Janne: A magical life

This is my 240th post since Janne died. I find comfort in numbers…

Janne texted me from the hospital: “They found something”. I cancelled work…

Twenty one years certainly gives you perspective. This whole year has been a roller coaster ride…

As soon as we arrived in Rimini and looked at the sea, I played what became the soundtrack from these few days and for a few years. This…

A few evenings ago, I went to order food to go from our regular restaurant…

We are in a foreign country. I go to a supermarket late at night. It’s eerily quiet. I’m watching everything like in slow motion (this…

It’s 4 a.m. We are at Florence Airport. The original plan was to drive from Rimini straight into the airport…

When the pandemic hit us in 2020, the whole world had to withdraw into their own private spaces. As we all know…

I listen regularly to the podcast “Revisionist History” by Malcolm Gladwell. I’ve been reading what he writes…

I have a complex relationship with Guatemala. Without question, it’s one of the most beautiful landscapes you can experience…

I have read constantly what other widows and widowers go through and what I share in common…

When I knew I wanted to propose to Janne, we didn’t have too much money. I wanted to do it…

In 2019, Janne and I decided to take a trip to visit a friend in Marbella. This friend…

Time erases memories even if I’m slightly more resilient to forgetting. Sometimes I want to remember…

I find you everywhere…

In the year 49 BC, Caesar was indecisive about crossing the Rubicon river. This was a key event…

The Paris Olympics are over. I watched the closing ceremony from a hotel in Italy…

The music video starts with an aerial view of a cabin in the mountains. There are two musicians…

Traveling Feeling alone I’d dial To reach out To you.

The boys and I spent a few days in Antigua Guatemala. This was a usual destination when Janne and I visited…

It turned to shit on April 18th…

It’s easy to remember this day a year ago. Janne was already in the hospital. I had gotten into a routine…

Janne couldn’t stand the sight of blood. It was just a mild case of hematophobia. She couldn’t even…