Fracas Noir || Susanne Waldau - te Brake I swear to tell the truth as I know it…

I can report back on a very relaxed evening, Shamelessly relaxed, bubble bath, a glass of wine (I know some people are going to disagree on that one), and two films, The air that I breath with an outstanding cast and Rendition, a film with a political message, although not as “dense” as Syriana. I [...]

There is a quietness in our household bordering to the unquiet. It is neither restless nor peaceful. It just is. Like there are no more words that can be said, and yet so many it’s hard to know where to begin. I am not a master in argumentation. I wish that was the case, as [...]

The day started good but somehow ended in a horrible argument. We are still not on speaking terms, and have withdrawn to our respective territories of the house. I chose the upstairs quarters with my ironing and two films and Reinout opted for his computer.  It has made me feel completely down, and to increase [...]

Yesterday evening turned out to be excellent in the company of Reinout’s best friend MJ. He arrived pretty late, which was expected, and we sat down for dinner at 8.30 pm. Dinner consisted of leftovers from Christmas eve, but they tasted even better. Then it was time for another round of Christmas gift exchange. I [...]

Reinout has found a new name for me – Skippy. In the beginning I thought it was one of those impulse names that would surely go away. But sadly this one appears to be staying. I can only think of one nickname that I really think is sweet – Petite Jolie, but that one he [...]

Our Christmas shopping probably didn’t do much to boost the world economy, but hopefully it lend a helping hand. I’m happy the shopping frenzy is over though. I prefer more unplanned boutique hopping, which occasionally leads to a great buy. Like I’ve said before it’s not the destination but the journey.
In the end we had [...]

I woke up an hour ago! It’s the first time in I don’t know how many years that I slept for 12 hours. An amazing luxury for a working mum. Yesterday evening was beautiful. Really  peaceful and quiet Christmas eve celebration, just as it should be. A lot of cooking tends to stress me out, [...]

Christmas Eve has traditionally been the day in my family which we celebrate with great enthusiasm. I have tried to carry on the Swedish traditions as much as possible where the centre around the day is the Christmas table, which entails a whole array of culinary dishes. In Sweden TV is very central around Christmas [...]

Finally it’s here, the day every man, woman and child in this part of the world has been looking forward to….Christmas Eve! It marks the start and in most cases the highlight of the the festive season. As I am a die hard history buff and take pride in my often strange and curious knowledge, [...]

And so it’s the day before Christmas Eve, full of anticipation and excitement. It’s one of those days that aren’t that important in the grand scheme of things but due to its proximity to Christmas it holds a special place in the calendar. It was one of those days that were way too long when [...]