Allied Airmen Buried in Denmark
"Never was so much owed by so many to so few".
Winston Churchill's speech from 20 August 1940
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 […]
The Dragon Fountain
I wrote about how my grandparents met as a result of a contact ad in a Newspaper in 1919. The post is called Serially Lost- Part Three. I would like to show you a little more about this fountain. It has changed its appearance over time, but it is still there today It was created by the cooperation of two famous […]
A Character Study -My Grandmother Asta
My grandmother was an extraordinary woman with a force of personality. She never complained of the losses she had suffered.
Serially Lost Part Two / Bombing of the German Headquarter in Copenhagen
We lost our liberty 75 years ago when the Nazis invaded Denmark. Only mainly young unknown ordinary people stood up to make resistance and saved a little of our lost honor.
My mother Ruth, Aunt Ermegaard and Aunt Ellen
Every one is unique. Even ordinary women ought to be remembered and honored.
“Meet the Danes”
When you can't afford to travel with your family you can invite tourists instead to your home and occasionally get friends for the rest of your life.
Urge to write
I am writing to reach out and to contribute with my life experience and to become a more skilled writer too.
What Heroes are Made of
German troops invaded Denmark in April 1940 and continued to occupy the country for the following five years. Before the war began the Danish government had been unwise to cut defence spending. Hence the people were ill-equipped to defend themselves. How they were to rue the desperate situation that followed. Recently, I read of a true hero from that time, […]
From one Heart to Another 