Casque Rouge

The picture is more than a hundred years old and it was taken sometime during World War One (1914-18), however my father was born during the Second World War (1939-45). Look closely at the picture and observe that the loading mechanism and mussel are protected against the mud with pieces of socks. The person to… Continue reading Casque Rouge

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Hon blev en sån där H&M-tjej Or Berlin Is All You Need?

Började som rebel*. * “She became such a H&M-girl, started out as a rebel”. Neither of them are my quotes. However, there’s no need for despair, I did ask for permission… – What about Berlin? That is another story altogether and it is related to Switzerland, Lugano to be exact.

My Crystal Ball

Is quite small Ø 15,70 mm in diameter – measured with a calliper and that is to the 10th of a millimetre. It is mine and it whispers things about the future. It’s my crystal ball… there’s an Raw Iron sphere one as well.

Petri Or Don’t Panic Too [II]?

Julius Richard Petri (May 31, 1852 – December 20, 1921) was a German microbiologist who is generally credited with inventing the device known as the Petri dish, after him, while working as assistant to bacteriologist Robert Koch. Source: Coronavirus COVID-19 Global Cases by Johns Hopkins CSSE, 13/02/2020 13:23:05.

Det Gungar Från Skanstull Till Slussen

The latest “storm” was closer to a hurricane according to me; it made the street lights*, signs and everything swing from Skanstull to Slussen. Translated from the Swedish title it would be: It swings from Skanstull To Slussen and that would be Stockholm. I’ve never seen street- or bus signs shudder in the wind, roof… Continue reading Det Gungar Från Skanstull Till Slussen