what every Swede should read……. :)

"Three years ago, the Tällberg Foundation set out to find the answer to a question: which countries and which social models have created the best societies? Which can work as tried and tested visions in the development of the evermore integrated globalized civilization?
To find an answer we collated the results of the most frequently quoted of the many indexes and ranking lists that compare how countries have succeeded in various important ways.

 

The analysis shows that Sweden is not a typical country, if there is such a thing. It shows that we have developed a societal model that combines self-interest and solidarity, and a solidarity that includes living in balance and harmony with nature and the eco-system".

more here

 

picture from HERE

Wot! No potatmos???

Although inedible, Amflora is a kind of miracle potato on two counts: for one, there is its starch content, which makes it precious to the starch industry, a major employer in Sweden; and then there is its feisty resilience in surviving some 25 years of tests, regulations, rules, ordinances and applications for approval by both Sweden and the European Union, of which Sweden is a member.

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we owe them so much…

Trees are poems that earth writes upon the sky,
We fell them down and turn them into paper,
That we may record our emptiness.
~Kahlil Gibran

 

The felled tree was the inspiration for the tapestry "Statement" by Ragnhild Monsen

Bubblare bash-up

So since Sweden has it's own 'youtube' alternative, bubblare.se, I put some videos of my wife's art on there – including clips from her tv program…this is one… (what you are watching is all done with textile, lighting and camera effects – done in the days before cgi)

a beautiful day

 

Good Luck…Robin

 

 

Ehem….Today would be a great day to win it, Robin….so best of luck…we know you'll do your best whatever

something to celebrate

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