Category: Interests

Going north 0

Going north

Storsjöyran is over for this year. Yesterday we watched the grande finale with the president’s speach on Stortorget. The county of Jämtland has proclaimed itself...

Storsjöyran 0

Storsjöyran

I am in Östersund now, my mother’s birthplace, on the third day of K’s and my vacation. We started Tuesday after work, picking up Irmgard’s...

In desperate need of a vacation 0

In desperate need of a vacation

If you’re exhausted from working 10-11 hours a day for a long shift, overloaded with stuff you “ought” to do, and haven’t been sleeping well...

Elvis night 0

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...

Hot in the city 0

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...

Schlagerparty in Hamburg 0

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...

Ingur days 0

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...

Sick for Easter 0

Sick for Easter

Easter was a disappointment. First K caught a cold and then I got it. I spent most of yesterday sleeping. Today we went to the...

Return of winter 0

Return of winter

We’ve had storm and heavy snowfall for three days now. At work it’s freezing cold – as always on weekends. And the view from the...