Das projekt "Erinnerungszeichen KZ-Außenlager"  We have all heard of the concentrations camps Auschwitz and Dachau and the terrible crimes commited there. But did you know that during the Nazi Era around 730 so-called concentration camp subcamps were built. They were offshots from larger concentration camps such as Buchenwald and Sachsenhausen. Between 1942 and 1945 there were five such camps in Düsseldorf, which has long been forgotten.  Das projekt "Erinnerungszeichen KZ-Außenlager"   - "The memorial concentration camp subcamp"  The aim of this project is to remember and never forget what happened here in Düsseldorf not that long ago during the Nationalsozialismus.  Here was the five subcamps in Düsseldorf -Das Außenlager Stoffeln - with up to 600 prisioners were used to clear debris after air-strikes. -In Kalkum it was also an external command at the Kalkum bomb clearance command. Their task was to recover bombblinders after air-raids. Unlike other conc...

From my sketchbook this spring in Corona times Homeschooling for 10 weeks + My first grader is listening carefully to us when we are trying to explain something Then she turned to us and ironically says " Listen to you Mr and Mrs Smartypants!"

Det är svenska nationaldagen idag Jag hade tänkt fira Sverige med min familj idag Men det blir inget firande  Nu känner jag mest skam över detta självgoda mörka land som självutnämnt tycker att dom är bäst i världen på allt från skolsystem, teknik, demokrati till hur man hanterar en pandemi Och skulle man ens försöka antyda något annat än att Sverige i alla lägen är fenomenal så är man gnällig, korkad och så pratar vi inte mer om det Om Sverige vore en Astrid Lindgren figur vore den Karlsson på taket Oj nu satte ni i kaffet i halsen för att ifrågasätta Sveriges fullkomlighet är inget vi svenskar gör och inget en utlandssvensk heller bör göra Men nej vi har inget att fira Vi trodde att vi skulle kunna fira att alla i min lilla familj äntligen är svenska medborgare Men nej Vi väntar fortfarande på att slukhålet Migrationsverket ska ta något beslut om min man och barnens pappa har rätt att ha samma pass som resten av sin familj Han har jobbat för ett svenskt företag i14...

There is some good things that has come out of this Corona lockdown and if I in this post would mention something I would say reading in general and JK Rowlings new book in particular. The idea to the story  "The Ickabog" JK Rowling came up with many years ago but it never got published because she had focus on other book project at the time. When this Corona pandemi came and put scare in to the world and lock us at home across the globe she decided to rewrite bits and publish it for free. It is a story for children not a new Harry Potter with magic no it is an entirely different story. Over seven weeks one or a few chapters at the time will be published. In addition to the story JK Rowling is encouraging her readers to illustrate the story and gives suggestions what to illustrate. Also an official competition for the drawings which publishers will pick for the printed version. I was very excited to start reading the story for the kids and together draw something from each ch...