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The Organist's Socks
Graeme's adventures in Norway
In March 2022, I upped sticks from Dundee and moved to a wee Norwegian island called Dønna. I am to be the organist at 5 churches over the local islands and I hope to chronicle my adventures here.
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Graeme Stevenson
Dec 167 min read
There’s a hand coming up out of the toilet
In Norway, the first Saturday in November is “National Cinema Day”. Various methods are used to entice cinema goers over the thresholds...
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Graeme Stevenson
Nov 186 min read
Why not goats?
Weather update - I have never known so much rain. At least back in Scotland there seemed to be the odd break for some dry weather but it...
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Graeme Stevenson
Oct 254 min read
The bears on Svalbard are my friends
A quiz. What was 0% in January 2022, 0.07% in January 2023 and 0.21% in September 2024? The answer is, amazingly enough, the percentage...
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Graeme Stevenson
Sep 265 min read
Give that wolf a banana
As I write this post, I’m sitting up at Sabine’s house “ cat sitting”. Margot is rubbing up against my iPad (presumably to make it clear...
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Graeme Stevenson
Aug 119 min read
He is a happy salmon
In the highly improbable event that someone in the dim and distant future writes my life story, the aforementioned biographer can note...
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Graeme Stevenson
Jul 148 min read
The one where Graeme can't think of a catchy title for his blogpost
June was full of fun things - the highlight of course being back in Scotland to see my daughter graduate at the University of Glasgow....
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Graeme Stevenson
Jun 217 min read
This ole house
It’s been slightly longer than I anticipated since I last posted but better late than never. May started with the Mayday holiday and...
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Graeme Stevenson
Apr 206 min read
How many organists does it take to change a lightbulb?
March 2024 marked 2 years since I arrived in Norway. I still look back with a certain amount of amazement to the fact that I turned up at...
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Graeme Stevenson
Mar 106 min read
The Third Dimension is Terror
Obviously the highlight of February was the visit of Jen - it's always nice to have a friend from Dundee visiting and the joy of not...
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Graeme Stevenson
Feb 84 min read
Wand’rin’ Star (I was a…)
One of my New Year resolutions was to try and update the blog a bit more regularly ie monthly so it should mean shorter but more regular...
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Graeme Stevenson
Jan 15 min read
Last Christmas (I gave you my clootie dumpling)
Although this was my second Christmas on Dønna, this was the first one I was really able to take part in after missing a number of events...
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Graeme Stevenson
Dec 12, 20236 min read
Just when you thought it was safe…. (again)
At the start of November I was able to nip back to Scotland for a couple of weeks to visit family and friends. My trip did not start...
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Graeme Stevenson
Oct 8, 20237 min read
Just when you thought it was safe….
Two weeks ago I sat my first language exam since ooh, 1985? My teacher at the school had forewarned me that she thought I might be ready...
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Graeme Stevenson
Sep 10, 20237 min read
Eat less cake
Three simple words but they brought a disproportionate amount of joy to my life. My Duolingo course seemed to go through a massive...
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Graeme Stevenson
Jul 3, 20236 min read
Is it really so bad to say “xxxxxxxxx”?
The school holidays have started. Now there's a sentence I didn't think I'd be writing when I was into my fifties. That being said it is...
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Graeme Stevenson
May 18, 20237 min read
What do we say to the god of death?
Let it not be said that Duolingo doesn't prepare you for your average day to day conversation in Norway. You would not believe how many...
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Graeme Stevenson
Apr 22, 20236 min read
Achievement unlocked: arriving back wearing all my own clothes
It has been a busy wee while over the last few weeks, both musically and socially. All the Easter services seemed to go well from a...
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Graeme Stevenson
Apr 13, 202310 min read
Amy’s adventure in Norway or “ They don’t put locks on the toilet doors… and other lessons”
Come visit me says Graeme, it’s only three flights and a ferry. Sure says I, I’ll come in March after you’ve been there a bit, it’ll be...
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Graeme Stevenson
Apr 2, 20236 min read
Yes, yes, yes, noooooo
As I've written before, my general policy for over a year now has been to say "yes" to everything. On the rare occasion I've said "no" it...
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Graeme Stevenson
Mar 15, 20234 min read
364 days later
Well, here we are, one year after I left Scotland and started afresh in Norway. To mark the occasion I've taken the ferry across to...
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