Timezone Weirdness

GMT+3 timezone

I’m currently in Beirut, Lebanon. It’s a lovely city in every way – dynamic, energetic, mixed, people of all kinds, great food, great nightlife, beaches, mountains, you name it.

The timezone is weird, though. Lebanon is smack in the middle of the GMT+3 zone, but nonetheless it GMT+2 – same time as Athens or Helsinki. My flight here connected in Istanbul, Turkey. From Copenhagen I went +2 timezones, but then from Istanbul to here, I went -1, despite travelling each.

Confusing!

Pebernødder, Again

It’s time.  Some can’t wait, some try to ignore it, but there’s no way around it (at least in my part of the world): Xmas is coming.  And so, it’s time once again to re-blog that post about pebernødder, and the recipe that go with it.

Leonard Cohen, 1934 – 2016

So. I learned today that Leonard Cohen had died earlier in the week. It was not entirely unexpected – in fact, it had sort of been announced a few weeks ago. Yet, I have so much emotional baggage riding on his songs; there’s a great sense of loss.

Brace yourself

At my house, we have a mass of purple Geranium in front, towards the street.  They are wonderful – lots of flowers from mid-May to far into the autumn.  They start flowering just as the Rhododendron are finished, and with a bit of luck keep doing so until the first snow. And with very little work. I love that, long after most other flowers are go
ne, the Geranium is still going strong – green, lush, and lots of colour in front of the house. We have precious little of that around here.

Travel no more (2015)

Looks like I’ve done my last trip for 2015. Looking forward to two travel-free weeks.

Dear airports; thanks for a hectic year. See you again in 2016.