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Everything Is in the Gaze – one Year Without My Bodyguard
The first months after my husband’s passing, I didn’t have much strength.Friends invited me to dinners, conversations, and warmth, and I could feel surrounded by love—but after an hour I wanted to go home again. To the solitude. To my bodyguard.
Every day I looked at photographs of him. Perhaps it is about strength running out. Perhaps it is about something else—a need to be swallowed by memories, to not be interrupted in grief.
I had a conversation with Håkan Ludwigson, a

NETTE
Feb 183 min read


On Love, Grief, and the Art of Flight
Can you almost fall in love? I don’t think so. You either do, or you don’t. Love with the Bodyguard struck like lightning but grew slowly, winding. Food and art once brought people together; now I write to give shape to grief, to beauty. Birds remind me of that balance — physics and miracle, mystery and freedom. They move between worlds, guided by stars. You see, one is in love with them. Not almost.

NETTE
Oct 12, 20253 min read


Addition of more love in the south of France
Pamela Hanné - "Wranglers and Wild spririts. Giddy up!" Some years pass without leaving a mark. This wasn’t one of them. It´s been...

Marie
Aug 24, 20252 min read


The bodyguard’s hands
I am fascinated by hands. In fact, I probably always have been, but since I tend to be late with most things, it’s only now that I truly...

NETTE
Jul 30, 20252 min read


A Summer without My Bodyguard in Causses et Veyran / by Nette
It’s summer in Causses et Veyran . My first summer in 35 years without my bodyguard by my side. To stay grounded, I keep myself busy...

NETTE
May 2, 20253 min read


Living in a French village
I’ve decided to start blogging. I ’m not really sure why. Maybe it’s a way to talk to those of you who’ve tried calling me without...

NETTE
Apr 13, 20252 min read
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