The armed guards at the gate of the Old Cataract scrutinise Shane’s shorts and our Birkenstocks, making sure we understand we’re required to spend a […]
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Egypt ⛵️ Nile Cruise Aswan – Luxor
It’s been 12 years since the last time we went on holidays, just the two of us, without the Awesome Kid. We tingle with excitement […]
Continue readingThe Captain’s Island
Dear Ones, [SEPTEMBER 2018] You may know, my father, The Captain, died in July and I went to Norway for his . . . . […]
Continue readingKarl Ove’s Struggle
I’m reading ‘Some Rain Must Fall’ by my fellow countryman and memoirist Karl Ove Knugsgaard at the moment. It starts with his student year at […]
Continue readingA week before The Funeral
Dear Ones, This is one of those strange times in my life, when all I can do is lean into love and be ok with […]
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