As I've been reflecting on who I am and how I present myself, I decided to look at the 'My Brand' badge in the Rebel Badge Club. This...

Next week I will celebrate a huge milestone - my 50th birthday. I know some people don't feel this is one to celebrate, but since a few...

This is the second book in the Österlen Murders series by Anders de la Motte and Måns Nilsson, which I picked up at the airport this...

...OK, not technically as far as my Swedish trio a couple of month ago, but I'm writing this from a hotel room in Normandy as we've...

One of my daughters is very definitely a Swiftie, so I've heard lots of bits of Taylor Swift songs over the years, but never really paid...

Ten days ago I said that Teen and I were about to do a kayak race that weekend, as the ultimate test of familial love. This was the first...

We were introduced to this animated version of Little Red Riding Hood many years ago, and it's remained a firm family favourite ever...

A few weeks ago I mentioned to my line manager that I felt as though I could do with a fresh challenge, if anything appropriate happened...

While my adult children are home over the summer, they've been perhaps inadvertently expanding my viewing selections. So I've apparently...

I started this blog 6 months ago to see if I could manage to earn my Writer badge in the Rebel Badge Club. I wasn't at all sure I'd be...

I freely admit that I'm a badge fiend - I like having badges on my camp blanket as a reminder of places I've been and things I've done....

I definitely wouldn't describe myself as an outdoorsy person, but do enjoy time spent either walking, or paddling on canals and rivers....

Tove Jansson has long been an iconic author to me. I grew up with Moominvalley and its various inhabitants as near neighbours in my...

My general tendency is to take macro shots of flowers and insects, sometimes pictures of birds in flight, and occasional action shots of...

It's many years since I last watched Ghost, but as my daughter is working her way through a list of films she wants to watch, this was...

I have been practicing my Swedish somewhat sporadically through much of my adult life, but over the past 15 years or so have worked...

My daughter has recently set out a (long) list of films she wants to watch, and some are on my list, so that's encouraged me to make a...

I don't know about anyone else, but to me 'rebellion' has quite negative connotations. We talk about rebellious children, refusing to...

Ever since I was small, I've known of the Sami people in Sweden; I have a dim memory of visiting 'Lappstaden', the Sami village in...

Some of you may know the old song When the weather is fine Then you know it's a sign To go messing about on the river It's a fun song,...