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Alexandra Grabbe

Author of Seeing Joy and The Nansen Factor

Alexandra Grabbe

Author of Seeing Joy and The Nansen Factor

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Bo Darnell statue on the Strömstad waterfront, Sweden
Added on February 3, 2024 Writing

River East, River West

I’m posting a photo of a statue near the waterfront in Strömstad, Sweden, where my husband has a summerhouse. I love the fact that this […]

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Added on January 30, 2024 Russia/Ukraine

Book Recommendation & Pure Lunacy

“I approach Holocaust memoirs with knee-bending respect: for the survivors who recall the atrocities they suffered during World War II so that we will never […]

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Added on January 27, 2024 Russia/Ukraine

Thoughts on Putin

I hope the Republicans in Congress come to their senses and stop blocking funds for Ukraine. On the drive back from Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport, Tommy’s friend […]

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Added on January 26, 2024 Publishing

Why Page Proofs?

Today I finished reviewing the page proofs for The Nansen Factor. I read them over twice. Page proofs are super exciting for an author because the […]

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Added on January 24, 2024 Sweden

Orientation for Newcomers

I will be blogging about living abroad and my impressions of Sweden, as well as the world of a debut author (me!), history, and the […]

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Added on January 21, 2024 Sweden

Reasons to Visit Strömstad in Winter

While shopping downtown yesterday, I photographed these windows. The buildings in Strömstad are a variety of colors, pink, yellow, and red being the most common. […]

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Added on January 20, 2024 Travel

International Travel is Strenuous for Seniors

Strenuous is the only word to describe our trip yesterday. We traveled Icelandair, which was fine. We admired the new Terminal E wing at Logan […]

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Added on January 18, 2024 Travel

Off to Sweden …

Today I am moving my recent writing to this personal blog. Since last April, I shared impressions of Stromstad, Sweden with Facebook friends. Now, my […]

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