photographing on the streets of Rome

Entering a new decade, originally uploaded by ebbaviktoria.

Looking at my pictures from the christmas holidays that we spent at my inlaws place in Rome. I also met up with and old dear friend with whom I spent the new years eve of 2000 in Naples with and now we celebrated again after 10 years New years eve together but this time in Rome, a bit older, wiser and less crazy...

first days of the new decade

these days I have spent with my nearest family in Sweden, the landscape is almost unaturally beautiful, white glistering snow covering forgivingly the landscape.
Playing and screaming in equal measures at the kids my own and the cousins, playing games and trying to loose graciously, loving to be with my family and wanting space in my head to think, trying to get a perspective on my usual life.

park light

It was very cold today and my feet froze in my leather boots, but the light was beautiful and we found a treehouse in one corner of the park, where Oscar pretended he was watching TV, thats probably a sign he is watching too much of it.
Our usual park looks different when the landscape is covered in snow and ice.

Lussebullar, snow and roses in Sydenham

I am more christmasy this year then ever before, I was never big on xmas decorations and baking but now I have done both ginger biscuits, saffronbuns and marsipan figures in chocolat, to cheer us up today since we have been confined indoors the whole day, since Oscar is ill. Here its snowing big flakes and it feels very Nordic.
Found Lolitas blog today.

Lucia and xmasgift swap

Today I received in the post the lovely screenprinted shirt from Sara, thank you! And we finally got to see some Lucia we went all the way to the Swedish church for some beautiful Lucia celebration, lussebulle and real Swedish coffee. Now watching The age of stupid, scary but important message, lets save our planet!

visits from the past

Had friends visiting these days and it all went to fast wanted more chats and laughs, have't seen them together since we finished college so it was revisiting of past memories, and hopefully we see eachother before 7 years past again.
Just makes me think about how time is fast and that all the are days passing by. But also that time can be relative and that people dont seem to change that much.

wrapping christmas

Getting into xmas mode... getting gifts and decorating the house, but this year I really don't want to spend a lot of money, and we are going to his family not mine so it will be a slightly different "Jule" then usual.
I love everything in this stationary shop Papernation especially these christmas stickers,