Dedicated to My Australian Friend
Paolsoren's ancestor came from harsh living conditions on Laesoe, Denmark, to Australia
Salts Mill, Yorkshire
Sir Titus Salt considered the harsh living conditions of the weavers and mill workers in Bradford, so instead of retiring, he created a new town with good houses and facilities for his workers.
Who Collected The Impressionist Paintings in Their Time?
Edmund de Waal, the author of "The Hare with the Amber Eyes", has chased his Eprussi family history. The Nazis stole a lot of possessions, and the Japanese Netsukes were only saved by their faithful domestic help in Vienna. Like his distant relative Charles Eprussi, he seeks to refine his art, the creation of fine porcelain and pottery.
In The Past, And Now
The older I get, the more I think about my childhood and youth. Comparing my life with the lives of modern-day children, I see that life has changed for the worse.
Glimpses From a National Park in Southern Sweden
A few hours’ drive from the bridge between Denmark and Sweden is a National Park called Söderåsen. The varied landscape includes many paths through woods, moors, and meadows. Henry and I tried to follow certain coloured routes and mostly succeeded without getting lost. We took with us food for two days and made our own meals at the hostel. Outside […]
Riga, Latvia
For many years, I wanted to visit the Baltic countries. Three small countries finally gained independence from the former Soviet Union in 1991. Living in Sweden thirty-five years ago, I accompanied the oldest son in sixth grade to Tallinn, Estonia, shortly after the liberation. The variety of food was scarce, and everything seemed poor. After all these years of independence, […]
War Memorials at Helsingborg, Sweden
A heartfelt thank you to Sweden for opening up for our percecuted Danish citizens during WWII
Fifth of May, The Danish Day of Freedom
Henry and I want to honour our fallen WWII heroes by visiting their graves and memorials
The Circle of Life, My Grandmother’s Illness in 1905
I can’t ask her about it. My maternal grandmother died more than forty years ago. At age twenty-five, she was admitted to a Copenhagen Hospital called Oeresund Hospital. I have always known about it, but not the exact location. The diagnosis was severe, bleeding stomach ulcer. I have often wondered what was the cause of this. She worked long hours […]
Light in Darkness
A heartwarming gesture in the dark winter. An act of spontaneous helpfulness
From one Heart to Another 