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Category Archives: Reykjavik
NORTHERN LIGHTS: DESIGN MARCH & RFF 2013
Saturday morning I grabbed my most-fashionable friend and headed for downtown Reykjavik. While sipping a latté in Mál og Menning, I flipped through the DesignMarch and Reykjavik Fashion Festival catalogs, tracing my finger over the outline of the map with … Continue reading
Posted in Fashion, Festival, Iceland, Reykjavik
Tagged Aurora Borealis, design, DesignMarch, Iceland, Northern Lights, Reykjavik, RFF, Spring
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GRAY
Today I’m suspended in gray. Ash mostly, a bit of slate, a sprinkling of charcoal. Other days there’s mercury and fog or if I’m lucky silver and gunmetal. Rarely do I glimpse other hues. Cursing under my breath, frustrated with … Continue reading
Posted in Depression, Iceland, Reykjavik, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged depression, gray, Iceland, Reykjavik, SAD, Winter, winter blues
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Winter Solstice in Iceland
We live in the darkness, sharing our blackened world with troll-like creatures that sneak into our homes. At night, these trolls lick our pots, steal our sausages, slurp our Skyr and leave small gifts for the children. In the waking … Continue reading
Posted in expat, Holidays, Iceland, Reykjavik, Winter
Tagged Iceland, Reykjavik, Winter, Winter Solstice
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MY DAILY FIX: COFFEE & CAFES IN REYKJAVIK
In high school we used to sneak off campus and drive over to Rae’s, a 1950s-style diner, to drink tall iced coffees and smoke cigarettes. Some nights, we’d head east and saunter into Canter’s Deli. In bright red lipstick, vintage … Continue reading
Posted in expat, Food and Drink, Iceland, Reykjavik
Tagged cafes, coffee, coffeeshop, Iceland, Reykjavik, travel
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I CAN’T HELP BUT THINK YOU BEAUTIFUL
Oh, Iceland—you are stunning of late. With your crisp air, pink skies, frozen lakes, and that marvelous light dusting of snow on the mountain, I can’t help but think you beautiful. So much so, that I can almost forgive … Continue reading
ICELAND AIRWAVES: Soul, Funk, Folk, & Gale Force Winds
Waves crashed over the seawall littering the roads with seaweed and stones, rooftops blew off homes forcing the main street to close, and hundreds of bands arrived into Reykjavik ready to rock it. Despite gale force winds blowing straight from … Continue reading
Posted in Festival, Iceland, Music, Reykjavik, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Festivals, HAM, Iceland Airwaves, Lay Low, Lockerbie, Music, Of Monsters and Men, Reykjavik, Winter, Ylja
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REYKJAVIK BY DESIGN
In Reykjavik, hidden behind brightly painted doorways and tucked behind tall tin homes, a carefully curated world thrives. This is a city where design takes precedence, where everyday life is alive with decorative details. On Wednesday, I turned off of … Continue reading
Posted in Art and Design, Iceland, Reykjavik
Tagged design, Iceland, Reykjavik, spark design, travel
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A PUSSY RIOT: Gay Pride in Iceland
I’ve tried to keep this blog clean—this is not the place for me to talk about politics or show photos of my children. My husband works for the US government and we’ve been posted to countries where they scrutinize every … Continue reading
Reykjavik Top 5
The Foreign Service is full of bloggers, both spouses like me and employees of the Department of State, that chronicle our crazy, nomadic life. The FS bloggers do a regular round-up of posts and, while I’ve participated, I almost never … Continue reading
Posted in Bucket List, expat, Foreign Service, Iceland, Reykjavik, Uncategorized
Tagged bidding, cons, foreign service, Iceland, pros, Reykjavik, trailing spouse
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SCHIZOPHRENIC SPRING
Our house is whistling. It sounds like the wind will yank it up from the foundation and pitch it across the fjord. Someone told me that today the winds reached sixty miles an hour. After our very long winter, I … Continue reading
