My experiments with truth
A few years ago I had a period of intense interest in Gandhi and his spiritual and political struggle, or his “experiments with truth” as he called them. He preached … Continue reading “198 Non-Violent Methods to Fight Evil”
Update on the first apple tree that I’ve planted in the coming forest garden. The variety is called “pineapple cinnamon”, also “brown cinnamon”, and originates from Russia. It’s the oldest … Continue reading “The first apple tree is planted!”
Look what I found at the flea market. It’s a 1919 Swedish translation of the Enchiridion, a short manual of Stoic ethical advice compiled by Arrian, a 2nd-century disciple of … Continue reading “The Enchiridion of Epictetus”
The brightest night of the year
Now it’s been two weeks since my Nordic bees moved into the top bar hive. They seem to like it there, and the hive is growing stronger every day. We’ve … Continue reading “My nordic bees have moved into the top bar hive”
No summer is complete without visiting a couple of flea markets. Yesterday we went to a big flea market that we visit every now and then. Among other things I … Continue reading “Flea market finds: wooden spoons and old tools”
Runestones fascinate me – the thought that someone a thousand years ago could send a message into our time. It fascinates me so much that I’ve decided to learn to … Continue reading “My first attempt at stone carving”
I have a collection of favorite quotes that I wanted to display on my website, but I wanted to be able to use the WPML translation plugin to also translate … Continue reading “Multilingual Quotes Plugin for WordPress”
I have a collection of favorite quotes that I wanted to display on my website, but I wanted to be able to use the WPML translation plugin to also translate … Continue reading “Multilingual Quotes Plugin for WordPress”
Carl Sagans famous Pale Blue Dot speech leaves me with a sense of wonder every single time I hear it, and I’ve listened to it many times. The “Pale Blue … Continue reading “The Pale Blue Dot”
