old toys
Not all of you are interested in collecting toys, but I chose this week to greet you with a view into my Christmas decorated house, focusing on the old dolls and prams. Our house is not typically Danish as it is Swedish, inspired from living there for five years. The dark outside is lit with various chains of light on […]
When I visit my friend who allowed me to take pictures of her displays of toys and things from the old days, I always see something new
What is the ideal childhood? You are secure in the love of your parents and you get some of your desires of your heart?
# 5 of a series on a trip to Sweden in May 2017 #1 The House of Emigrants #2 Two Old Town Centers in Sweden #3 Husqvarna Factory Museum in Sweden #4 The IKEA Museum in Sweden These articles can be read in any order and are small views into what can be seen in Sweden. All the places are […]
Old fashioned and modern at the same time
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Connected.” The photos I have chosen are connected in the way that the toys are all about a hundred years old and the children on the roof of a house in Copenhagen are collecting money for poor children in 1914. Mesh
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Do Not Disturb.” This past Sunday, my father would have been 95 years old. I now think about him with warm feelings, but it’s been a long way to come to that. I have mentioned my relation to him in a post called “My Long Journey to Overcome Fear.” He was born […]
Collecting beautiful old pieces of toys and photos somehow connect the generations
A great loss was turned to a gain
" A thing
of beauty
is a joy
forever"
John Keats 1795-1821
From one Heart to Another 