So, as the picture above hints I'm in cold Sweden. I left Gatwick yesterday and flew to Gothenburg where I stayed at Hank's. Today we took the train to go home - and what a train! It was beautiful, probably from the 50's or 60's (which explains the snow and ice by the corridor exit - luckily it wasn't that cold in the coach...!) with lovely little design features.

I love train rides anyway but this was particularly nice - great train, great company (with great gadgets such as an iPad), and last but not least - great views! Looking out the window everything seemed like a Caspar David Friedrich painting.

I tried to photograph the perfect snowflakes but didn't succeed very well. But they're there and they're perfect, trust me.

Hank's eyes matched the curtains - impressive!

Merry Christmas...

Kx

... and whilst we're on the subject of brilliant Swedish babes; here's another one: Kristin!

Kx

I'm still going through the negs from the summer and I'm getting quite sentimental. I don't regret moving to England and I doubt I'll be going back to Sweden any time soon, but christ there are so many people in Sweden I miss sooo much.

Like this babe - you should be able to tell from the picture, but in case you can't; she's absolutely brilliant.

Hi Bine, I miss you.

Kx

Soo, I've got a scanner, and I've started scanning negatives from when I went to Sweden with the Mamiya 7.

Originally I was going to post a different photo here tonight but then I got caught up in the world and it got a bit late - and what's more suitable in the evening time than a bit of nudity...? So here you are; I bring you Peter to fulfil all the dreams you didn't know you had...

Kx

Hey - long(ish) time no see but I've been ill and busy. I have GREAT NEWS though -

I NOW HAVE A SCANNER

whoa you must be every bit as excited as me! If it wasn't for the fact that I'll have to go out every once in a while to actually take pictures I'd happy sit here all day every day, listen to Bon Iver, drink tea... and get square eyes.

So I won't.

But anyway, enough of that. First scan - I've played around with it a bit but not too much. I guess it's a case of 'practise makes perfect' and I need to figure out how best to scan - what settings to use (and how to not break the ridiculously flimsy film holders) etcetera.

This is a portrait of Rudi, who - besides from being a lovely guy and the son of my boss - is in the great band Melodica, Melody and Me. Check them out, I made a link and everything!

Kx

I know I'm behind with the London stuff and I will post it but just have to show pictures from today - there's a lot of snow in Brighton at the moment and Tash and I went for a long walk in the sunshine. It was lovely and just what I needed. There were lots of tea breaks (Tash seems to inadvertently have invented the rooibos-coffee, however we both doubt it'll be the Next Big Thing at Star****s), lots of getting slightly lost and lots of almost falling over - but we got there in the end and in one piece (well, two...) at that.

Stay warm...

Kx