Mormor berättar om Andra Världskriget i Sverige | Ransonering, tyskar på Järnvägen & krigsbarn. Min mormor, 90 år gammal, berättar om hur det var att vara ungdom i Sverige under andra världskriget. Hur svårt det var med ransoneringen, ransoneringskort, hur dom inte fick ha lampor tända på kvällarna och om paniken då tyskarna invaderade Norge…
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History
Trolls walked among us and wrecked havoc on unsuspecting humans
Trolls used to walk among humans several hundreds, if not thousands of years ago! This is the story about the Swedish trolls that wrecked havoc on unsuspecting humans, terrorising villages, destroying houses and leaving people in complete agony. One day about 600 years ago there was a troll waking up in the deep dark forest…
Swedish Shielings – A trip back in time and history
Swedish shielings, or “Fäbodvall” in Swedish is a pretty rare sight nowadays unfortunately. Swedish shielings were commonly used to herd cows for summer pastures and making milk, cheese and butter in small huts. Shielings in Sweden date back all the way to the middle ages and have been up and running ever since, but they…
Technology – how it changed my way of living – Part 1
It’s funny when you think about it, technology, how we once upon a time lived without it and nowadays you go ballistic when internet is down or the tv isn’t working. I’m sitting here in our living room, in our couch with my phone, writing this. Technology. I usually dislike writing and doing “serious” things…
Collecting random stuff – Cute or a hoarder in training?
Collecting random stuff have alway been my vice! But even tho the “random” stuff have been pretty innocent and “normal”, like old comic books, beard products, nice rocks etc, I think my last find takes the prize. Collecting random stuff really hits the spot when we recently moved to a bigger place, and with that…
The Barber Pole – Origin of the red, white and blue barber’s pole
Why is the barber pole red, white and blue? The barber pole, or barber’s pole is a more and more common sight today all over the world. The well renowned craftsmanship of the barbers are coming back after falling out of style during the eighties. Much due to the aids/HIV hysteria going on back then,…