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On the eighth day, I present the union of egg, cream, spinach, psyllium husk powder, and a pinch of salt. If everything goes according to plan, this will end up as an omelet wrap.

A spreckled green batter on a baking tray. Looks delicous, if you ask me.

Located on the eastern shore of Lake Vättern, you’ll find Omberg Eco Park with fascinating nature and half a dozen trails to be explored.

We took the Ellen Key Trail and ended up at her old villa, Strand. What a view she had!

A woman dressed for hiking, wearing a rucksack, looking out over a lake affected by a moderate breeze.

Day five. Should I be forced to write down my top three places on Earth, the forest of Tiveden would easily make the shortlist.

Standing in a glade in front of a big rock, a pretty girl looks up at the sun beams filtered through the tree tops.

Day four of the photoblogging challenge: thorny. This one is still on my to-read pile, so I can’t tell you much about it other than that it looks gorgeous. 📚

A pretty thick book, Thornhill by Pam Smy, lays on a wooden table. The cover is illustrated in black and white. The silhouette of a house with a prominent chimney on a moonlit night. A person, maybe a woman, looks out from a lit window. The title is handwritten in all caps.

A couple of years ago, I teamed up with a robot for experimental doodling. The paper lantern was drawn by me in Sketch, inspired by a 1912 children’s book by May Audubon Post.

My pen plotter did the rest (guided by the human). 🦾

This marks day three of the challenge. 📸

Doodles of three identical red paper lanterns with a slight offset. The paper is mounted on a thin wooden stick against a black background.

A photo of me, taking a photo of Sanna taking a photo of both of us. Did I get that right on day two of the photoblogging challenge? 😅

A woman standing on the deck of a ferry, taking a selfie with her phone. The camera app preview shows a man standing right behind her, taking a photo of her taking a photo of both of them.

I’ve put a sticker picturing myself on the back of my Joy-Con set. You know, so that I can bring the right pair back home after a night of Switch gaming with friends. 🤓

This is day one of the May 2022 Photoblogging Challenge. Let’s see if I can keep it up.

A pair of Joy-Con controllers with a sticker on the back featuring the head of a guy with long, brown hair, glasses, and a beard. The sticker is split in half, one for each controller.

Today I have to watch where I type to avoid squashing my new ladybug friend. 🐞 My grandma insisted ladybugs have magical power, like the ability to predict the weather.

Is this one telling me I should… escape?

A cute ladybug is chilling on top of the escape key on a laptop.

My copy of Fungirl by Elizabeth Pich arrived the other day. It looks gorgeous and just moved up to the top of my reading pile. 📚

Coomic book cover featuring a closeup of a very light-skinned, sweating woman. It looks like she's having a hard time. On her forehead, there's an upsidedown cross.

In a pinch for a birthday present? Desperate for a going away gift? Buy a pot, a cucumber, toothpicks, chocolate, and candy to make a… candy cactus?! 😅 This one was for my brother’s 44th birthday.

A cucumber showed in a white pot filled with chocolate candy. The cucumber is decorated with white and pink mushroom-looking candies. In the background, there's a Stranger Things poster and vinyl record. The candy cactus is surrounded by natural plants.

I just learned Dagny passed away; 109 years old. She was such an inspiration and always spreading joy. In her last blog post back in January, she wrote:

ser fram emot att fira min 110-årsdag i maj, gärna med en liten fest

Wherever you are, Dagny, I hope there’s a party. 🎉

Micro Camp 2022 is just eight hours away! 🥳 On day two, I will share a short story from my life and this one weird old trick that will make your future blog post more accessible.

I look forward to hanging out with all of you in the chat!

Video editing software with an open project named Micro Camp 2022. The scrubber is set to around 4 seconds, and the video preview shows a happy guy sitting at a table raising his hand in a salutation. The title is set in a playful font and reads Accessible Microblogging: A Crash Course.

My list of books-I-want-to-read-before-I-die is lengthy. And that can make me feel… intimidated? Overwhelmed? So I decided to stop looking at it for a while and instead go back to the classic book pile. Three books. The next one is on top. Less overwhelming. 📚

A hand holding a pile of books. The long way to a small angry planet, by Becky Chambers, Rabbits, by Terry Miles, and Wraith, by Joe Hill.

One more from our ice escapade yesterday. And a unique behind-the-scenes look of yours truly, snapping photos in the most dignified and graceful way possible.

A top-down closeup of a frozen lake. There are cracks in the frosty ice, and the photo has a delicious blue tint over it. A man standing on a frozen lake. He's holding a smartphone far away from his body in an awkward position. He's probably about to take a picture.

Wouldn’t it be cool with a shortcut from your blog post directly to its entry on the Micro.blog timeline? Like a “Reply on Micro.blog” link. You can have that!

Install my latest plug-in. 👇

Install my latest plug-in.

🎲 Surprise me! has graduated from beta to the official directory. It’s a “take me to a random post” plug-in for your blog. Pretty fun!

And, in case you missed it, ✍️ Reply by email is there as well.

A screenshot of a blog with a Surprise me! link in the menu. The link is highlighted with the comment: “Click this and end up on a totally random post on your blog. Every time! 🤯”

See that 🎲 Surprise me! link in the screenshot above? Every time it’s clicked, the visitor is taken to a random post in the archive. You can have this too! Just install my new Micro.blog plug-in.

It’s book launch day! My favorite author (and soulmate) just released her first short story collection. Does cozy Swedish horror pique your curiosity? Then go check out Sanna Lund’s Arkiv för upphittade anteckningar. For yourself or a friend. 📚

Hate typing on keyboards? Miss fiddling with pens and pencils? Wish you could publish a handwritten note to Micro.Blog? Thanks to Shortcuts and Live Text on iOS 15, you can go from scribbles to blog post in seconds! 🖋

Bent over backward to get this view of Saint Katarina’s church ruin in Visby. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t get this shot straight. My back must be crooked. 😅

Interior of a church ruin. There's a blue sky and cumulus clouds. The photo is shot in panoramic mode with a visible warping defect due to the photographer lacking talent.

Are you yearning for a feel-good quick read about a bunch of quirky people repairing printers and other Apple hardware? Of course, you are! It would be best if you read LaserWriter Ⅱ by Tamara Shopsin. 📚

Illustrated book cover emulating a test print from a printer: gradients, vertical and horizontal bars in grayscale. The text reads Author of Arbitrary Stupid Goal. LaserWriter Ⅱ – a novel. Tamara Shopsin. Featuring an old reliable Macintosh repair shop.

A couple of weeks ago, I finished Bubble. A nicely illustrated, action-packed, sci-fi adventure; seasoned with a pinch of social satire. The elevator pitch? Hmm. 🤔 Monster-hunting in a gig economy graphic novel! 📚

Photo of a spread from a graphic novel. One page is a close-up of a woman grabbing a bite from a wrapped sandwich. The other page depicts a casual conversation between two friends in a bathroom. Despite a dead alien hanging from the roof, they seem carefree.

Here in Sweden, the word hygge is a clear-cut area in a forest. So that can cause confusion in conversations with our neighbors in Denmark and Norway. 😊

A smiling couple in a forest. Resting on a log close to a campfire.

I love discovering the less talked about features in new iOS releases, like that you can get cozy rain and dark noise playing in your ears. 🤩 Set it up by going to ⚙️ Settings️ → Accessibility → Audio/Visual → Background Sounds.

What gems have you found in iOS 15?

Our favorite late-afternoon-wine spot on the in-laws’ porch. The weather was exceptional this weekend. The garden view was… interesting. 😅

A woman with a glass of red wine is sitting on a sun-drenched porch. A deep, excavated ditch runs right through the garden. A tiny excavator is visible in the background.

Just before sundown yesterday, we packed the camera and gear in a knapsack and biked to the edge of the forest. Then, by foot, we followed a trail to this spot. Sanna needed material for a new photography course. I tagged along for company, coffee, and a beautiful sunset. 😊

Silhouettes of trees during sundown. Calm water in the foreground. The sky is a gradient from charcoal to copper.

Today I read Everything’s Fine by Matthew Pridham. 📚 You know that meme of a dog getting engulfed in flames while proclaiming that everything is fine? Well, Pridham’s short story takes on the same theme, in a way. Loved it!

An e-reader on a tray, showing the cover of a short story, named Everything's Fine. It's illustrated with a skull wearing a tie. A tiny planet, maybe Earth, orbits around the head. The author's name at the bottom reads Matthew Pridham.

Yesterday. A trip to Haväng for a swim in the Baltic Sea. 🗺 We also caught waves on our image sensors. As one can imagine, Sanna had no troubles. Me, on the other hand. Well, let’s just say my sensor ended up more below water than above.

Underwater photo. It's muddled with seaweed floating around. There are bubbles in the water, and at some places, one can catch a glimpse of the blue sky above.

Today, our MINI Cooper SE passed a funny milestone: 23,456 kilometers on the road. 🎉 Powered by wind, water, and solar. 🔋 Tomorrow, it will take us to the hills of Brösarp. 🗺 Keep it up, Skogsbullebilen!

The profile of a green, three-door car. It stands parked outdoors; there's a lake in the background, and it looks like autumn.

Four months ago, we visited Åkulla beech forests and stumbled upon this spectacular view during our walk. The hiker in the photo is Sanna, and the hill she just conquered is called Hiaklitten.

A nice, somewhat cloudy day. A woman looks out at a spectacular view from a hill. She observes trees, a stream, and a large body of water in the distance.

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