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Throwback Sketchbook #5
TAIPEI, TAIWAN (2019) — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: De små detektiverna
For today’s reading, I have chosen a barnbok (children’s book) from McDonald’s Happy Meal Readers (HMR). I only have this one for the Swedish market but I understand that the McDonalds Tiny Detectives HMR (total: 12 books) were also available at McDonalds Singapore and Malaysia. I don’t know what possessed me to order a Happy… — read more
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Throwback Sketchbook #4
HUSKVARNA, SWEDEN (2019) — read more
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Completed: THE KISS – Gustav Klimt
When I started this paint-by-numbers project more than four weeks ago—painting only on weekends—I hadn’t expected it to be such a time-consuming, back-breaking exercise. But THE KISS is worth it. Will I do this again? Most likely […] — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: 1001 Sudoku
For today’s reading, I have chosen the instruction pages from my bumper Sudoku book, 1001 Sudoku. It’s a brick of a book at over 600 pages thick, but not to worry, the reading is only from pages 4 and 5. Happy listening! — read more
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Starting a new journal
Sambal my red typewriter has been acting wonky ever since the move to Sweden. It’s jumping one keystroke every four characters. This is why you’re seeing “START WEIGHT” spelled strangely above. At first I was quite annoyed and saddened by it, but after a while I decided to just embrace its wonkiness.This is also the… — read more
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Throwback Sketchbook #3
SHANGHAI, CHINA (2019) — read more
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Work-in-progress: The Kiss – Gustav Klimt
I started my first paint-by-numbers acrylic painting project about 3 weeks ago. For this, I’ve picked THE KISS by the Austrian Symbolist painter Gustav Klimt (1908). I LOVE this painting! I’ve given away my large […] — read more
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Read-aloud Friday: Läsaren älskar tidiga verb
For this reading, I have decided to kill two birds with one stone, i.e., not only is this helping me practice speak Swedish, it is also helping me write better in Swedish, because the material that I have chosen is a language tip taken from Språkkonsulterna. […] — read more
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Day Job
When I relocated to Sweden from Singapore slightly more than a year ago, my intention was to enjoy an early retirement. I am, afterall, 45 (soon—in September). I had in mind to do all the things I had wanted to do but didn’t because I was working a job I loved. It’s a job that… — read more
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