Brussels details – architectural and painterly
In which we consider the architectural details of Brussels houses (and take a quick look at some details in art as well).
In praise of ABE Books
In which the arrival of a parcel from ABE Books (and a secondhand bookshop in Gothenburg) makes me happy for hours and breaks a writer’s block I’d run into.
10 Things Out of Africa
A ridiculously long description of 10 items I think the world has got Out of Africa – a response to a dismal, poor article in the Guardian from last week.
From summer to autumn
My September report – or rather my August/September and so my summer to autumn report on developments at TheSupercargo.com
Applying NaNoWriMo to writing Elin’s Story
Applying the principles of NaNoWriMo in September to writing the first volume of Elin’s Story – The Long Way to London – a first progress report.
Home but away – sculpture and people
In which we contemplate being home but away for a summer holiday and dwell on the Trädgårdsförening park and its surroundings in central Göteborg.
On the west coast – a summer seascape
On the Swedish west coast near Gothenburg, looking west from Björlanda Store Udd. A summer seascape with rain clouds threatening.
I am still on holiday…
I am still on holiday, and here’s photo evidence: a selfie taken in the sun at Eriksberg in Gothenburg on the Swedish West Coast.
I’m different – graffiti from Brussels
I’m different – or perhaps not so much. This picture of graffiti on a shopfront blind on Chaussée d’Alsemberg, Brussels stands in for a post for this week.
The amazing adventures of Hergé
In which we visit the Hergé museum in Louvain-la-Neuve and learn some things about the creator of Tintin – but less from the museum than from Wikipedia.