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When November rolls around, the funnel chantarelles (trattkantareller in Swedish) pop up all over the woods around our country house, providing some consolation for the darkness and dampness and dreariness of late autumn. They wait until almost all the leaves have fallen from the trees and the forest is covered by a carpet of multi-coloredContinue reading “A simple pleasure”

It is always a delight to visit the Fundació Joan Miró in Barcelona, and it was especially so this week when the current exhibition explores the myriad connections between Miro and the United States, where he made a number of murals and public sculptures and his paintings can be seen at museums throughout the country.Continue reading “Abstract beauty”

Boris Zetterlund came by the shop recently with some copies of his latest book, Statisten, and we agreed that it would lighten up the November darkness if he could present it at Andy’s Corner and, at the same time, initiate a new start for our “Saturday afternoon live” events that we have had at theContinue reading “Saturday afternoon live returns – på svenska”

October magic Mushrooms in the fallen leaves Winter approaches And, speaking of fallen leaves, here’s one for our playlist today: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3DxXBNlApwh0c&ved=2ahUKEwiq27nA66qQAxVlPxAIHZhhFXwQtwJ6BAgYEA8&usg=AOvVaw2_HofYcbLjuXo5IRUAdh84

Every once in awhile something appears in my inbox that is worth sharing and since I no longer use antisocial media l do my sharing here. As some of you might know, I spent a good deal of my academic career writing about the environmental movements of the 1970s and the ways in which theyContinue reading “Resurgence”

Thanks to Robin Gott and Kevin Benn and Anand Kulkarni and all of you who attended for making our tenth anniversary party a truly memorable event, bringing our first decade to a conclusion in a most convivial way. And thanks to Giulia Cantone for her terrific lute concert on Thursday and the Bellevue String QuartetContinue reading “Thanks for the memories”

Sometimes one word says more than a thousand pictures. This one sure rings true for me. Read all about it: https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/05/way-past-its-prime-how-did-amazon-get-so-rubbish&ved=2ahUKEwjwv7eYxoyQAxW2LhAIHdM1ADQQxfQBKAB6BAgSEAE&usg=AOvVaw2gTdjPMWpeNQju0j1VWPS1 and then order the book…

Thanks to Alison, Hanna, Judith and Rastko for a marvelous kick-off for our 10th anniversary celebration with their guided tour through the music of the Nordic countries. It was, as always with the Bellevue String Quartet, a wonderful mixture of entertainment and education and lots of fun. Alison will be back on Sunday to playContinue reading “Lovely stuff”

at least in Plattsburgh, New York. When I was planning my trip to North America and found that I could take a train to and from Montreal to visit my sister and brother-in-law in Burlington, Vermont, I saw that one of the stops was in a place called Plattsburgh, New York, and when I lookedContinue reading “Rockwell Kent lives”