Lotta Holmström Blog

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...

Reconnecting 0

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...

Doin' it for themselves 0

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...

Ungravelling the pit 0

Ungravelling the pit

I’ve dug a garden plot right at the site of an old gravel path. Now I have a gravel pit to put the seeds in....

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...