The most striking thing with Lisbon, at least for me, was that almost every other building had walls covered in beautiful, painted tiles. They were everywhere, many with Moorish geometric patterns. I fell in love, and reached the peak of my infatuation at the National Tile Museum. As with the Arab-inspired hat and collar cross-stitchesContinue reading “my love affair with tile design”
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botanical gardens of Lisbon
If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know I have a thing for botanical gardens. In Lisbon, we visited two. It was clear that the Lisbon university botanical garden had seen better days. But also that it had seen many. Some of the trees were enormous, it was compact and quiet. It feltContinue reading “botanical gardens of Lisbon”
strolls on the streets of Lisbon
As a graduation gift from dad, I got a trip to Lisbon. We were supposed to go in June, right after the thesis dead-line, but then the Ghana workshop trip got in the way and we postponed. So we went now instead, last weekend, the last days of September. Enjoying the last days of summerContinue reading “strolls on the streets of Lisbon”
stones and sheep and gray skies
I returned to work. The center, that had been almost empty all summer, slowly started to fill up with academics again, and in the beginning of September the entire staff relocated to the island Stora Karlsö off Gotland for three days, to plan, strategize and bond. I had never been there before. This small island inContinue reading “stones and sheep and gray skies”
howling San Francisco night
One evening, Joe and I went to City Lights Bookstore and I bought Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”, he bought Kerouac’s “On the road”. Across the alley, we went to sit upstairs in the Vesuvio saloon. With an Anchor Steam beer, I read it. There was a directness in this, flow and honesty that grabs hold. IContinue reading “howling San Francisco night”
street art of San Francisco, volume II
Joe said that it’s so hipster of me, to photograph street art. Well, I don’t care. I like it, this is my blog, I decide. And San Francisco truly is the street art enthusiast’s dream.
returning to San Francisco
My last couple of days in California, I spent walking around on the streets of San Francisco together with Joe. Unfortunately, I had managed to catch a cold, and I don’t carry being sick gracefully. I think Joe got quite fed up with my whining – but that’s just how life is sometimes. I hadContinue reading “returning to San Francisco”
California light
I was sitting in the loom room, spinning, and listening to Johan Rockström’s Sommar i P1 podcast. He is the director of the research center where I work and a professor of environmental science, and he was talking about all the ways in which we are screwed, climate- and environment-wise. He also said that thisContinue reading “California light”
little blue berries
I couldn’t help myself. You know, once you look at something long enough, you either start thinking it’s beautiful, or ugly. I found the blueberries on the bushes in the morning sun incredibly cute.
life at Duckworth Farm, volume II
I’m not going to write the whole travel journal about wwoofing at the blueberry farm. I already did that once, last time around. Those are still the most read posts on my blog, with at least one view a week – proof that Duckworth Farm is a really popular place to go wwoofing. And toContinue reading “life at Duckworth Farm, volume II”
Katja Malmborg 