Yes, we indeed did it. Late last night we were informed that the council – in a closed meeting – had agreed upon entrusting us the hostel! That was so much a champagne moment… Now we really need to step […]
Sankthans in danish or in english; Saint John’s Eve is a big tradition in Denmark and Scandinavia. We do not traditionally celebrate midsummer solstice on the 21st of June, paganism is not big here. However we celebrate midsummer by burning […]
Wow, there is really happening something these days. Yesterday an eel and today a baby blue tit which flew into the window of the orangery. I found it on the tiles, unconscious. Since I didn’t want the cat to eat […]
A few days ago my eldest and a friend found the old fish trap and decided to use it again. After changing the broken cable ties, they threw it in the water and tied it to a pole. Today the […]
In 1905 Brande got it’s own hospital. The nearby lignite pits were dangerous work places with quite a lot of accidents, some serious even fatal but most fortunately “only” broken limbs and other minor things as cuts. In 1911 the […]
A very beautiful Danish song with lyrics by Helge Rode and music by Thomas Laub is called “Der er ingenting i verden så stille som sne” in English “There is nothing in the World as quiet as snow”. And the […]
I have a new hobby – making hams. Meeting other people, sometimes end up with interesting new hobbies. Working with some guys who were all hunters, business travels to Germany and Sweden servicing wind turbines, gave me insight to a […]
Last night sitting on the sofa watching the Danish version of “Alone”, (you know; the survival in the wilderness show) with my youngest and the cat, a huuuge house spider crawled out from under the sofa. Yikes, I´m not very […]
