riding a bus with my love on this amazing, beautiful saturday morning. gonna meet up with some friends & spend…
Category: sweden
the august festival.
every year, as a sort of celebration of summer & all things fun, norrköping holds it’s augustifesten (the august festival)…
wordless wednesday: photo a day august
peace.
can the unknown path be the right path?
the forest by ågelsjön. just outside norrköping, sweden. let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you…
the village on the canal.
söderköping (south borough) is a cute, little village about 30 minutes from where i live (norrköping-north borough) that lies on…
time is flying by.
yep. it’s been a big week in the eriksson-mcguire household. luckily i have the photo a day challenge to make…
a tiny corner of heaven on earth.
happy sunday, all you out there! here in sweden, summer continues as it has been… rainy & gray. of course,…
guess who?!
hey, dear readers! i’m back from spending a week in this gorgeous place. wow, was it ever fantastic! so, how…
off the grid.
pic from here. well, folks. i’m off. off the grid, that is. ready for a week of retreat and community….
all packed.
whew. i’m tired. and ready for a long week by the water. let me explain. tomorrow morning i’m leaving for…
when your heart aches, it’s time to refocus.
i want to be here more than anything right now. and i want to be doing this with these people…
summer solstice!
palm trees in greece. last october we spent a week on the island of rhodes. happy first day of summer,…
waking up in the woods.
ok. so sleeping on a hardwood floor in a room with 16 teenagers with thunderstorms booming all around outside doesn’t…
spending saturday in the woods.
i had no idea how much i needed to get back to nature. ok. perhaps i did. i’ve been longing…
i wanna graduate from high school in sweden.
last friday was graduation day for many “high school” students in sweden. well, at least in my city. we had…
off to the woods.
“A bit of advice given to a young Native American at the time of his initiation: As you go the…
a sign.
there was a rainbow in the sky when i left to go home tonight. bright colors set against the dark…
26: 12 o’clock.
an american classic for lunch at 12.00: a BLT (bacon, lettuce, & tomato). summer memories flooded my brain & my…
i’m a travelin’ girl.
this week is crazy. i’m traveling all over sweden for meetings & such with my job. i’m only gone for…
day 5: mexico, pride, & birdies.
hola! it’s may 5th. cinco de mayo! not that that means a lot here in sweden. but, in the states…
pink is not usually my favorite color.
but, today, i’m all about that girly, happy, soft color. just look at the weather we’re having on this first…
a long walk with my love.
woke up late this morning and was greeted by this bright sunshine outside my window. finally!!! lina and i are…
week 3: photo a day. april.
week three. done! and i’m still lovin’ this challenge. gives me something to look forward to each day – something…
snapshots of stockholm.
i just gotta share a few pics from my adventure to stockholm on tuesday. yes, i made it. i survived…
baby steps.
guess where i am?! if you guessed on a train to stockholm, you would be right! today i have grown…
norrköping in april.
it may still be cold, but the warm sun is shining and the sky is blue. these early days in…
the city on the west coast: gothenburg.
if you know me, or have visited my blog before, then you know that i love to travel. i crave it. i yearn…
first class all the way.
hanging out here in first class on the train to gothenburg for the weekend. surfing the net for free, sipping…
a lady, the muppets, & some flowers.
quote of the day: “watch out for each other. love and forgive everybody. it’s a good life, enjoy it!” ~…
march photo a day: week 1
as i mentioned in a previous blog post, i’ve taken up the challenge to post a photo a day using…
the many joys of having a visitor.
many of you know that i’ve (we’ve) got one of my (our) friends from the states with us this week!…
ordning & reda.
made a little purchase in stockholm over the weekend. something to keep my iPad safe. and pretty. it’s a brand…
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….
out in the sunshine.
after some serious wind & rain during the night, when i woke up this morning, the sun was shining and…
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…
lovely, lovely norrköping.
during work today i had a chance to take a few shots of the industrial area of downtown norrköping,since i…
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…
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…
new year’s eve in norrköping.
ok, i know that it’s monday now. january 2nd. the new year celebration is over. but i was too busy…
christmas-time. i absolutely ♥ this day.
it finally arrived. my first of 5 days off in a row. weeeee! and, oh what a day it has…
tuesday. 22 november.
after spending the morning writing, i met a friend for lunch at his place. it was cozy & relaxing just…
back in town!
i’m back in town and photos are coming soon!!! it was an amazing trip!
oh how i love birthdays. and my love. and asheville. and norrköping.
especially when it’s mine! that’s right saturday was my birthday & it was a great day spent with my love!…
little discoveries.
i had some errands to do today, and as i was on my way home i turned down a street…
the unofficial official end of summer. at least for me.
well, here it is. the unofficial official end of summer… labor day weekend (celebrated in the states). it actually is…
september inspires me.
on my way to work! hello, my lovely september!! as much as i love the spring & summer months in…