Nope, not the actual island in Thailand famous for its full moon party and as a backpackers destination. But Koh Phangan the Thai restaurant in Uppsala. That was where Aina Liljefors' farewell dinner was held.
Aina, Sigtunabygden's debate editor, is retiring after over 20 years of dedication to her work at the local newspaper in the municipality of Sigtuna.
We had the dinner party last week, although not every one in the firm was able to attend. That evening, it didn't really feel as though Aina were leaving us. But just a few hours ago, I woke up startled a little before midnight. I realised that Aina has only two days left before she finally says goodbye. And it made me...sad.
Aina has been like an aunt to me. An intelligent, wise and kind-hearted aunt. She's always been there to give a good advice, to correct my grammar, to fill me with synonyms, and as a walking encyclopedia, she helps me remember facts (I think I mentioned before that she won the Swedish version of the tv-program Jeopardy twice). It's almost like googling, but with a personal touch.
And I don't think I'm the only one who is going to miss her.
Whenever I meet old folks here in our vicinity, they always ask about Aina. She is well-liked and well-known. She's an institution, always associated with Sigtunabygden.
As one of our former colleagues - Eva Schoultz - say, it's hard to think of Sigtunabygden without Aina Liljefors.
Anyway, here are pictures from the dinner party...
Aina, Sigtunabygden's debate editor, is retiring after over 20 years of dedication to her work at the local newspaper in the municipality of Sigtuna.
We had the dinner party last week, although not every one in the firm was able to attend. That evening, it didn't really feel as though Aina were leaving us. But just a few hours ago, I woke up startled a little before midnight. I realised that Aina has only two days left before she finally says goodbye. And it made me...sad.
Aina has been like an aunt to me. An intelligent, wise and kind-hearted aunt. She's always been there to give a good advice, to correct my grammar, to fill me with synonyms, and as a walking encyclopedia, she helps me remember facts (I think I mentioned before that she won the Swedish version of the tv-program Jeopardy twice). It's almost like googling, but with a personal touch.
And I don't think I'm the only one who is going to miss her.
Whenever I meet old folks here in our vicinity, they always ask about Aina. She is well-liked and well-known. She's an institution, always associated with Sigtunabygden.
As one of our former colleagues - Eva Schoultz - say, it's hard to think of Sigtunabygden without Aina Liljefors.
Anyway, here are pictures from the dinner party...
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| The walking encyclopedia. |
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| A couple of years (or so) ago, Aina got a deep, bad cut on her nose. She was busy taking pictures of an ongoing construction work, tumbled on a rock, lost her balance and fell flat on her nose. And did that nose bleed! I was with her then and did my best to keep myself from swooning. The others who saw the spectaacle were from Märsta kulturförening, and they stressed around her, doing what they could to help her. But Aina was calm as a rock - which stressed me even more. |
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| Drinks courtesy of the big boss, Henrik. |
Nice pics Jeanina and well written!
ReplyDelete/Lenny
Aha! So you are mumintrollet, Lenita! And we were thinking of visiting muminlandet this summer...
ReplyDeleteMagnus Fränberg skrev så här:
ReplyDeleteHa det skönt som pensionär. Men jag misstänker att du har något skrivprojekt på gång. För mig var du en omtyckt kollega med mycket kunskap om vitt skilda ting, men också med mycket värme och humor.
Kramar, Magnus
Och Fredrik från Kirkwall skriver så här:
ReplyDeleteKära Aina, skönt att höra att du äntligen kom till skott och slutar. Väl kämpat i alla år. Tack för tiden som kollega. Jag vet att du lämnar ett stort tomrum på redaktionen efter alla dessa år på tidningen. Jag hoppas att du får gott om tillfällen att njuta av livet som pensionär.
Kram Fredrik