When I went in upper level of compulsory school we had the library in the same building, which was great. Often a school has a school library but we had grubbebibblan (which is a branch of the central library). Of course we went there to borrow books but also to read magazines and sometimes to play a part of chess.

Armchairs at grubbebibblan

But this two armchairs who used to be a light blue sofa for two was most of the time what lead use there. Just so we could get some peace and not think about school for a while. The sofa was in one way funny, because the sides could be turned a side. It’s hard to explain but I promise it was kind of cool.

Sometimes only two persons where sitting there, but most of the time it was at least three. Worse was if only one person where sitting there and none of use (my friends) know that person. It happened often and was not fun. Then we used to circulate some round the bookcases and if that didn’t help we had to take a place by a table instead and wait.

So tonight when I went there to leave some books that I had borrowed I took a picture of the armchairs while I was thinking of that old sofa. A sofa that has heard so many pupils talked and gossip and also stand all other things and stuff that young people do in a sofa.

För er som kan svenska, soffan blir kanske inte saknad på samma sätt som den regnbågsfärgade från boktipset. Men eventuellt att den på något sätt saknas av fler än mig, jag hoppas då det. För den soffan förknippade iaf jag med många bra minnen från skoltiden.