Young oak leaves in the rain
Young oak leaves in the rain is a photo essay with pictures from Ramberget, the raven’s mountain at the bottom of our road.
And I would write ten thousand hours
Ten thousand hours is about writing blog posts and how deliberate practice with the help of the Yoast SEO WP plug-in has helped me improve over time.
Boiling coffee for breakfast
Boiling coffee – roasted coffee beans ground to be boiled in a coffee kettle, used to be the usual way to make coffee. But who makes it that way now?
April showers – a writing diary entry
April showers – of the tax declaration and coronavirus lockdown variety – are excuses for my faltering productivity, but I soldier on.
Princess Uncumber – a retold tale
A retelling of the story of St Uncumber, once the protector of women in bad marriages, now sadly demoted.
A Villanelle for Ulla
A Villanelle for my mother-in-law Ulla Gustafssson who died from advanced Alzheimer’s disease on 9th April 2020
M-m-my corona reading – a reading diary entry
My corona reading – about the 7 books I read in February and March, bringing to 14 the number of books read in the first quarter of 2020
A Day in my Corona Life
A day in my life now in this time of coronavirus and Covid-19. I’m writing (good), but I’m also distracted (not so good).
London in the time of the coronavirus
In the time of the coronavirus I suppose I shouldn’t have been out travelling, but I was – to London and to my mother’s 98th birthday. Here’s a photo essay.
Nordic names and how to find them
Nordic names: following the popularity of Nordic noir, this article links to publicly available name databases in the Nordic countries.