So I visited Stockholm two weeks ago. Naturally, I stopped by the Royal Palace. Unfortunately, they have restricted the use of cameras inside – but it is well worth the visit. If you go, I would try to get a guided tour of the treasury. The other rooms can be nice enough to have a… Continue reading Stockholm – the Royal Palace
Month: March 2014
Travelling alone
There are two distinctions to be made here: Travelling alone to meet someone else at a set destination, or Travelling by yourself to spend time in your own company.
Cauliflower soup
Growing up, my mother had her share of stand-by recipes. We were (and to this day some of us still are) a family of picky eaters. Tomato soup, spaghetti and minced meat, home-made pizza, tacos, and cauliflower soup were all things that we’d all eat. Whenever I eat either of those things, I am transported… Continue reading Cauliflower soup
Quotation Monday #55: Spring
“Spring shows what God can do with a drab and dirty world.” ― Virgil Kraft
Quotation Monday #54: Love
“If people did not love one another, I really don’t see what use there would be in having any spring.” ― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Librarians
“You don’t look like the librarians I remember,” he told her. “We’ve changed. There was a whole press release issued about it, but we didn’t get much media coverage.” – Almost Summer by Susan Mallery I really think it is fun to play with the whole librarian stereotype at times. Basically because, of all the librarians I… Continue reading Librarians
Review: The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made It Into the Twenty-First Century. Peter Conradi
The Great Survivors: How Monarchy Made it into the Twenty-First Century was recommended to me from a friend as we talked about the future of the monarchies. It gives a good, and easy, overview of the various monarchies in Europe, and the history behind them.
Quotation Monday #53
“Spring is the time of plans and projects.” ― Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina
It is fastelaven!
Which includes buns filled with whipped cream.