-
Subscribe
Subscribed
Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
Posted on April 30, 2009 4 Comments
France has its sunflower and lavender fields. Denmark has rapeseed. During our trip to Jutland this weekend we saw the first bright yellow rapeseed fields blooming, a common sight in the spring and summer across the Danish countryside. Rapeseed is a big part of Denmark’s renewable energy industry and provides oil used for biodeisel and is […]
Posted on April 20, 2009 12 Comments
Yes, it’s true. My doctor was strutting $200 Italian designer jeans at my last appointment. I don’t know why but it just struck me. I’m used to doctors wearing scrubs like a uniform of sorts that signals, “I’m a doctor, I know what I’m doing, trust me.” I suppose it’s fine that a doctor chooses to wear […]
Posted on March 25, 2009 1 Comment
We had it all today – sunshine, blue sky, clouds, sleet, snow and major winds. The fight is on: winter versus spring. Today spring fought a pretty good fight with peering rays of shining blasting through those gray snowy clouds. And just as soon as the wind took the clouds to make way for some […]
Posted on March 23, 2009 Leave a Comment
I read this little story through the glass counter of a jewelry store and thought it was worth sharing. The Story of ” Diamond in a Pearl” When an oyster swallows a grain of sand it feels the discomfort, so it begins to ease the pain by applying a coat of nacre (pearl). It is during […]
Posted on March 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
A Poem by by Derek Walcott Love After Love The time will come when, with elation you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror and each will smile at the other’s welcome, and say, sit here. Eat. You will love again the stranger who was your self. Give wine. Give […]
Posted on March 16, 2009 Leave a Comment
While reading a short piece on the ancient Hawaiian teaching of Ho’oponopono, I came across a reference to the following Shakespeare sonnet. It describes how the body and soul are intertwined, the body being the slave of the soul ultimately paying the price for that which the soul endures. When you take time to quietly and patiently observe […]
Posted on February 20, 2009 3 Comments
Taken at the entrance to Fælledparken, one of the Copenhagen’s most popular parks near the national stadium Parken. The statue, called the “Monument for Genforeningen (reunion) 1920,” signifies the reunification of southern Jutland to Denmark. Before I learned this and when I stood there looking at it I actually thought to myself, “Mother Denmark.”
Posted on February 3, 2009 Leave a Comment
Pandora, the first mortal woman, received from Zeus a box that she was forbidden to open. The box contained all human blessings and all human curses. Temptation overcame restraint, and Pandora opened it. In a moment, all curses were released into the world, and all blessings escaped and were lost — except one: hope. Without hope, […]
Posted on February 2, 2009 4 Comments
I had never heard of the Eurovision Song Contest before moving to Denmark but I soon learned that this annual music competition is HUGE here. It’s not just big, it’s HUGE. People even host parties the night of the actual contest like Oscar nights in the U.S. to cheer on singers/performers from Denmark to Albania, Montenegro […]
Posted on January 29, 2009 Leave a Comment
I don’t know how this happened, but I forgot to add examples of some Icelandic music in “Danish & Norwegian Music Awards” post. This is surprising because I have been a huge Björk fan most of my life (from 16 onwards thanks to my pal Corley), and my first trip abroad was actually to Reykjavik to […]
Laura Stadler Consulting 