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

Sannah came to visit all the way from Stockholm! At the weekend we took the train to London and went to the Tate to see this piece by Chinese artist Ai Weiwei.

We also saw London by night (well, eve) and of course lovely Andrew who kindly let us stay at his'. He's possibly the best host ever - (and not only because of his fox mask, that's just a bonus) he fed us, entertained us, introduced us to rugby men... what more could one ask for?

Kx