Saturdays are for fika (breakfast) with the usual gang at Mackmakeriet followed by a visit to my favorite place in town, Akademibokhandeln, which I lovingly call “Akademi.”

I had wanted to do some sketching experimentation but didn’t want to use my Moleskine, so I […]

ELIZABETH GILBERT: The trick is to just follow your small moments of curiosity. It doesn’t take a massive effort. Just turn your head an inch. Pause for an instant. Respond to what has caught your attention. Look into it a bit. Is there something there for you? A piece of information? For me, […]

Last week I started a sketchbook mini-project dedicated to the wonderful town of Huskvarna in Sweden. It will feature places I went for walks with Mr. Bear and other musings. So far I’ve done a few sketches and many more will come. […]

Three birds and a bench.
Two humans stroll by, lovers;
are they watching us?

My dear love, Autumn.
Red leaves and gold; gentle sun.
Cool air caresses.

I'm still reading STUFFOCATION by James Wallman (previous post here and here). Here’s the part that truly resonated with me at this juncture: Why the medium chill matters. What it’s saying is exactly what I was just saying to my family and friends very recently, and it's a principle I've been holding on firmly for years. I wasn't using the term 'medium chill' but the principle is the same.

Hello! I'm back with more thoughts from STUFFOCATION by James Wallman. I’ve now come to the part where the book talks about the five key questions to work out if minimalism is going to catch on. I will not repeat all the questions here. There are no issues with the first three, but it starts to falter at question 4 and according to the author, it falls flat at the last question: Compared to the way we live now, is minimalism better?