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
What better way to start a New Year than go out with a sled dog team in glorious sunshine, lots of snow and minus 16 degrees Celsius! New Year was spent with sled dog friends Bo and Susan from Kennel Ulvedalen in Särna, and our
Christmas 2022 was celebrated with my mother in her new home in Gundsømagle in Denmark. Less space of course than in her old house but it worked pretty well with 3 people, 2 dogs and 2 cats. We went around to friends and neighbours in
We are extremely proud of Lotta Hanzelmann and the M.Sc. thesis work she has been carrying out the past years at RWTH Aachen University, Germany. It has not been easy to conduct laboratory work when instruments and laboratories have been shut down occasionally due to
The past week was spent in Reykjavík, Iceland taking care of practical matters and meeting up with friends. We still have an apartment in Reykjavik, where part of it is rented out, and our big Toyota Landcruiser was desperately in need of a better long-term