As Erik was going with the Glaciological Society of Iceland 'JÖRFÍ' up on the Vatnajökull glacier and needed transport to Copenhagen Airport, I decided to spend the time in Denmark at my mother's new home, and celebrate my 50+ birthday with friends in Gundsømagle. It's
Friday was the day where Michelle Nygren defended her PhD thesis 'Impact of climate variability on dynamic groundwater storage in mid- and high latitude countries' at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Erik was the examination coordinator meaning he was responsible for organising the defence and
Today marks the one-year anniversary of moving into our new home on Skjutbanegatan in Landala Egnahem, Gothenburg. We are still more than happy with this home and grateful every morning to wake up in this cozy wooden house. It has a very charming atmosphere and
Our older Smooth Collie, Glitnir has now reached the admirable age of 13 years. She is still in pretty good shape and not on any medication. During the year, she had one near-death incident when she drank algae water. I had to bring her to
While in Iceland, we were luckily able to attend the PhD defence of Eemu Ranta at the University of Iceland. Eemu is a former BSc and MSc student of ours on the Ikka project in Greenland, and similar to his Master's thesis, he has done
What an intensive program we have had in Iceland the past week. Much to attend and much to celebrate! Upon arrival in Iceland Sunday last week, Erik and I could celebrate that it is now 12.5 years since we got married at Sýslumaðurinn in Reykjavík
Our youngest Smooth Collie, Deli (Honey Melon Fay Fidelia) turned 9 yesterday. Every year she manages to add to her life at times feel like a miracle. She has a badly functioning pancreas and that causes challenges to her health. Luckily, not all the time,
Wishing everyone a Happy New Year! We just came back from perfect winter conditions in Särna, Dalarna in Sweden where we celebrated New Year with our friends Bo and Susan, Kennel Ulvedalen. Erik got his first-ever sled dog trip with an 8-dog team and Bo
Who would have thought Denmark would offer a white Christmas this year? While Greenland and Iceland are lacking snow, snow fell over Gundsømagle on the 23-24 December and gave us one of the rare white Christmasses in Denmark. This is the last time, we will
Congratulations to Axel Sjöqvist on a successful PhD dissertation on the 10th of December 2021 at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Axel's PhD thesis is entitled "Ample Rare Elements - A Geochemical Anomaly in the Earth's Crust at Norra Kärr". His opponent was Thomas Find