Dry English sense of humor as I met it on my holiday in England lately
When people are making fun with me I really feel accepted by them.
Writing Letters Faithfully Makes an Impact on the Next Generation
My mother met her English friend in 1946. This friendship has had a huge impact on me to such an extend that their interests has become mine and my lifelong love for England has come from that friendship.
Chopin Liszt
To write lists help me stay focused and to get things done.
Devotional
Psalm 138 (Amplified Bible) Verse 7: You will revive me; You will stretch forth Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, and Your right hand will save me. Verse 8: The Lord will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy and loving kindness, O Lord, endure forever forsake not the works of your own hands. This I compare […]
Thoughts on reading Primo Levi’s books on being a KZ prisoner
What would I do if I was forced into extreme hardship?
Allied Airmen Buried in Denmark
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
Winston Churchill's speech from 20 August 1940
#174517- If this is a Man?
Primo Levi describes the humiliation of being a KZ prisoner and the traits of those who are in charge. The mothers prepare as much as possible for their small children the night before they leave the transit camp for good. They didn't forget napkins, cushions or toys. Wouldn't you do the same if you and your child ware to killed tomorrow?
Our old Radio House
The so-called Radio House / ( Radiohuset) was almost completed in 1941. The architect is Vilhelm Lauritzen and the style is very functional “Funkis Style”. The concert hall was not completed until 1945. As far as I know the Danish authorities did not want the occupying Germans to misuse this new venue. The last 6 years we have a new concert hall in another […]
A Charm from the Foundling Hospital at the Coram Fields
Sometimes you are only recognized for a good deed many years after your death. Thomas Coram who spent 20 years fighting for a "Foundling Hospital" was removed from the board ten years before his death.
What a Joy
From one Heart to Another 