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the graduation party

I had a graduation party of sorts yesterday. Late, granted, but there was just so much going on around the time when I actually did graduate, so we couldn’t fit it in until now. And this is probably going to be the most boring post I’ve written, or at least among them, because here IContinue reading “the graduation party”

while I’m waiting for the new things to begin

I had this idea. A new focus for the blog. But I need to do some more thinking. In the meantime, I’ve knitted today. I’m making a sweater for Ashley. I’m more than halfway done. I started working on it a week ago. I really do have a manic tendency. Just last Friday, I startedContinue reading “while I’m waiting for the new things to begin”

hello again

It’s been a while. I’ve been busy. I won’t tell you everything, but here is a brief outline. I managed to turn in my master’s thesis, almost exactly one month ago. I presented and graduated, and now I have a master’s degree in sustainability science. But no time to rest. I presented in the morning.Continue reading “hello again”

spring rain

The rain is pouring down, and I feel like I’ve finally stopped running. I am here now, ready to start something new. Skarpnäck is so beautiful this time of year. Especially when it’s raining. The colors become so rich. The air full of smells.

the impossibility of nights

Sleep can be hard to come by sometimes. When Discussions haven’t been written and the pressure of it all causes emotional hypersensitivity. Insomnia makes me claustrophobic. I watch Becoming Jane, a costume drama about Jane Austen before she became the author Jane Austen. And I think: She created some of the most exquisitely written novels in theContinue reading “the impossibility of nights”

sing me a song

And I forgot to tell you. I have a new love. The week after returning from Russia, I went to a concert with dad. I had not slept properly for more than a week, and the day had been long and filled with computers acting up, so I was exhausted. But as soon as theContinue reading “sing me a song”

Monday the twenty-seventh

And suddenly everything is in flower. While I was busy working, spring unfolded. The wood anemones in the oak grove by Kräftriket. The plum and cherry trees all over Skarpnäck. You know, that sweet, faint smell that you have to really focus on to sense. Mingled with heat leaving the earth after a full dayContinue reading “Monday the twenty-seventh”

the traveling three (April 9-12)

Now, it’s already been three weeks since we were in Saint Petersburg, but let me just conclude this belated report with some final remarks. The best thing about Saint Petersburg was that I was there with Kirke and Hanna. Hanna and I started first grade together. Kirke joined for second grade. That makes almost 20 andContinue reading “the traveling three (April 9-12)”

decadence and flair in Saint Petersburg (April 11th)

Somewhere in the middle of Nevsky Prospekt lies Jelisjevs, an exclusive delicacy store housed in this lavishly decorated yearly 20th century modern building. Maybe that was my favorite place in Saint Petersburg. Just so way over the top it was crazy. Selling all different kinds of delicacies, displayed in such an exquisite manner. I doubtContinue reading “decadence and flair in Saint Petersburg (April 11th)”

the heat of marble (April 10th)

But what I liked the most of all the art that we saw at the Hermitage was the neoclassical statue collection. I feel so stupid now, because I didn’t note the names of the sculptors of these marble pieces, but I was just so taken with them. It’s not like I’ve never seen marble statuesContinue reading “the heat of marble (April 10th)”