63 Situated on the same street as the Michelin head office in an otherwise sleepy residential area of brutalist apartment complexes in suburban Clermont-Ferrand, the Jardin botanique de la Charme is easy to miss. It is small, and at a first glance it looks neglected and forgotten, full of empty flowerbeds and big trees hangingContinue reading “Clermont-Ferrand (i)”
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balcony gardening (iii)
50 It makes me so happy to see the bees and the butterflies fly from flower to flower on my balcony. The marigolds are still in bloom, and through the kitchen window I can see the cucumber plants, covered in yellow flowers, climbing up against the espalier. And the insects find their way up toContinue reading “balcony gardening (iii)”
books & idols
39 My dad just published a book. In an interview, when asked what she will read this summer, Annika Norlin answered: “I will definitely read the Olle Adolphson biography by Jan Malmborg”. My dad’s book. Annika is Hello Saferide and Säkert!, her lyrics are little stories, smart and sad and funny, she has been myContinue reading “books & idols”
balcony gardening (i)
29 For the first time in my life, I live in a home where I alone am responsible. To be honest, I think it has gone to my head. All the possibilities for making stuff! Included in this home is a balcony. In March, I started planting seeds. And I got so excited, I mightContinue reading “balcony gardening (i)”
Katja Malmborg 