The libraries at a library system in a moderately populated county in North Carolina: you might not expect there to be lots of Swedish books there, but there are. I mean, random little books everywhere you look: An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed: This was a fun… Continue reading Swedish books at a small library
I found this book "The Nansen Factor" at the library and immediately picked it up. First, because the pattern of the flowers on the front reminded me of Sweden. Second, I thought it might refer to Dr. Nansen, the Norwegian sailor who tried to get to the North Pole in 1893 (I was right about… Continue reading The Nansen Factor
I am making an animation -- about Sweden! -- and New Years! -- and it starts with snow. Isn't it pretty? It's all made in Blender. Not sure which I love more. What do you think? https://youtube.com/shorts/9ph-ZQnuIpI
I've gotten much better at reading both Arabic and Swedish ... Arabic after having read the translated versions of the first three Harry Potter books, and Swedish after having read a few old, thick, word-rich Swedish books I found at the Los Angeles Library. I didn't notice I was getting that much better, because really… Continue reading Reading Arabic and Swedish
I wrote about Swedish books at the Los Angeles library earlier, and I wanted to write more specifically about the kids' books in Swedish that they have. They have a lot of them! These books are all housed in the children's section (as opposed to the international books section). Most are not actually on the… Continue reading Swedish books at the Los Angeles Library
Every year at Christmas time, the Norwegian embassy puts a Christmas tree in the main train station in Washington DC. It's an ugly looking tree: Norwegian Tree at Union Station They do this every year. I don't know for how long, but back when I was passing through Union Station all the time in the… Continue reading The Norwegian Tree at Union Station
The Home is a book about a family in Sweden in the early 1800s. They have like 7 kids. The author is Fredrika Bremer. I got to know her through an exhibit I saw at the Swedish museum in Philadelphia. I found The Home in the Loserville Library, in Swedish. In the original Swedish, the… Continue reading The Home: a book from the year 1839 sounds like it was written today
I've been reading two books written in days of yore, both set in Scotland. One is Waverley, which was published in 1814, and one is Beside the Bonnie Brier Bush, published in 1894. So they were both published on opposite bookends of the 19th century. I'm reading them because they are both books that Lucy… Continue reading Scottish-Swedish words
I am both re-reading Villette right now (by Charlotte Bronte), and reading The Home for the first time (by Fredrika Bremer). Charlotte Bronte is world famous, of course. Fredrika Bremer, an author from Sweden, may not be famous right now, but she was back in her day, even in the USA. The Loserville library has… Continue reading Charlotte Bronte and Fredrika Bremer
The last time I made a video about Sweden, it was fall 2017. Can't believe we're 6 years past 2017. The time gap was not intentional. I just got caught up with other things. But I finally got one done. . Taylor Swift singing about Sweden (Mirrorball): I made this in Blender 3D. I tried… Continue reading A new video about Sweden
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