours is geothermal and therefore doesn't burn very well 🙂

[tromboniator]

Hydroelectric, here. Daughter and husband have a small glass-front wood stove, so perhaps they'll oblige us tomorrow. Now half and hour till midnight here as well.

[Jacob Bugge]

Ah, I forgot your (present) lack of logs.