Lotta Holmström Blog

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...

On Seroxat 0

On Seroxat

Aim in my personal development: Become more ruthless. Not less caring, only less careful, more carefree. No more tiptoeing for other people. I saw a...

Late night peeping Tom 0

Late night peeping Tom

If you are bored you might try to tire yourself by looking at random private photos in the middle on the night. Some of them...

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...

Lazing on a Tuesday afternoon 0

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 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...

The irony of it all 0

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 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...