Elvis night
If you can’t sleep at 2am it’s a good thing if SVT1 is having an Elvis night. This summer it’s 50 years since Elvis did...
Author: lotta
Hot in the city
The heat persists. I’m drowning in sweat after just a short walk with Morris. At work there’s no ventilation, as usual, so in the evenings...
Lazing on a Tuesday afternoon
I spent too much time in the sun yesterday, working on the brick path at the cottage. Today my shoulders ache and are glowing red....
Schlagerparty in Hamburg
Schlagermove is a yearly event in Hamburg. Big lorries sponsored by different companies, sports clubs, institutions and the like are decorated with sunflowers, baloons, old...
The irony of it all
The Guardian has an interesting piece on irony, a mis-used, misunderstood word as you’ll see if you read the article. Is there really such a...
Ingur days
Three days’ intense work with the Ingur anthology has paid off. Sofie and I have managed to expand it about 20 pages, and now the...
Weekend trip: food, booze, laughs and sunshine
It’s been a weekend full of good food, car rides, wine and high spirits. Ann, K’s sister in law, celebrated her 50th birthday, so we...
Alias Chizandra Lingwats
I am completely hooked on the tv series Alias. K and I have been watching several episodes a night the past week. Now we’re at...
Quick notes on the subway
The battery was dead in the car tonight, so K and I had to take the subway to Magnus Neck’s birthday party, for which we...
Reconnecting
Certain things you come across time and time again. They can be reminders of what path you are meant to travel, or warnings to stay...
A couple of days at Långbro folk high school
It feels quite nice when you’ve actually got some writing done as planned, and it’s not the middle of the night. I didn’t think I’d...
Doin' it for themselves
The second Finland cruise was quite different than the first. It turned into an all girl thing, which was neat. Marina, Paula and I had...
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