Looking forward to Eurovision
In May, TV screens throughout Europe will be tuned in to the biggest music competition *puts on Jeremy Clarkson voice* in the …
Monday Matinée: Travel Diary 30-31 December 2001
In this final part, I go back to Sweden again. There is technically a bit missing from what happened on the 30th, …
Sunday Matinée: Travel Diary 25-26 December 2001
A couple of years ago, I re-posted my travel diary from when I went to Koblenz to attend the Modern Talking Fanclub …
Musical Interlude: Melodifestivalen
May 18th isn’t a public holiday in Sweden, but perhaps it ought to be. Sweden is a country that takes the Eurovision …
The Borrowers Afield by Mary Norton (1955)
Book review: The Borrowers #2: The Borrowers Aloft by Mary Norton (Puffin Books, 1997 [1955], from The Complete Borrowers) As it turned …
Musical Interlude: Lyckliga gatan
Here’s for picking more Swedish classics! 😀 In the 1960s and 1970s, many old houses were demolished to give room for new …
Swedish Ways: Lucia
I recently realised that there are certain times of year when I miss Sweden more than others, namely December. “But we have …
Swedish Ways: Nobeldagen
Do you know what day they hand out the Nobel Prizes? Most Swedes will be able to tell you: 10 December, the …
Swedish Ways: Första Advent
If all goes well, I anticipate there being a whole host of Swedish Ways posts this month, leading up to Christmas. Or …