Words on Wednesday

After a glorious, sunny holiday weekend, the heavens opened, and as I type on this Wednesday evening, the rain is … More

This week’s small pleasures #396

The weekend brought us some sad family news. Karl’s aunt was taken to a hospice in Sweden, and my sister-in-law … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would agree it is so nice to catch up after … More

Normally at this time of year I look back at small pleasures of the year, but somehow it doesn’t seem … More

I used to do a summary of what I had been reading, watching and listening to at the end of … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would, naturally, talk about the weather, about the cold, crisp … More

If we were having coffee…or even a cup of tea…we would be sitting far apart. We would laugh and say … More

Dear Peter So, you decided to leave us. The time had obviously come for you to go. Always contrary, sometimes … More

I have rediscovered the positive benefits of idling, of doing little, of spending time not doing much. There is no … More

From Stockholm, we moved south to Copenhagen, a city I lived in for eight and a half years. It is … More