many of you know that i’ve (we’ve) got one of my (our) friends from the states with us this week!…
Year: 2012
ordning & reda.
made a little purchase in stockholm over the weekend. something to keep my iPad safe. and pretty. it’s a brand…
just for today. just be you.
it has been 4 years since i left my job, my family, my world as i knew it behind. why?…
friday: uppsala! saturday: stockholm!
oh yeah, here come a few pics from the weekend! a train ride in beautiful sweden. friday in uppsala. a…
a tiny little road trip.
helloooo friday!!! i’m starting this weekend by blogging from my phone because we’re beginning another little road trip right now….
march is the perfect month for a little project.
gotta project that i’m starting as of today… an instagram (follow me at lizslens on instagram) project. yep. one photo…
february 29. bonus day.
wondering what to do with this extra day? a day which just happens to be in the middle of lent…
because i have nothing else to do. right.
ok. a little break. i was thinking i’d be productive today, but it ain’t happenin’. i don’t know why. ugh….
everything’s pink & blue.
i set my alarm for 6:30 when i woke up at 4:30. i was feeling ambitious. then, i rolled back…
crazy weekend nights.
hello! ok. maybe my weekend nights are not crazy in your eyes, but they are my nights just the same….
because i love fairy tales.
ok. i know you all are just dying to know. hehe. do you even remember the big swedish news from…
out in the sunshine.
after some serious wind & rain during the night, when i woke up this morning, the sun was shining and…
the talk of the town.
seeing as i am a resident of sweden and have now claimed the swedish royal family as my own royal…
ash wednesday in another way.
hanging out with people at work. I just had to do it. This morning I emailed my friend in North…
je ne sias pas.
i don’t know why, but i have a french music obsession today. i’m playing one soothing playlist after another. perhaps…
9:00 am
got my bottomless cup of coffee. lovely french music (sandrine kiberlain) in the background. two candles lit. a snuggly blanket…
a little of this & a little of that.
it’s sunday afternoon and i just woke from a nap. feeling so content. have i ever mentioned how much i…
life in the fast lane.
oh my gosh. where do i begin? life is crazy right now. really good, but crazy. working 1 job 50%…
valentine’s day snow.
we walked home from the movie theater in the beautiful, silent valentine’s day snow. just perfect. peace out. goodnight.
a simple message.
it’s here. valentine’s day. sad face. or… valentine’s day! happy face! regardless of how you or i feel about this…
just another 24 hours.
hey! i feel like i’ve been all over the place during the past 24-48 hours. i worked at the church…
saturday night streaming.
me hanging out at work friday night, waiting for the youth i work with to arrive. i drank waaaayyy too…
the beauty of a woman.
she is the most beautiful woman i have ever seen. her beauty radiates from the inside out, though she doesn’t…
a conversation (pep talk) with myself.
it has worked out that i have some time in front of me to use as i wish. some hours,…
inspired by zola.
working hard to make it cozy. mmm… success. now. it’s my turn to wrap myself up in a soft, cozy…
just kids.
my new bedside table buddies: patti smith & robert mapplethrope. i am so into memoirs/biographies these days. perhaps because i…
lovely, lovely norrköping.
during work today i had a chance to take a few shots of the industrial area of downtown norrköping,since i…
now more than ever.
i’m freaking out. and i guess it’s time. perhaps i deserve it. i mean, i’ve had all this time off….
fairness. stubborness. courage. love.
my copy of to kill a mockingbird. it’s my favorite book of all time. ever. it’s one of my favorite…
my beloved nc mountains. lake junaluska.
lake junaluska has been a part of my life my whole life. i spent summer after summer there with my…
february snow. love, russia.
they’ve been saying for the past day that there is some snow moving into the area from russia. i think…
my beloved nc mountains: canton
there is this little town on the east side of the great smoky mountains/pisgah national forest. it’s a mill town….
my beloved nc mountains. asheville.
after a fantastic week in the north, it was time for a little taste of the south. yep. down south……
new england’s finest.
it’s that time. time to pull out the pictures from my trip home to the states; and, as usual, i’ve…
the blog world & an award!
i love the blogging world. and when i’m away, i miss it terribly. it’s true. i miss all of you….
mixed emotions.
hey, my dear readers!! just a short little post to announce that i’m headed back to sweden. i must admit,…
instagram: new england style
just thought I’d share! i would write something under each picture, but as i am doing this post on my…
road trip!
Hey!! Thought it was time for a really short update… much more coming later. We’ve been in Vermont (a tiny,…
what to do when you’re wide awake & excited.
Blog, of course!! Yep. Helloooo, jet lag! It’s 5am and I’m wide awake, bursting with excitement!! I know I should…
here i go. again!
it’s sunday! all the craziness with work is over! the intensity went right up to the last minute, but now…
Traveling in a different way
i don’t have time for this. i have so much to do, and it would be so much better for…
7 days and counting.
it’s late and i’m winding down with my computer, a yummy smelling candle, and some clean sheets (there’s nothing better….
a little attitude ain’t bad.
it’s “no alarm thursday” and you know what that means? it means that when this post posts itself to my…
just thought i’d share.
good morning and happy wednesday! it’s the last day of the week that i have to be up way before…
a little music makes the world go ’round.
perhaps the tiny bit of snow that fell last night & seems to be sticking around throughout the day has…
a dose of reality.
Source: marfim tonight i got a message from a former co-worker & current friend that a mutual friend of ours…
everything old is new again.
yesterday i mentioned that i went to a baby’s name-giving service (like a baptism, but not) in an old swedish…
girl’s night.
it’s late & the neighbor has some friends over… for what i would call “girl’s night karaoke”. it just so…