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Some anniversaries are harder than others
It’s officially a year since I left Sweden for what would be the last time I spent with my mom. It hit me harder than I expected. Leaving on an airplane On October 25, 2023, I left Malmö, Sweden at an ungodly hour to take the train to Kastrup Airport in Copenhagen, Denmark. My husband…
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Dear Swedes – stop being afraid of color
A few weeks ago, I was pet-sitting for a Canadian friend who, like me, lives and works in Sweden. She has a beautiful old house in a small town in northern Skåne (not far from where we work in Älmhult) and what I loved about it is that she isn’t afraid of pops of colour.
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What Kim’s reading: Like a Sister and The Cloisters
It’s not often that I decide to read two thrillers back to back… well, actually, we could say three since I just finished reading One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole. But I was still in a thriller mood and read Like a Sister by Kellye Garrett and then The Cloisters by Katy Hay –…
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What Kim’s reading: One of Us Knows by Alyssa Cole
As soon as Alyssa Cole’s One of Us Knows dropped into my Kindle, I started reading it and, yes, I’m hooked.
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What Kim’s watching: The Perfect Find on Netflix
I was very happy to find out that The Perfect Find was now a movie directed by Numa Perrier and starring the always awesome Gabrielle Union, Gina Torres, Keith Powers, La La Anthony, Aisha Hinds and D.B. Woodside.
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Trying to stay sane when everything is hurly-burly
I know it’s been a while. I apologise for the silence. I’ve been busy with preparing to move + being knee-deep in a new project at my 9-to-5. It’s been a pretty hectic time and I am looking forward to summer vacation, even though it’s still many weeks away. So what have I been doing?…
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What Kim’s watching: You People
As a Black author married to a white Swede and who writes about the cultural differences and hiccups that can pop up, I’m always interested in books and movies that portray interracial relationships. I’ve lived in Sweden since 1995 – when Stockholm was having a *huge* problem with Nazi skinheads everywhere and many parents wanted…
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The new year is nearly here
It’s hard to believe that in a few days, it will be 2023. It feels too soon, doesn’t it?
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What Kim’s Watching – Christmas movies and Harry & Meghan
Now that it’s finally December, I’ve embarked on my annual tradition of my Christmas movie bonanza. This usually means watching Elf, the Family Stone, the Preacher’s Wife, the Holiday, Last Holiday, Scrooged, It’s a Wonderful Life and the Sound of Music. There are many other movies that I could add to this list such as…