Category: Random
Me talkin to myself
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A new thing in an old church: The Stockholm Cathedral —Storkyrkan — was built sometime before 1279, 746 years ago. Aside from being amazed at the age of the structure and its grace of design, I loved a relatively recent addition, the Candle Globe, a metal globe with small candle holders around and through it.…
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To all my piano-playing family and friends: Wouldn’t it be fun to tickle these ivories? This piano was created for the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930 as part of “an exclusive show apartment.” That exhibition promoted a design ethic that became known as functionalism. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm_Exhibition_(1930) ) We saw it at the National Museum: The explainer included…
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The last several days we’ve been getting the hang of public transportation in Stockholm, not just buses and trains , but ferries too. Here’s a view from the ferry of Djurgarden Island, its popular amusement park and its old sailing ships. And a quote that caught my attention recently, from American entrepreneur Naval Ravikant, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Ravikant…
Susan Palmer's Exquisite Now 