A walk in the spring and sunshine. And noticing this old building in my neighborhood. Freia chocolate is not Norwegian owned any more, but still there is production going on in the factory in my neighborhood. I can sometimes smell the chocolate being made.
Recap: Haga documentary
The documentary aired on SVT on April 21, 2014. The below is my live blogging of some of the comments made along the way. Unfortunately it is not yet available for streaming outside Sweden. Update: It is available here: http://www.svtplay.se/video/1935997/haga-slott-ett-kungligt-hem It is a nice documentary that brings together the history and the current life at… Continue reading Recap: Haga documentary
Quotation Monday #60: Thoughts
“You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.” ― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
What languages sounds like to foreigners
Quote on What women want
I am going through my old highlights on my Kindle from time to time. Some of them make perfect sense even much later, the majority of them seems to be that I’ve just held down my finger at the wrong point. The quote below from Lean in, by Sheryl Sandberg was one of the ones that I think… Continue reading Quote on What women want
Birthday of Queen Margrethe
Today is Margrethe II’s birthday. Since it is Easter Week, she will be celebrating it at Marselisborg Palace just outside Århus. Usually the birthday is celebrated at Amalienborg, like in the picture below from 2009.
Quotation Monday #59: Not all those who wander are lost
“All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again… Continue reading Quotation Monday #59: Not all those who wander are lost
2048
Have you heard of the game 2048? It is addictive. And then come the rip-offs – some are funny, like the BBC Sherlock edition. Or even more difficult, like the Tetris version. You can also make your own version of the game – I made an Alphabet one. And then I thought of the possible royal… Continue reading 2048
Twitter, Facebook, Google+, oh my…
The news that Twitter is rolling out new profiles is not happy news to me. Especially since they will end up looking like Facebook profiles. Mashable argues that it might not be a huge problem, since most of Twitter’s existing users probably already read/send their tweets through various applications – and not on the main… Continue reading Twitter, Facebook, Google+, oh my…