The summer house in winter before the snow comes:
it takes two hours to warm the place, so we light a fire in the wood burning stove and huddle in front of it to warm our hands and make our breath invisible. This is a good time for split … Read More
Even though there is snow…
even though it is winter, this place reminds me of the night of my wedding. It was late summer then. 2008. We drank champagne late into the night except for Göran (he drank only milk). At nearly midnight, he sped … Read More
Happy to be going home to Stockholm
after several days in the Svinnersta countryside, Joe makes a speedy break for the train. Well, “speedy” is maybe the wrong word for a stroke victim, but I can see the glee in his face as he hobbles away from … Read More
This farm reminds me too much of Göran,
not long gone from us as he passed only last April. There was one winter several years back when the temperate dropped to minus 27 Celsius and a calf had just been born prematurely. We gathered in the barn warmed … Read More
These orange things are not really running tights.
Gretchen bought them to complete a Mardi Gras costume then gave them to me when the party was over. In Svinnersta I wear them over my running tights as an extra layer against the cold and as a talking point … Read More
Norse gods
This is before the snow comes. The weather is mild…almost balmy for winter in Sweden. We run four miles in training for the half marathon. Then we walk it again after darkness falls. If you look sideways and squint your … Read More