Thursday 27 December 2018

Wednesday 26 December 2018

Finnish Christmas pastry

These traditional Finnish pastries have been my favourites since my early childhood ... :-)



joulutorttu (Finnish lit. "Christmas tart", Swedish jultårta; sometimes known as tähtitorttu "star tart") is a Finnish Christmaspastry. It is traditionally made from puff pastry in the shape of a star or pinwheel and filled with prune jam and often dusted with icing sugar. The pastries can be in other shapes and apple used in place of the prune jam. (Wikipedia)

Sunday 23 December 2018

The medieval Brunnby church

The medieval  Brunnby church is one of my favourites here in northwestern Skåne


Saturday 22 December 2018

A white Christmas?

This morning we had the first snow. Maybe we will have a white Christmas here in Hittarp?


Wednesday 19 December 2018

Wednesday 12 December 2018

Tuesday 11 December 2018

The Helsinki telephone exchange in the 1920s

The Helsinki telephone exchange on a busy day in the middle of the 1920s.

The photo was published in the book "Bilder från Finland",
 1928. Colouring by me. 

Hyacinths for Christmas

They are perhaps a little bit early, but hopefully they will stay nice until Christmas ... :-)


Monday 10 December 2018

The sunset today

Today we enjoyed another nice sunset, as you can see from this picture,
 which also includes our Christmas tree: 


Our Christmas amaryllis

This is our amaryllis for the 2018 Christmas today - and four days ago ... 



Saturday 8 December 2018

Small and big

The still active classical Danish coaster Saturn (1966) and the Swiss
 bulk carrier Bregaglia met this morning in Öresund.




Friday 7 December 2018

Portrait of Jean Sibelius



Portrait of Finnsh composer Jean Sibelius, published in the book "Sketches of Finland", 1939. Colouring by me. 

Monday 3 December 2018

Sunday 2 December 2018

Wednesday 28 November 2018

Thursday 22 November 2018

Helsingborg´s combined lighthouse and pilot station

The Helsingborg Lighthouse stands on a pilot station at the entrance to the city’s Northern harbor. This red brick, octagonal tower with its blue lantern and balustrade was built in 1889 based on a design by architect John Höijer.


Crown Prince Gustaf of Sweden and his wife in 1906

Crown Prince Gustaf and his wife, Victoria of Baden
The photograph - here with my colour work - was published in the 
Swedish magazine Hvar 8 Dag in September 1906. 


"Gustaf V (Oscar Gustaf Adolf; 16 June 1858 – 29 October 1950) was King of Sweden from 1907 until his death in 1950. He was the eldest son of King Oscar II of Sweden and Sophia of Nassau, a half-sister of Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg. Reigning from the death of his father Oscar II in 1907 until his own death 43 years later, he holds the record of being the oldest monarch of Sweden and the third-longest reigning after Magnus IV and Carl XVI Gustaf.   ---

On 20 September 1881 he married Princess Victoria of Baden in Karlsruhe, Germany. She was the granddaughter of Sophie, Grand Duchess of Baden, the daughter of deposed Gustav IV Adolf of Vasa Dynasty. Victoria's marriage to Gustaf V united the reigning Bernadotte dynasty with the former royal house of Holstein-Gottorp, and thus was popular throughout Sweden." (Wikipedia)

Monday 19 November 2018

Thursday 15 November 2018

Light during the dark season

This is what we need now during the darkest season of the year ... 


French navy ship Somme in Öresund

Yesterday the French Navy ship Somme passed by:



"The Somme (A631) is a Durance class command and replenishment ship (French: Bâtiment de commandement et de ravitaillement, BCR) of the French Navy. In addition to its primary duty as a fleet tanker, the Somme is configured as a flagship." (Wiki)

Saturday 10 November 2018

This is a great time for reading

The dark season here in Northern Europe is a great time for reading ... :-)