Winter walk with

a blog-friend
— well, not quite, I was thinking of her as I walked along the river. And I was very, very happy that I had the muffler she made for me, as it was -28,2°C ( -18,9°F).
Wishing you all the kind of new year you want!

Reading today

Adolf Gottlieb Friedrich, Reading, 1802

Caspar David Friedrich

Reading today

Serafina, Torquay, 1952

Peter Samuelson

1912-1996

Reading today

The Reading Lesson

Knut Ekvall, 1837-1887

Brrrrrrrr, winter

We've got plenty of snow and now the temperature is plummeting again.

Christmas was slow and peaceful — just as we want it. Not very different from any other winter day. I know that a lot of people would find our Christmases very dull. Besides the Christmas tree we don't have any decorations — unless you count all the Christmas cards that fill the walls in the staircase. And no abundance of food — I simply can't see the point of overeating, just because it is Christmas.

Cities are nice to visit, but I'm so happy that I live in the countryside. This is the view that meets me when I step out of our grocery store.

Reading today

The Virgin Reading, 1505-1510
Vittore Carpaccio
c. 1460-1525/1526

Reading today

A Woman Reading, 1882

Claude Monet, 1840-1926