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7 ways to greet the Christmas season

7 ways to greet the Christmas season

I cannot contain myself any longer, I declare the Christmas season open!! Obviously the best way is to start small, … More

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I finished "Bone" by Yrsa Daley-Ward and it is the kind of thing that I don't exactly enjoy reading for itself (it is raw) but I'm glad I have. I admire the poetry and her resiliance, and it gave me a lot to think about. I preferred the longer prose pieces to the shorter poetry ones but together they make a whole. My other poetry read is Shakespeare's sonnets. This edition has the English original, a Swedish translation and a comment. I read one a day. That is always my advice; if something seems daunting to read due to size or subject matter, break it down in to smaller parts. Little by little you will probably get to the end, I usually do. #currentlyreading #bone#yrsadaleyward #shakespeare #sonnets #poetry #readstagram #bookstagram #bookphotography #booksandflowers #lindochco #evaström #alstroemeria #readingisfundamental #readersofinstagram #igreads #culturetripbooks

"I hope you don't mind my saying so," said Mrs Mark,"but we never have flowers in the house". She looked censoriously at Dora's nosegay."We keep everything here as plain as possible. It's a little austerity we practice" -The bell, p.61 From that little remark we can deduce that Imber would not be a place for me. As much as I'm attracted to minimalism I do find that a little flowers are one of the simple pleasures of life. That said I'm so enjoying the #bellalong , partly because it is the first book in a long time that I have read without much preconcieved notions. There as so many books that I want to read, that I've heard so much about, where I'm acutely aware of other people's opinons. Not with this though. When @anicegreenleaf said she was hosting a readalong I jumped in because why not? It fitted in time and reading and discussing with others is great fun, and in this case I'm also very much enjoying the book. The colours on the cover has faded (but it does have that sexy old book smell) but the question of it means to be good is eternal (is it actions, intent or the consequences that we should judge by?). Also? Drinking mint iced tea by the bucket in this heat. With a dash of elderflower cordial to sweeten it. #currentlyreading #thebell #irismurdoch #chattoandwindus #whpflowerpower #mariagefreres #icetea #bookstagram #itsthelittlethings

This weeks poetry has been "Barrskogarnas barn" by Swedish poet Eva-Stina Byggmästar. I have not read her before but I will again. All sections starts with a poems or a few lines by another writer, and Byggmästar spins on that and is in conversation with it. The topic is the Swedish forests and their mystery and timelessness; their place in lives and folklore. This is the literary equivalent of "forest bathing" and since this is the first summer since childhood I'm not spending any time in a cottage in the middle of nowhere surrounded by pines and firs, I needed this. On a Swedish note; mitt nya favoritord är "knäckebrödsfilosof" som Byggmästar använder vid ett tillfälle. #currentlyreading #barrskogarnasbarn #evastinabyggmästar #wahlströmochwidstrand #poetry #readmorepoetry #readstagram

People have been making lists of their fave books so far this year, and I did too. It felt like so much of what I read was only so-so but when I thought about it I realized I have read some great stuff this year. The full list of my seven fave books this year is up on the blog but it includes "The amorous heart" by Marilyn Talom and "Swing time" by Zadie Smith which has really stayed with me and feels like a magical reading experience in retrospect; I really was immersed in that world for a few days and enjoyed every second. I didn't include "The magic toy shop" by Angela Carter and all afternoon I have felt guilty about it and contemplated going back and editing the list. That's allowed right? #bookstagram #readstagram #swingtime #zadiesmith #penguinbooks #theamorousheart #marilynyalom #themagictoyshop #angelacarter #viragomodernclassics #booksandcoffee #alwaysreading #bookphotography #culturetripbooks #literature #vmc40

Scenes from the weekend. In between one book and another I started "Between the woods and water" by Patrick Leigh Fermor. The sub-title is "On foot to Constantinople: The middle Danube to the iron gates". This is the second installment in his trilogy about the journey from Holland to Istanbul that he embarked upon in the early 30s. I'm halfway through it and I have to say: reading this is giving me such a sense of calm. There is just this great feeling that spreads in my body and eases my mind as I open it up (preferably enjoyed with iced coffee in the sofa but standing on trains will do). What can I say? Patrick Leigh Fermor is a balm on my soul. And iced coffee is a great thing on a hot day. #currentlyreading #patrickleighfermor #betweenthewoodsandthewater #johnmurray #bookstagram #bookphotography #booksandcoffee #readstagram #culturetripbooks #alwaysreading #readingisfundamental

Reading "As you like it" by Shakespeare in a translation from the 60s was like time-travel twice over. Not only is it a visit to an older time in the play, the translation has aged very quickly. Old slang and expression that are now rarely used in Swedish create a very particular kind of vibe. I could still tag along as I have seen adaptations of this. In the end it ends up being one of the Shakespeare plays I appreciate more for what it gives in background to what I have seen performed and to references in culture than something I enjoy reading on its own. On a Shakespeare note I have listened to the first two episodes of "Lend me your ears" from Slate. It is a podcast that aims to talk through six plays by Shakespeare and how they are relevant now and why they continue to be of interest as a way to talk about contemporary politics. Very good listening, and it feels like a bookclub; Thanks @swellvalleybloodpulse for mentioning the podcast in your stories, alerting me to its existence. #shakespeare #williamshakespeare #asyoulikeit #naturochkultur #somnibehagar#bookstagram

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