Sunday, September 4, 2016
The proper way to eat eggs
is apparently out of a martini glass. As served at Cafe Sabarsky. Beautiful salting hand belongs to my friend Jenny.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
Monday, August 22, 2016
My third book is just out!
My third book just came out. It's only available in Swedish and it's about Nina, a girl just starting school. It's also about Nina's family, about a small thief living in their kitchen, about trouble with friends and fun with friends and all kinds of stuff that people aged 4 and up can relate to.
If you read Swedish or see this book as your doorway into our fascinating language,
get your book here:
I love meeting my readers.
PS. Yes! This is indeed the Ferragamo dress bought thanks to a cancelled flight.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
Next week, we're going to CANADA!!!
You have any advice on what we must see and do in Montreal, hit me!!
My baby
Miss this young woman like CRAZY.
Vanja called from camp the other day, sounding all happy.
She's taken up running and is learning to read sheet music, dancing and making new friends.
She's also started teasing me, in a manner that's very to the point but kind and funny.
Weird how she's grown so fast, this was yesterday, I swear.
and yes, Joel has grown too.
Good thing the twins are still quite young:
Thursday, August 11, 2016
What happened at the outlet
So I was in Italy with a bunch of friends and their kids. Our friends love outlets, I love an outing. So I came with on an outlet outing.
With limited funds and a clumsy disposition, expensive clothes are kind of never a good idea for me. But then Vanja fell head over heels in love with a pair of Stella McCartney jeans and I found a yellow Ferragamo dress.
I told Vanja: We're not buying any of this, we can't afford it and we're too clumsy.
But then I checked my e-mail and there was a mail saying I would get a refund for the ticket I bought when the airline cancelled my flight a few hours prior to departure and offered me a new one two full days later. Would not have been a big issue except for the fact that my dad was so very, very ill at the time.
NOW THE AIRLINE HAD TO PAY UP, BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE WRONG.
the amount was almost exactly equal to the sum of jeans and dress.
and so it happened that half a year later, at least something good came out of a horrible day.
I SAID YES TO THE DRESS. And to Vanja's jeans. Here's me in dress at the bookrelease of my third kid book.
With limited funds and a clumsy disposition, expensive clothes are kind of never a good idea for me. But then Vanja fell head over heels in love with a pair of Stella McCartney jeans and I found a yellow Ferragamo dress.
I told Vanja: We're not buying any of this, we can't afford it and we're too clumsy.
But then I checked my e-mail and there was a mail saying I would get a refund for the ticket I bought when the airline cancelled my flight a few hours prior to departure and offered me a new one two full days later. Would not have been a big issue except for the fact that my dad was so very, very ill at the time.
NOW THE AIRLINE HAD TO PAY UP, BECAUSE THEY WERE IN THE WRONG.
the amount was almost exactly equal to the sum of jeans and dress.
and so it happened that half a year later, at least something good came out of a horrible day.
I SAID YES TO THE DRESS. And to Vanja's jeans. Here's me in dress at the bookrelease of my third kid book.
I love Florence
Stumbled across a French wedding party, vive les mariés!
If you get married in Italy, naturally, your wedding car is a white Fiat 500.
The wedding party was very, very posh. Their level of grooming was way out of our league. They all looked like they'd stepped out of a movie.
Then watched the serious business of concerned Gucci employees move shoes a few millimeters to the left. I love the little window behind the window for this purpose.
Envied a lone kayaker. Florence is a beautiful city but Arno? Not so struck.
Niki at the lovely hotel Albion.
Cathy, this is for you!
How I've felt post-birth all three times. All good, now could I just relax and read for a little bit? Animals can tend to the newborn while the baby father can praise me.
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Where we are now
Niki and I took the train up north to spend a few days with my childhood friend Sara, her husband Petter and their kids Lee and Dina (son Morris was away).
It's so beautiful up where they have their summer house.
Here's Sara with Mason. He usually lives in LA just like the rest of the family.
The house is a one minute walk from the beach. Here's Niki with friend Ossian.
Lee.
Sara reading with Mason watching.
girls by the sea
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Veronica
Ronnie, a longtime reader of this blog (and letters to marc jacobs for those of you who remember), dropped me a line.
I went to check out her own blog and was amazed at the beauty of her pics.
Take a look for yourselves.
http://www.veronicazhang.com/blog/
Monday, June 20, 2016
Today is World Refugee Day, but yes, everyday is
pics by Andreas Lind @refugeeveryday
Nearly 60 million people are displaced worldwide. Each day thousands more flee their homes. Beyond the headlines, men, women and children lead everyday lives in makeshift camps, On June 20, we shine the light on the strength, courage, and resilience of millions of refugees. #WithRefugees #World RefugeeDay.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
not what he penned
I know he wrote it differently, lounging in that leather seat, but the way I've always sang along with Englishman in New York is not
"I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien
I'm an Englishman in New York"
But instead "Oh oh I'm an idiot, I believe in anything, I'm an idiot in New York".
Not sure how it happened. Perhaps because I'm an idiot in New York?
Try it for yourself.
Monday, May 30, 2016
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