Enveloperad i böcker.

Oh, I feel so distant from everything right now. I'm writing my dissertation and my head is swimming with facts and thoughts. My thesis is on how Swedish fashion photography is affected by the state of the business cycle (we're coming out of a recession right now, due to (among other things) the Lehman Brothers liquidation).

On a sunnier note: thank you so much to Jonna and Ida for your awfully kind words.

Now, back to those books. ;)

xox

Emily

Och du svarar cha cha cha cha, ni får mig vart ni vill.

Hey y'all. I was thinking about my post from Fårö yesterday, and about this summer in general, and decided that I wanted to do a recap blog entry. So... here it is. I hope you like it, and that it helps you keep the summer feelings alive in you hearts just a little while longer.


In May Kristofer and I had one of the best days, celebrating the beginning of summer. We walked all over the city, having two picnics and exploring parts of Stockholm we hade never been to before.


Then I went to visit my mom in Jönköping, and we visited the carneval.


In the mornings momy and I took long walks along the beach, and talked about life and stuff. My mom is the best, you know. <3


But the best part was going to New York, I think. I will remember that trip forever.


In New York we went on adventures evey day.


On one of them (in Williamsburg) I found my New York dream house.


Oh, I just wanna go back! Oh, well...


On Midsummer, Kristofer and I stayed in the city and celebrated by our lonesome.


And it was such a great day, from morning to night. We actually still refer to this day as the perfect day.


We went for a short weekend trip to Fårö to celebrate Kristofer's dad turning 60, and went for an excursion to the abandoned beach club.


Then dad came up to Stockholm with a new bike for me, so Kristofer and I started going on long bike rides. This is from when we went to Rosendal's garden café.


In the evening we went over Vasaparken and had pizza and wine with Sylvia, Julius and Jonas. It was a really great night, like when you were seventeen and hung out in parks every summer night.


In late July I went out a lot with friends and danced til the sun came up.


One day we went roof climbing in Gamla Stan. It was scary, but very very cool.


And of course we went to the local amusement park lots of times. I really love that place.


Especially this carousel, as you might know by now.


I mostly had my hair tied back with this blue ribbon every day.


And then we went back to Fårö for a week.


The weather wasn't always great, but the skies were as amazing as always.


We spent our days going on adventures (surprise, surprise), playing Yatzi and eating loads of good food.


When we got back I had some great photoshoots, like this one with my darling Sylvia.


I went on an excursion to find some good locations, and then there were more photoshoots.


And to end August, and the summer I guess, I went to Popaganda to see Belle and Sebastian play. I was sick, but it was really awesome.


And that was the summer of 2010. It felt short, but was also very sweet. The best part of it is that I feel like I made the most of it, and that is what made it so great. Now I'm looking forward to a beautiful fall, filled of hope and exciting things. I have a feeling it will be a very eventful time.

xox

Emily

Det är en spricka i himlen.

A few more photos from our vacation at Fårö last month. This was on a day when we went for a long ride in the car, with chocolate cookies and coffee and some great music to keep us company. I kinda forgot about these, and going through them now (and some more that will be posted soon) I thought about how good this summer really was. And how that week passed by so quickly, yet seemed to go on forever. I took these only a few weeks ago, but it feels like six months at least. How come looking back is always bitter sweet?

xox

Emily

Blåbär och kanel.

One afternoon at Fårö, when the rain had finally stopped and we were bored of playing Yatzy, we put on our wellington boots and went out into the woods. We found the perfect blueberry spot and we picked two liters of the stuff. When I got back home I made bluberry crumble with cinnamon and vanilla custard, just like the kind we used to eat when I was a kid. It was soo yummie! And then we played some more Yatzy.

xox

Emily

Himlen blöder.

One evening at Fårö Kristofer and I walked down to watch the most amazing sunset down by the lake behind the house. I have honestly never seen anything like it. It was as if the sky was bleeding and the woods appeared as if they were on fire. Skies like these makes me understand completely why writers and film makers come here for inspiration.

xox

Emily