More pictures from Kista in the snow, a little further from my office this time.
Kista snow after dark
Neil Hopcroft
A digital misfit
Bröta Grödinge socken
Sö 292
“+ uihmar + (l)et + ra(i)– + saen + þina + at + iaruta + mah + auk + felha + sin + auk + buþur + ka…a +”
“Vígmarr lét rei[sa] stein þenna at Jôrunda/Jôrund, mág ok félaga sinn ok bróður …”
“Vígmarr had this stone raised in memory of Jôrundi/Jôrundr, his kinsman-by-marriage and partner and the brother …”
Sorunda Kyrka
Sorunda is a small village not far from Nynäshamn.
Nynäshamn runestone
Just outside the small harbour town of Nynäshamn, inconveniently located atop a bank by the main road to Stockholm, is an elaborate runestone.
(amateur translation)
“uikuir kiraistu stain iuk nunai skamunbanth rista stein stanta a auian uik firth ak raist a straintath haf a nuan thumakathu
irfirt uauth thu runar”
Nynäshamn
Nynäshamn is a small town on the end of the Pendletåg from central Stockholm. Meaning literally “New Nose Harbour” it is the landing point for ferries across the Baltic to Poland and Gotland.
Ekeby runestone
Sö 250: ”Gynna reste denna sten efter Saxe, Halvdans son.”
“Gynna raised this stone after Saxe, Halvdans son”.
Book review: The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
[Read aloud to Adelle]
The Cat who Saved Books by Sosuke Natsukawa
This is another gentle Japanese cat story, following the story of Rintaro, a high school student who is left bereft by the death of his beloved grandfather, a reclusive owner of a second hand bookshop.
Rintaro is moping around in the bookshop one day, unable to face going to school and getting on with his life, when a talking cat enters the shop and takes him on some adventures.
These are a series of challenges where the cat shows Rintaro some people who have unhealthy relationships with books, and Rintaro helps them see the error of their ways and encourages them to respect books.
This is a story more about Rintaro recovering from the depression left by his grandfather and coming to terms with his life running the bookshop he was bequeathed and less about a talking cat. It is a charming story, with some interesting observations on the publishing industry and the place of technology in the future of written work. Albeit written from the perspective of a lover of books, the older and dustier the better – a perspective that resonates with me in some ways.
Who should read this book? Anyone with a love of kawaii Japanese cat stories, this is one of my favourites so far.
Hammersta slottsruin
In the nature reserve by Hammersta Slott is the ruin of the old castle.
Hammersta runestone
Outside Hammersta slott are a couple of rune stones, one is a modern memorial stone in the style of the ancient stones.
Hammersta Slott
Hammersta Slott is a manor house that is now converted into a spa and sits in a nature reserve, it was too muddy for me to explore too much around.
