Tagged: bibliophilia

08
Oct
2015

SAVORY

I would have thought it was fall because I saw my first sugar beet on the side of the road just a few days ago (since then I’ve seen several), but the weather has apparently decided to fast forward toward winter. It’s been really cold, and gray, and windy as all get out. Two nights ago, the winds were so fierce that the leaves were literally leaping off the trees. Lawn furniture was blown about. The house shook with the gusts and kept waking me up. We’ve seen huge flocks of geese flying the wrong way south, honking their heads...

28
Jul
2015

SLIDING

I went to the mall this afternoon to check out a couple of opticians…I need to get new glasses, not necessarily because they are no longer good, though they’re no longer perfect, but because the frames aren’t holding together anymore and the film has worn off the glass in spots on both sides. It’s not noticeable when I’m wearing them but I’m sure it’s time to consider new ones. The problem is that I really like the style of my eyeglass frames and now I have to find new ones that I like enough to spend a fortune on, because...

13
May
2015

PUT A PEONY ON ME

It’s raining again, and the lacy tracery of spring leaves against the branches of the trees is filling out into that one-color summer green already. At least I haven’t had to water the pansies but once since I planted them. I’m home early for a long weekend, though I was home sick all day yesterday, so it turned out to be an even shorter week than I anticipated. Tomorrow is Ascension Day which we have a holiday for in Sweden and my company gives us half-days off before holidays as well as the “pinch” day for Friday. Nice! Martin: *because...

04
May
2015

MEANDERING

I just finished reading All the Light We Cannot See and it was SO good. So so very good. In fact, I might start over reading it again. Or I might do that thing I do (and you do, too, admit it), which is download and devour everything he’s ever written. Which is another novel and 2 collections of short stories. I’m actually a little wary about the short stories, because I’ve found that, much as I love them, they don’t seem to stick in my brain the way full-length books do. And then I buy them again, forgetting I’ve...

13
Apr
2015

CARPE LIBRUM

Finally, I’m done with the inventory of my library. I’ve gone through all the books in the house (that are mine) and checked them against my Excel sheet. It’s been a couple of years since I have inventoried my books and since I’ve done a couple of thorough clean-outs for the annual media sale, and neglected to remove the books I discarded from my list, it was completely out of sync. I need to be better about that. You know what made it super easy and fast this time? I took photos with my iPad of each shelf and then...

22
Mar
2015

WHERE’D THE WEEKEND GO?

Anders made dinner tonight and it was so delicious that I’m sharing the recipe. He has been using an app he found called Kokaihop (there is a website too, but it’s all in Swedish) which is chock full of fantastic recipes and this is just the latest. Pasta with Garlic & Crayfish Tail Sauce 1 package of crayfish tails in brine 3 dl creme fraiche 1 bunch parsley 4 cloves garlic 1 cube vegetable bouillon 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper 400 gram tagliatelle noodles 1 TB olive oil 0.5 dl water Cook pasta according to directions while making the sauce. Peel...

08
Mar
2015

SECOND VERSE SAME AS THE FIRST

Why do I get the feeling March is going to be one of those barely-manage-to-post-once-a-week months? I could write more, but I’d have to spend more energy wresting the computer away from the clutches of my World-of-Warcraft-obsessed offspring and frankly, I just can’t be orked. Plus I am busy alternating between reading a really good, fascinating book and working my way up through endless levels of Tap Titans, so as you can tell, my life is SUPER EXTRA IMPORTANTLY BUSY right now. Someone who lives nearby and whom I have ended up behind on the highway more than once, has...

14
Feb
2015

WHEEEEKEND!

It’s the weekend, it’s Valentine’s Day, and it’s Sportlov. Last week is well left behind us, except for Friday, which went swimmingly. I had my yearly “development talk” with my boss, which my kids asked if I was getting graded on. Yes, yes, I am, I said, and guess what you little slackers? A PLUS PLUS. Ha! I bought little boxes covered with hearts and kisses and filled them with favorite candies for my family and when I got up this morning I found roses and dark chocolate cranberry bars in my place. 🙂 Anders laughed at the card I...

16
Nov
2014

ARMCHAIR TRAVELER

It was a VERY blustery day today. We awoke to grey skies, rain spatters and windy windy winds. The birds were nowhere to be seen, no doubt hunkered down in the trees, and the feeders were both swinging in the breeze all day. Most of the leaves have been blown off the trees and everything is looking bare and ready for winter…except the green, green grass of our lawn. It looks better now than it did during the summer! Anders leaves in the morning for 4 days training in Italy and it’s a super busy week, so I might not...

13
Nov
2014

TANGENTIAL

Things we talked about at Bookworms tonight, in no particular order: one woman’s new house renovation issues the same woman’s new job one woman’s imminent baby (she’s due in 2 weeks) c-sections one woman’s return to book group after the birth of her baby 2.5 months ago one woman’s news that she is 17 weeks pregnant smörgÃ¥stärtas Kegels exercises women’s necks after 40 the fact that the image of yourself that you see in the mirror is actually reversed and not how everyone else sees YOU podcasts audiobooks one woman’s experience of running the NY marathon 2 weeks ago security...

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