The wind is howling, sending sweet-smelling air in through the window. It’s 5 am and I’ve given up on sleep – apparently my body is very well aware, thank you, that in real life it’s almost noon. Ironically jetlag seems so much easier to conquer when having a busy shedule – give my system too […]
Så er jeg her igen.Efter en lang tur der begyndte med en meget tidlig morgenmad med min morgenduelige Mor er jeg igen på den anden side af Atlanten, tilbage i Ithaca. Det er så småt begyndt at være tradition at min Far kører mig til lufthavnen og sender mig afsted når jeg er på vej […]
It came to my attention that not all of you know these. You’re missing something!
I’ve been here not even a month, and already we’ve gone from summer to autumn. A summer evening. My Mother enjoys the TV-show ‘CSI’ and I admire the changing colors of the evening sky. As it ends and the TV is turned off, the lantern made from half an oversized zucchini from the garden is […]
Last night I felt mind-numbingly alone. Moving myself and the mattres so the ray of light from the exactly full moon touched my face I tossed and turned as the night strolled by, magnificently lit and at leisure. No companion-arms to share warmth with.No fellow-mind to shield me.No other-soul to cherish and know. All of […]
Rigtig mælk, ikke mere end en time eller to har den været i tanken på Bjørnsholm. Ikke skummet, ikke kærnet, bare mælk helt frisk og uden behandling.Måske kommer den herfra?(Nej, det gør den nu næppe, nok snarere fra de andre ude på marken.)Var jeg kommet ikke så meget senere var tanken blevet tømt af mælkebilen […]
It’s the first days of fall but the land does not know it yet. The green and golden hues of summer-strong trees and ripe crops fill the landscape, gently held in place by a warm blue sky, as I drive out of the city, west later to turn north.A few white clouds play along the […]
So, a few of you have remarked that as I was before blogging to tell my friends and family about my life abroad, I should now blog and tell my friends abroad about my life and family here in Denmark. I probably won’t remember to do it very often, especially as some people here get […]