Solveig Werner

Author: Solveig

  • 10 reasons why writing in a notebook is great

    What medium do you use to write? A computer? A typewriter? Pen and paper? Pen and a notebook? Today, I want to explore ten advantages of using a notebook for writing. I have a growing collection of Moleskin notebooks, which you might know have smooth paper and are lovely to…

  • If we were having coffee – 31 October 2015

    Long time no see! Come on in and join me for a cup of tea on this lovely day that is Halloween! If we were having coffee, you’d probably want to know why I have not invited you over in a while, and why my blog had grown quiet for…

  • Improvised Halloween

    First time I celebrated Halloween was when I was 12. Now don’t look at me like that! I did not miss out on dressing up fun, nor on going from door to door to get treats. Just that these things happened at different moments in the year… When I was…

  • Arriving in Normandy

    In September I took a break from my blog, writing, and reading. I made sure to spend some quality time with my small family. We actually went on our first ever holiday, just the three of us. Before we had been in the South of France, but stayed with my…

  • Fontaine de l’Étoile de Montaigu or The Fountain of Love a short story

    Fontaine de l’Etoile de Montaigu In the heart of the French kings’ hunting grounds one can, under contrition to keep the eyes and spirit open, come across a magical fountain or spring. It is the Fountaine de l’Étoile de Montaigu or in English: Fountain of the Montague Star.  Already the name is rich…

  • The invisible scar – #BlogBattle

    “Why can I not reach you? Why are you closing yourself off to me?” he asked. “I am sorry, I don’t want to be this cold towards you.” she replied with a fragile voice. “Where has all your strength gone? I see you as such a strong …” his words…

  • Iles Flottantes – no I am not talking about dessert

    Voilà, voilà! It’s time for another “Discovering Paris” post. This time it’s again about a new park or garden in Paris. I want to tell you about the Promenade des Berges de la Seine, or more precisely about the Iles Flottantes (floating islands that are located there). In 2013 parts of…

  • If we were having coffee – 10 October 2015

    Today, I received a very pleasant surprise in my mailbox.

  • Mushrooms, Blueberries and Caterpillars

    Mushrooms, Blueberries and Caterpillars Austrian Adventures This summer, my daughter and I joined my parents in Austria, for about a week. We lived through many different adventures. Such as a dangerous hike or visiting happy cows and happy pigs. The last hike we went on was the climb of the…

  • Locked love in Paris

    The key settled at the bottom of the Seine. Amongst so many others, that were already rusting away. At the same time the young lovers on the bridge were locked in a deep kiss. Each one still holding an open hand over the railing. They had decided to lock in their…

  • Digging in the past

    It is important to live in the present. But what can we learn from the past? A lot! And for anyone being creative in any way, well history can have a lot of inspirations! I am someone who definitely enjoys digging in the past, not my own, of course! But…

  • If we were having coffee – 3 October 2015

    Come on in my dear! How have you been? I have been a bit absent from the world of blogging lately. I have not even seen you for coffee, erm, tea in two weeks now. I have an excuse though… If we were having coffee, I would ask you to…

  • looking back and looking ahead

    Today, I am meant to publish a book review, but the book I considered reviewing (for weeks now) just leaves me without inspiration, and I read it 3 times in the last 15 years! So I am skipping the book review for now and am using today to share the quarter’s…

  • Wandering through a book

    Wandering through a book Austrian Adventures As little one and I had joined my parents in Austria, for a bit more than a week this August, we lived through many different adventures. Today it is time to share another episode with you. On my birthday, after unwrapping presents and saying…

  • Starting school

    I was seven years old, had recently moved and did not always understand the local dialect, because even within the same country you can be lost in translation.