I hereby admit to be a huge fan of a dutch journalist called Joris Luyendijk. It all started when I read his book People Like Us: Misrepresenting the Middle East. I loved the way he writes and to me a man who knows his way with words and has the ability to write intelligently is…
About growing older
Our neighbour here in Spain is called Jo. She is a really nice young woman from Scotland who told me one day that her parents were coming over to Spain for a visit. A few days later I saw a man sitting on her balcony. I waved to him, he waved back and in the…
About alcohol
If you use social media, when was the last time you saw a picture of an alcoholic beverage in your feed? A glass of champagne on the edge of a jacuzzi, a colourful drink at a bar or a glass of wine by a fireplace perhaps? These three exact pictures came up in my feed…
About rituals
I am as they say happily married but instead of on my finger, my wedding rings are currently lying on the bottom of a lake in northern Sweden. To drop our rings in the lake was a mutual decision that was part of a ritual my husband and I made last year. It was about…
About being part of the Universe
I have touched the moon. No, I don’t mean this in a figurative or spiritual way. I have actually touched a part of the moon with my hand. The year was 2016, the summer was hot and I was enjoying a holiday in the US with my family. One day we decided to visit Kennedy…