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A day in the life of Mattias Adolfsson, man about town
Mattias is awaken by the sun (that means about 11 AM in the winter and about 2 AM come summer)
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Breakfast with the lion and the cubs is usually a jolly affair.
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Mattias tries not to get lost amongst the trees while walking the dog
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Mattias then strolls downtown to the library to get some inspiration for his daily art
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Sigtuna library prouds itself for it's extensive collection of forgotten masters of the Flemish baroque
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Sigtuna is crammed with tracing shops, most of them are very skilled
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While waiting for the trace to finish Mattias visits his favorite haberdasher. Artist hands are vulnerable and have to be protected.
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Mattias then enjoys a laudanum sundae at one of Sigtunas opium dens.
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Mattias examines his newly traced moleskine sketchbook, the result is well worth the price
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Amiral Kaltjuk at the scan-shop is a war veteran. The war varies, today he states it was the Czech-Suisse war of 78.
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Perambulating homewards Mattias spots Sigtunas other blogger, on occasions these meetings has come to blows, the situation is tense but nothing happens today
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the Evening is spent at the Opera, Sigtuna Wagner Society's controversial: Ring of the Nibelungs on Wheels
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The story of bad tempered Pete
Target practice
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Strolling into town
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First encounter with hard liquor
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First gunfight
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Showing his poker face
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Finding true love and losing his temper in the process
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