Working over the phone, I spend a lot of time on ”hold” every week. That means listening to a lot of music while getting paid. Today, I got lucky when a customer asked that I would wait for him, and left me hanging for about ten minutes (it always amazes me when people call…… Continue reading Cyranny’s Jukebox…
Layered pain… Peeling the bittersweet memories off your tormented onion heart… You shed, sorrow skins. Fragile reminders of your forever fierce vulnerability…
My Reader has been flooded with reminders that today is Valentine’s Day, as I expected it. A lot of “Yay! It’s Valentine’s Day!!” and a lot of “V-Day sucks!!”… Personally, I am in between. I don’t mind a kind attention, but I don’t expect anything special on this day. Besides, I am working until…… Continue reading Random Danish memories…
The Little Mermaid, Nyhavn, Hans Christian Andersen’s childhood house, Tivoli Gardens, Legoland, the numerous castles… Of course, if you planned a first trip to Denmark, you probably would like to see the major attractions. Who could blame you? I like the little memories the most. All these little things that make me feel familiar…… Continue reading Random Danish memories…
It was a beautiful day, wasn’t it? Her voice trembled a bit, the memories suddenly overwhelming. She repressed a sob, and felt his fingers tightening around her free hand, encouraging her to keep flipping through the pages. She remembered how most of them had disaproved at first. Her friends, her family… Even her…… Continue reading Until death…. (Tell me a story)
We are about to say goodbye to 2019. One thing I learnt in 2018, is that sometimes, I need to let my emotions set before writing about them. And there is one subject I can always turn to, when everything else fails. Yeah, I heard you, in the back… You know me pretty well,…… Continue reading Random Danish memories…
This is what Danes call a Kalendarlys, or ”Light calendar”. Many Danish families have lit theirs for the first time yesterday night, just like me. The idea is to enjoy the very hyggeligt light of your candle a little each day bringing you one step closer to Christmas. With the days being at their shortest this time…… Continue reading Looking back… Day 2.
Can you guess where my feet were wandering, on that most beautiful day?
I toss the embers with my bare fingers. Burning so sweetly… I’d much rather ache from the memory of your fiery touch, than just forget and loose so much… I need the bitterness if it can keep alive just one caress. It’s only in the gloom that light’s beauty truly blooms…
When referring to Carnivals, people will usually think about Venice in Italy, Mardi Gras, in Louisiana, or Rio de Janeiro in Brazil… But in May, every spring, Denmark holds what is said to be the biggest carnival in Northern Europe. This year, Aalborg (Denmark’s fourth largest city) was holding its 25th carnival, and I was lucky enough to watch the…… Continue reading Carnival’s in town!
Cyranny's Cove 