Varannan Vecka
It’s Sunday morning and I’ve just been watching a terrific movie on Foxtel called “Every Other Week”. It’s a Swedish film released earlier this year under the title Varannan Vecka… Read the rest “Varannan Vecka”
Tag Sverige
For most of my life, I’ve been fascinated by Sweden. It started with ABBA, of course. Then I discovered their approach to how society should operate matches with my mine. Then I visited and discovered the beauty of the place, and the awesome people. Music, literature, film.
Kitchen Stories
I read the other day that, although Swedish and Norwegian are quite different languages, native speakers can mostly, easily understand what the other is saying. Although “Kitchen Stories” (Salmer fra … Read the rest “Kitchen Stories”
Melodifestivalen 2006
It’s Monday night and I’m at home watching my favourite “geeky” television show, Call For Help which screens on the “How To Channel”. Fifteen minutes into the program and they’ve … Read the rest “Melodifestivalen 2006”
De Forsta Aren
This was a really good purchase. First, the price: normally Red Eye Records in Sydney is reasonably expensive, but I picked this up for $149.00 which is favourably comparable with … Read the rest “De Forsta Aren”
Bjorn and Benny
The last few days have been good fun. I spent Sunday with Sue – Yum Cha at Bodhi, a walk around Darling Harbour – which was great, although I did … Read the rest “Bjorn and Benny”