Reading

I love reading. And when I can’t read a book, I’ll listen to one. Here my favorite books of 2023:

  • The one hundred years of Lenni and Margot by Marianne Cronin.
  • The summer before the war by Helen Simonson.
  • A week in winter by Maeve Bincy.
  • The girl from Berlin by Ronald H. Balson.
  • My murder by Katie Williams.
  • Snow crash by Neal Stephenson.
  • Wool by Hugh Howey.
  • The invisible life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab.
  • Between to moons by Aisha Abdel Gawad.
  • The three-body problem by Liu Cixin.
  • Leviathan wakes by James S. A. Corey.
  • Silent Earth: Averting the insect apocolypse by Dave Goulson.

Gardening

Balconies are also gardens! On our Berlin balcony I grow the loveliest strawberries, cucumbers, potatoes and herbs. I’m particularly interested in permaculture, food forests and organic agriculture.

Furniture restoration

Restoring antique and vintage wooden furniture clears my head. Not having a workshop though, I have to resort to our bathroom, which now houses a collection of tools, varnishes and glues :p.

Dog

My dog Rube is always ready to join in on the fun. You probably heard him in one of our Zoom calls.