Winter in Skåne definitely has its moments. Starting at 16:03 yesterday, Sunday – the winter solstice – the days will slowly but surely begin to grow lighter. Of course, we won’t really notice it for a while; the days are still going to be ridiculously short, and the darkness will linger far too long. But psychologically, I feel much better just knowing we’ve turned the corner. That the curve is finally moving in the right direction.

Especially after our autumn trip, when for three months – with only a few exceptions – we had sunshine and warmth. There’s something about a steady dose of daylight that makes you feel a bit more… human. And when you come back home to Skåne, grey and early dusk, it’s comforting to lean on one simple fact: from now on, minute by minute, the light is crawling its way back.