Anita Mathias's Blog on Faith and Art
I love Scandinavia.The reason one loves places is mysterious and buried in childhood. I loved exploring Norway a couple of summers ago. When I mentioned this to a Norwegian, he asked, mystified, "Why did you want to go to Norway?"Why indeed? I think … [Continue reading]
Today was one of those unplanned perfect days which travel sometimes hands us as a gift. We asked one of those friendly smiley Swedes (Gothenburg, reputedly the friendliest place in Sweden, is renowned for them) to recommend a beach. Sillvik … [Continue reading]
Enjoyed the Domkyrkan in Uppsala, Scandinavia’s largest cathedral, built in competition with the people of Trondheim, Norway. Very pretty, with flowery paintings on the noble stone. It had a shrine to Dag Hammarskjold, the noble Swedish politician, … [Continue reading]
So, here we are in Uppsala. Drawn here largely by Carolus Linnaeus who invented the botanical system of classification for minerals, plants and animals. First name for the genus, the second for the species, as in Homo Sapiens, the wise man, or the … [Continue reading]
Life in a small English village can have its surprises. We knock on our neighbour’ door (who runs multiple small businesses, jam, and eggs and hens) to discover he is in “a session.” A what? Turns out he is a medium, and is in a séance. He runs a … [Continue reading]
How Fast Can You Write?By Michael Agger Hunched over my keyboard, I'm haunted by anecdotes of faster writers. Christopher Hitchens composing a Slate column in 20 minutes—after a chemo session, after a "full" dinner party, late on … [Continue reading]
Rachel Held Evans observes:It’s no secret that blogging requires thick skin. Each post subjects your ideas, interests, and feelings to the scrutiny of other people, who through the anonymity of the internet are more likely to tell you exactly what … [Continue reading]
Dreaming in Stockholm Well, Stockholm was a surprise—totally enchanting: a third water, and a third parks. Hiked yesterday in a virgin forest National Park, Tyresta within the limits of Stockholm!! Wandered today … [Continue reading]