Beacon!

Another excursion we had while visiting New York was i trip to Beacon, which is a 80 min train ride north of New York City. We went there to see the Dia:Beacon: a big contemporary art gallery. Since we were there we thought to take advantage and explore a bit of the city while looking for a real American diner to eat some food. 

Brighton Beach!

Back in March when we were in New York we visited a rather desolate and cold Brighton Beach. I still remember how my hands turned numb every time I had to change the film in my camera. It was a sunny day, but really windy which made the cold even worse.

I bet that a summer day will stand as a complete contrast to this scene; it will be overcrowded and noisy. I like seasonal places that seem like are they completely forgotten when out of season. It is great to be there at these times and feel it being so calm and notice how only local drifters and people walking their dog passes.

Last Spring!

Last spring I was surrounded by so many beautiful magnolia trees. Today I feel like being a bit nostalgic and since I don't get around to take too make pictures these days, it is always good to share some from my huge library.

I have tree days left before my final deadline. Things are hectic and chaotic, but I am positive I will make it in time. I can't wait until this weekend where I can finally relax a bit.

A Place I really Like – The Workshop!

The nicest place at my school is by far the old printing and bookbinding workshop. Here people do silk screen printing, etching, lithography and books. It is so amazing and the only workshop I feel still ooze of old fashion art school and creativity, with an atmosphere of people not afraid to get their hand dirty.

I love spending my days here, especially when the sun is shining and the light streams through the old window frames. I felt the only proper way to document this was with film. 

Another Christmas Greeting!

To avoid getting overexposure before the actual Christmas days I normally don't do too many Christmas things doing the month of December. Though one thing I do every year is to send out Christmas greetings, because I really enjoy making them and I know a handwritten letter will always be appreciated. At the same time it is a nice way to remind friends in other ends of the world that even when I don't see them every day, they still have a place in my thoughts. So this year is no different and I think I might never have written as many greetings as I was busy with the past couple of days.

Something Royal

There is nothing more exiting than coming home to a slip from Royal mail, telling you that there is a parcel for you when you are not expecting anything. You wonder if you have forgot about a recent Amazon order, but come to the conclusion that it must be something else.
There is the overnight anticipation where you keep asking yourself who might have send you something. Different people come into mind, but you really don't have a clue.
And then when you go to the postoffice you tiptoe over the counter to try and see if you recognize the handwriting on the parcel and they finally hand it to you and you turn it around to learn the identity of its sender.
After there is the walk home, where you have time to wonder what it could possibly be. You judge the size and the weight of the package like a naughty child at Christmas time. And then when you are home and you open it, it never contains what you have imagined.

That happened to me today, and I have to say I would never have guessed to receive a French specialty by mail. It made me very happy; not only the actual cake, but the whole process. Those kinds of things rarely happen anymore. 
So thanks to Ronan for giving my weekend a great start. 

Lighthouse at Kullen!

For a moment I thought that my roadtrip curse had returned as the sky was dark grey when we got into the car to drive to Sweden last weekend. But as we arrived at Kullen it started to clear up so we were able to explore a bit the cliffs surrounding the lighthouse and we were completely blown through by the crazy wind. But it was fun to let yourself hang in the air and let the wind hold you.
But it was also good to make a pause and have homemade heart waffles and ice cream in between.