Since 1995, school kids in Gothenburg have been offered a chance to watch movies as part of their teaching curriculum. Different movies offer different topics to discuss in plenum and with an expert / scientist present to answer questions. Erik had the immense pleasure yesterday
With last night's Oscars 2023 where several Irish movies were competing for the Oscars, including one where Irish is spoken, and talking to a British friend yesterday who recently did a DNA test with surprising results (he was not the viking he hoped to be),
My mother, Marlous turned 80 on February 25, 2023. This was celebrated over two days. On the morning of the 24th, friends from Gundsømagle came over for breakfast and we did a lot of singing for her. Saturday, on the actual day of the birthday,
Update, March 5, 2023Thanks to all who donated money to 'Doctors without Borders' in memory of Carl Edvard Sturkell! This would have sincerely gladdened him, and with wars and natural disasters, these donations are highly needed. Photo: Gabrielle. Katrineholms Begravningsbyrå sent us this memorial book for
The first of the German documentaries, featuring the Ikka project, was aired on TV channel ARTE in January: https://programm.ard.de/TV/Themenschwerpunkte/Dokus--Reportagen/Umwelt-und-Natur/Startseite/?sendung=287244000834318 Same program will be presented on the ZDF channel on 11th or 18th of June 2023 as part of the German science series Terra X. An extended
Erik has had a good January month and received funding from Elna Bengtson's fund in Sweden for an excursion guide to natural stones used for facades in Gothenburg. This project is carried out in collaboration with 'Kulturvård' at University of Gothenburg and the Swedish Geological
My aunt Dorte Heldrup, who passed away a year ago, would have turned 80 here in January. Thus, to commemorate Dorte and celebrate her birthday, my mother and I brought flowers to the Petersen family burial place on Mariebjerg Kirkegård (cemetery) north of Copenhagen. This
We finally have a date and time for the funeral service of Erik's father Carl-Edvard Sturkell, who passed away on December 8, 2022. The funeral will take place February 14 in Katrineholm Church at 13:00. After the funeral, coffee and cake will be served in
Our oldest Smooth Collie, Deli reached the age of 10 on January 19 and was therefore accordingly celebrated both on her birthday and together with dog friends for brunch today. We are very grateful for still having her around! There have been times during those
We had signed Jörfi up for the MyDog 2023 in Gothenburg. This is the biggest dog show in the Nordic region and according to the organisers, close to 8000 dogs were registered for four days of dog show 5 - 8 January. Therefore it came