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Sten Allan

@stenallan.bsky.social
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I am a Swedish pensioner, married with two children and seven grandchildren. I have an MSC in electronics and worked with IT. I like theoretical physics, science, languages, yoga, physical training, photography, and to play guitar and alto guitar.

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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
So far I have 8 little sprouts of Africa’s Blue Lily, with a chance to get up to 17 more.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
I have now sowed seeds of Africa’s Blue Lily in 25 little pots, 2 seeds in each pot in order to increase the chance to get plants. I then covered the pots with plastic to keep the soil moist.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
@rbreich.bsky.social I agree with your posts.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Today’s piece of music on 11 string alto guitar made by Georg Bolin. But when I play this piece, it does not sound very ”furiosa”, rather quiet and fairly slow. 🙂
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 15/11/2025
Guitar concert today at Musikvalvet Baggen in the old town of Stockholm, Sweden. The Old Town Guitar Quintet played Latin American and Spanish music ensemble, duets, and solo.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
This is my new shopping cart. My old one was stolen yesterday in the local food shop Hemköp here in Sköndal, Stockholm. As a matter of principle I reported it online to the police the same day. I did not expect them to do anything about it. Today I got a nice surprise. The police called me twice.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Midsummer lunch at home for my wife and me: vegetables, pickled herring, and cold smoked salmon with courtier’s sauce.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
Polpette al sugo, Italian meatballs in tomato sauce. The recipe was not so good, because the meatballs tended to fall apart. Since my wife thought that this tasted ”so-so”, I will not try again with another recipe. She can get chicken fillets in tomato sauce instead. She likes that.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 18/04/2025
For Good Friday lunch I made roast lamb with sauce made of gravy, sour cream, veal stock, balsamic vinegar, parsley, and rosemary. My wife said it was ”quite OK”, ”fairly tasty”, and ”fully edible”.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
For lunch today I made cod fillet covered by a layer of sour cream, tasty cheese (Swedish ”västerbottenost”), parsley, and garlic, cooked in the oven, and served with mashed potatoes and vegetables. My said it was ”totally okay” (Swedish ”helt okej”).
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Buns that I baked today according to my own recipe with 2/3 graham flour and 1/3 wholemeal wheat flour, otherwise like ciabatta wheat bread. I call it ”coarse ciabatta”. This time I got 23 buns.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
I sowed seeds from dragon tree (Dracaena draco). So far I have got nine little plants, hoping for more.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Beginning sunrise seen from a window in my home.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
A little baobab tree plant with some of the seed-coat temporarily stuck like a cap. I have some more baobab plants coming.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Torres del Paine national park in southern Chile. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Natural pier on an island near Antarctica. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Cueva del Milodón, a big cave with fossils in southern Chile.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Flowers in our home, amaryllis and kalanchoe.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
The Skógafoss waterfall in Iceland. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Dead trees at Deadvlei in the Namib desert in Namibia. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Hvítserkur, a 15 meters high cliff on the northern coast of Iceland. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Chinstrap penguins on Half Moon Island near Antarctica. I was there a few years ago.
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Sten Allan @stenallan.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
My musical instruments: two classical guitars and two 11 string alto guitars
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