Now you can get the classic Swedish dammsugare (vacuum cleaner) pastry in Halloween mode. Marzipan, chocolate-dipped ends, and a punsch-flavored mix of biscuits, butter, and cocoa. 😋

Watched: Tripping with Nils Frahm 🍿

Genius. Pure genius. Like a contemporary Jan Johansson. It’s the third time I’ve watched this performance, and it won’t be the last.

Went to a photo booth to get my picture taken for my driver’s license renewal. Someone had left their photos behind, like a scene from Amélie. 📸

Read: The Death Sculptor by Chris Carter 📚

Yet another great Robert Hunter story. I’ve never read a series before where every single book is this good, exciting, and unpredictable. Fantastic!

A good example of how much we love to fika here in Sweden. My favorite café is now selling cinnamon bun beanies.

My brother (yes, I’ve told him to move to Micro.blog) has been using AI to colorize old photos. I think the results are great. He keeps the original black and white as the “real photo” and the AI version as a fun extra. It’s him and me in the shot, somewhere in the 70s.

Playing: Stand Back by Kite 🎧

The Swedish band Kite is one of my absolute favorite discoveries in recent years. I love both their sound and their lyrics, and I often recognize myself in their words. That sense of recognition is usually what connects me to a song or an artist.

I spotted a demonstration outside the café window today. Ran out and snapped this shot.

I’ve done a complete redesign of the Blogging Tips & Tools page. It’s been on my to-do list for a long time, and with Bear’s downtime today, I finally decided to get to work. Hope you like it!

The upside of downtime — a positive take on the current technical issues with the Bear blogging platform.