Daily Archives: 1 November 2009

ekelöf on perfect solitude

This poem by Ekelöf (Swedish original: Ensam i natten) has followed me since I first read it. For me it is a description of the perfect solitude, stillness and writing. Magic. The translation comes from http://www.ekelut.dk/seven/7en5.html Alone at night Alone … Continue reading

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aurora at work

Today it is my Aurora Talentum – loaded with Diamine Majestic Blue – that is accompanying  the Lamy Vista at work.  The subject for today is legal history which is interesting – as long as I forget that the reading … Continue reading

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