Easter Sunday
As we have a six-year-old in the house, and as it was Easter Sunday (read easter eggs) no one had much of a chance to sleep in this morning. For … Read the rest “Easter Sunday”
Music
Who doesn’t listen to music? I listen a lot every day. Everything from pop/dance/electronic to jazz and classical. What would life be…
My new Swedish pop favourite – Anna Järvinen
For the last few weeks I’ve had the song “Lilla Anna” by the Finnish-Swedish singer, Anna Järvinen stuck in my head.
She’s a Finnish-born singer-songwriter who moved to Stockholm at … Read the rest “My new Swedish pop favourite – Anna Järvinen”
International Debates
The global economic crisis? Peace in the Middle East? Third world poverty? No, none of those: the big issue for discussion today in Sydney has been the decision by the … Read the rest “International Debates”
Så mycket bättre
For the last few months I’ve been watching bits and pieces on Youtube of a Swedish TV show called “Så mycket bättre” (literally, “So Much Better”), a television program where … Read the rest “Så mycket bättre”
House music all night long
For just a brief moment tonight I think I’ve had what they describe as a “flashback”.
It was 1987 and I was dancing in what was the uber-cool Oxford Street … Read the rest “House music all night long”
All a bit stupid
Well that was all a bit stupid. Having spent the day in bed feeling pretty sick, I decided I’d still try to make it to Swedish class. Big mistake.