Happy Monday and a few odds and ends from around here:
1. #London: I barely seemed to have time to snap this one pic from a quick overnight to London – between meetings and the fog, there didn’t seem to be many opportunities for a good photo. Still, when your meetings are to this view, I don’t complain…
2. Norway the Slow Way: This was a great piece that popped up this weekend in the NY Times Travel Section. It chronicles a trip on the Norwegian coastline, made in part by the author for a search on his grandfather’s roots. The family story is quite interesting; but so are his Scandinavian cultural observations, which after a year of being here in the region, I find pretty on the mark. And finally, someone that can explain the allure behind slow TV… getting a feel for the trip with the interactive components embedded in the article are icing on the cake.
3. Fall Colors: I definitely don’t believe that (despite cool breezes that tell us otherwise) summer ends before September 21st, but even I have to admit that fall days are here. Fall wardrobing isn’t going to be doing much for me this season given bump constraints but I am eyeing some fall colors. A mani or pedi would definitely be in order but Copenhagen isn’t the easiest place to get one of those, as is the case with most services. Still, my eye is on this color – also something tells me Tom Ford probably makes then shiny – just the way I like them.
4. Just Read: In anticipation of a new book club this week, I read Jess Walter’s The Financial Lives of the Poets in my favorite style – in two sittings the day two days before. I really enjoyed his Beautiful Ruins
and ultimately found that to be the better book of the two – likely because of the Italian factor… Plus, stories of those who seemingly knowingly make one poor financial decision on the back of another at the risk of their family bring me down. That being said, the protagonist’s inner monologue is really well written – and I found myself laughing out loud more than once because of a particularly good turn of phrase.
and ultimately found that to be the better book of the two – likely because of the Italian factor… Plus, stories of those who seemingly knowingly make one poor financial decision on the back of another at the risk of their family bring me down. That being said, the protagonist’s inner monologue is really well written – and I found myself laughing out loud more than once because of a particularly good turn of phrase.