Life – Hannah Swain Løvik

By Hannah 2021-11-292021-11-29

To Lauren

Lauren passed away unexpectedly last week. Due to the upcoming wedding and new COVID-19 lock-downs, I won’t be able to make it to the calling hours/funeral. I wrote a few words to be read and wanted to share them here.

By Hannah 2021-11-012021-11-01

Time for coffee and the newspaper

I’ve been building the habit of stopping in at the local bakery for a cappuccino. Their cups are lovely and if I’m very lucky, someone left a newspaper. I have … Continue reading Time for coffee and the newspaper

By Hannah 2021-10-302021-11-01

Fall, sort of?

We had a cold snap, but it’s now back up around 10-15 c. I don’t know if fall is coming or going.

By Hannah 2021-10-07

Upplandsleden 4: Harva > Runsa

I was so enthusiastic about keeping up the momentum that I did the previous section on Friday, then this section on Sunday 8 August – no matter that it had … Continue reading Upplandsleden 4: Harva > Runsa

By Hannah 2021-10-042021-10-04

On being left-handed and playing the guitar

Apparently the first time I picked up a guitar, I held it left-handed. I didn’t know what I was doing and didn’t actually have any intention of playing, so no worries. When I actually decided to learn, I spent some time thinking: right or left-handed?

By Hannah 2021-10-02

Just making noise

This 100 days of blogging might have been a bad idea. I’ve spent the day thinking about what I should write about and discarding ideas; I realized that I don’t … Continue reading Just making noise

By Hannah 2021-10-012021-10-02

On sabbaticals and organisation

Today was my last day of work and Iwon’t be back until Monday 3 January. I knew this sabbatical was coming and had been planning for it for months. That’s … Continue reading On sabbaticals and organisation

By Hannah Swain 2021-08-052021-08-05

Upplandsleden 2: Hummelmora > Kallhällbadet

I had some trouble getting started with this segment of the route, as I was worried about hiking in the heatwave. Sure, it’s cooler in the forest, but I still … Continue reading Upplandsleden 2: Hummelmora > Kallhällbadet

By Hannah Swain 2021-07-082021-08-05

Upplandsleden 1: Barkaby > Hummelmora

The planned distance was just over 9 km and I ended up at 11.5 km due to missing the trail a few times. It was just about 2.5 hours of walking, mostly due to stopping to figure out where the trail actually was – or to deal with mosquitos. There were lots of mosquitos.