Of late, I’ve been thinking about choices. We make so many choices, don’t we, and sometimes we don’t quite understand that making one choice effectively kills opportunities f, K, Q and Z. So when next we haveto make a choice, the selection is smaller. Not necessarily a bad thing—having to choose can be difficult and […]
Life Choices and reading choices – my August newsletter Read More »
Today is the 1st of May. Here in Sweden, the cherry trees stand in flower, and the magnolia buds are just about to burst into short-lived flowering. I love magnolias. So does my little grandson, but only because magnolias have been around since the dinosaurs. He hasn’t quite grasped that “his” magnolia is not as
Lovely spring comes with a new book! – my May newsletter Read More »
In Sweden, we have a saying: “April snow is like sheep’s dung” – i.e. a valuable fertilizer. Me, I’m more of the “damn it, no snow NOW!!!” approach, but these last few days have been so cold there is a faint possibility we will see snow, when what I want for Easter is sun, budding
A month of showers and snow – my April newsletter Read More »
For the first time in my entire life, I am actually younger today than I was yesterday—well, according to my health app, which has informed me my physical age is much lower than my biological age. I am taking this as a guarantee that my life expectancy has increased accordingly 😊 It’s interesting, this getting
October was quite a busy month for me. First, I had the pleasure of visiting Dresden with dear friend and fellow writer Alison Morton. Among other things, we undertook a seventeen kilometre trek through the beautiful Saxon Switzerland National park (yes, I know, very confusing: Switzerland in a German park?) to see the famous Bastei
My November newsletter – a reflection on the passing of time Read More »
Today was supposed to be a writing day. I have two chapters left in my WIP, and one of them is going to be very, very hard to write—gruesome, is probably the right word—so I’ve been procrastinating. Until today. I had cleared my calendar, done some pep-talking along the lines of “Enough, already! Get it
Don’t mess with my baby! My October newsletter about Mama Bears and motherhood Read More »
I am betting I am not the only one who writes to-do lists. But there are to-do lists and to-do lists: there’s the simple little notation “buy wine, throw out garbage, DO NOT FORGET GARAGE KEY” and then there’s the far more detailed version that started out as one long neat list but which has
September – a post about to-do’s, vacation and Hannibal Read More »
In Sweden, July is the traditional summer holiday month. We used to have something called the “Industrial Holiday period” which began around the 6th of July and ended about four weeks later. Not so any longer, although most heavy industries tend to close down for 2 weeks or so in July for maintenance and the
My August Newsletter – of changing light and darker nights Read More »
When Sweden offers up days so warm you actually want to sit in the shade, it is a crime to spend time indoors. At most, we get like five or six such days a summer which is why I am sitting on our back porch tapping away (while glancing at the view) Tapping away .
Looking for the sloth within – my July newsletter Read More »
We are three weeks from the summer solstice, and this year our Midsummer Eve (always celebrated on a Friday here in Sweden) actually falls on the day before. As this celebration tends to extend well into next day, I am assuming many Swedish people will be up and about at 4.41 a.m. when the actual
My June Newsletter – Magic Midsummer light and some books to go with it Read More »