Category Archives: Sweden

Chanterelles

Now is the time to gorge yourself on mushrooms and personally I cannot say no to chanterelles – in whatever form they may come. In Sweden we have been looking for them without luck until suddenly we did find a … Continue reading

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Continental Sheepdog Championship 2011. Photo of the Week #136

Who would have known that the first championship of…well…anything…would for me be of sheepdogs. Last weekend I attended the Continental Sheepdog Championship held on the grounds of Christinehof Manor which happens to be our Swedish neighbor. So there we were, … Continue reading

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Moon. Photo of the Week #126

Not that I’m the first to notice or anything but the moon really was huge last week. And beautiful. This was the view from the hill by the church in the Swedish village I go visit all the time because … Continue reading

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Cascades of Ice. Photo of the Week #122

This winter seems to be endless. It began in earnest already in early November and it still holds us in its iron fist. But of course there are signs. Birds chirping, tiny sprouts in the gardens and of course lighter … Continue reading

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Skyping with Cairo. Photo of the Week #121

It’s a curious thing that you can sit in the darkest corner of Southern Sweden (figuratively and mobile broadband’ly speaking) and talk face to face with friends in Cairo. But that’s exactly what my parents are doing in this photo. … Continue reading

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Snow and Toboganning

It snows and snows and snows in Denmark and for the second year in a row we’ll have a white Christmas. Loving it! Even when I am shoveling snow for the umpteenth time early in the morning. I tell myself … Continue reading

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Christmas Tree Hunt. Photo of the Week #111

This Sunday the whole family ended up walking around a dense little Swedish forest of Christmas trees looking for the perfect specimen. We did not succeed as we are very particular about our tree (VERY), but we did have a … Continue reading

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Best Friends Forever. Photo of the Week #98

Sky lantern beauty – click the image. /anna

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Sunset from the Scaffolding. Photo of the Week #95

Swedish summer evening beauty. Click the photo… /anna

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Deh vieni alla finestra, cara Victoria

For me this week has been in the sign of two wonderful, laughing brunettes: Cecilia Bartoli and crown princess Victoria of Sweden. Cecilia because she came to Copenhagen to receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize. I attended the concert with … Continue reading

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