As we welcome the spring season, we also open doors for new ideas, plan our projects, and set our goals for the year. As I celebrate my 10th year anniversary in Denmark (d. 9. 4. 2025), I recall the things that gives me motivation. It is to pursue the projects I have been curating in my mind. I realized that I can define my own success. Who I share my life with is the most important thing and who I celebrate my accomplishments with is another story. At the end of the day, you are your own best audience, you are the same person who says to yourself that you have done something beautiful today and the rest is history. As the African proverbs say -If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.
Some things never get old.
– LP (hand-painted by RZ)
Side A and B. Up to 150-minutes worth of your favorite songs.
– Cassette Tape
It was that song you played more than a 100 times on YouTube or from your Spotify account. It was actually the only music in your playlist. Or probably from that cassette tape you had in the 90’s, where you recorded the song from the radio. It played continuously for an hour. Epic. Just one song. And you say that the original version is better than the cover sung by another artist. Was it really the voice of the artist in the song, the melody, the lyrics or something else?
Anette finds joy in nature; she loves the sounds of hummingbirds, flowing water, and the gentle breeze. The melodies always come easily to her, for which she is very grateful.
My Life in a song. An interview with Le Grace
Having the opportunity to connect with people is a gift I would not take for granted. The truth about building relationships is something we can thank ourselves for. I had the pleasure of having Anette Lee Karup (also known as Le Grace), who is a singer, composer and songwriter, whose songs are inspired by her love for music and by having a free and playful personality. Her song Crazy in love has been played on the Danish radio (DR LYD).
Some of her famous songs are Crazy in Love, Heartbeat, Colorado, and Summer Night. She discovered her passion for writing songs for music at an early age. She pursued her education and career as a musician and a music teacher for children and young people. Today, she performs at cafés and different events all year round. Together with Michael Eigtved as the pianist and Jens Lauritzen on bass, they bring a lively atmosphere to their audience.
Anette finds joy in nature; she loves the sounds of hummingbirds, flowing water, and the gentle breeze. The melodies always come easily to her, for which she is very grateful.
Watch my interview with the Trio on YouTube
For booking inquiries, contact Anette Lee Karup (singer, composer and songwriter)
E-mail: mail@legrace.dk
Mobile number: +45 21730285
For booking inquiries, contact Michael Eigtved (pianist)
Winter is almost over and we are very excited for the spring time. It has been a productive winter season filled with learning new skills like baking and trying new healthy dishes on a budget.
I will be writing more about health and lifestyle. I will produce content like podcasts via my Spotify –Discover North with Sheree and YouTube videos. I have been working in the shop that sells natural medicine, vegan and non-vegan products, gluten-free and plant-based products for more than two years now, and I find it very interesting.
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The first part of the article will be published on the 1st weekend of March with interesting facts about simple gardening and learning about food quality (both applies to organic and non-organic), which we, as a small family uses in our daily lives here in Denmark. We will also talk more about sustainability.
Writing has always been a part of my childhood. There were no fancy toys to play with and watching TV was time-based. Radio was the only appliance allowed to be turned on for (long hours). It was both AM and FM radio that my grandmother listened to. Love songs and radio drama series were played. There was even a time when me and my cousin Michelle called the local radio station GVFM and requested a love song. It must have been one of those songs from the popular Boy bands in the 90’s. We patiently waited for the song to be played by the DJ, before our elderly would come and change the channel.
A tour inside “Arbejdermuseet”/ Worker’s Museum in Copenhagen
In high school, writing poems and short stories started. I was very shy in some ways, but socially competent in many ways. My classmates and friends had the pleasure of reading my fictional stories written first-hand in between my notebooks.
I’m looking forward to connecting better with you.
Technology introduces ways to improve our daily lives. One of them is the food we eat. Our body is the foundation of our mental, physical, and spiritual.
The first part of the article will be published on the 2nd weekend of April 2025
In the spring of 2024, I met Roksana. We were colleagues for a short while at a clothing store in Ringsted. She is a kind-hearted person who has a deep connection with the world, in which she expresses her thoughts through art. Today, we’ll learn about her artworks, how she started, and why being kind to others, ourselves and our environment is important.
“I had a period in my life where I started painting on stones because I was in the Canary Islands for some time and I got inspired by seeing these nice rocks on the beach, all rounded and smooth, so I started to paint on them, a thousand of them until it almost became a full-time job 🙂 “. -Roksana Gabrielova
Hardwork, Commitment and Patience
It is about sharing wisdom, facts, and experiences to learn from.
Hardwork
“Water is older than the planet and we are also water, so we carry the history and wisdom of the universe.” -Roksana
Commitment. The people I encounter are particularly well-versed in what they do and they embrace their talents and imperfections. They try their best to understand that the process of achieving something beautiful requires a sense of commitment.
Painting on old LP’s, freely available surfaces and canvass
Watch the short video on YouTube
“Water is older than the planet and we are also water, so we carry the history and wisdom of the universe“.
-Roksana G.
It takes patience to complete a good project.
Patience
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“Pareng Jake, kamusta na? Sa Linggo na ang kasal namin ni Maya, remember?” -boses ni Dave mula sa kabilang linya. “Ah okay, maaasahan ninyo” -nauutal na sagot ni Jake.
From “Tadhana” (Fate), Fiction in Filipino by Sheree Ann Indiongco, 2006
As I was writing this, the thought of pursuing creative writing came into my mind.
At honningen kun indeholder sukkerarter fra blomster, honningen skal være cirka 70 % forsejlet i rammerne før den slynges for at der ikke er for meget vand i honningen, og at honningen ikke er et blandingsprodukt fra mange lokaliteter.
-Vivi og Henrik, Biavlere
Early summer June 2024. Vivi and Henrik, Herlufmagle, Denmark
Tips fra Biavlerne
Sheree: Er det noget, som skal man være opmærksom på, når man har planer om at har bier i sin gård / baghave og producere sin egen honning enten til egetforbrug eller kommercielt?
Vivi: Alle må være biavlere, og bierne skal registreres i det centralt bigårdsregistreret CBR.
Man skal vælge en rolig bifamilie og det er en god idé at snakke med naboerne først. Man skal sikre at der er nok mad til bierne, altså at der er nektar og pollen nok i området i en omkreds af 500 meter fra april til september. Man kan også søge på internet om hvilke træer, buske og blomster der giver mest til bierne.
Det er en god idé at være flere om at dele en bifamilie i fx en kolonihave eller i et parcelhuskvarter. Bierne skal tilses en gang om ugen i højsæsonen og derfor er det fint at have andre som kan tage over når man skal på ferie. Vidensdeling, erfaring og mod er påkrævet, men det er også meget spændende at have bier og følge med i biernes levevis.
Step 1: This step is important before slinging the honeycomb
Har I nogle gode råd til dem, som vil bare starte den som prøve eller for deres eget forbrug i deres baghave?
Vivi: Vil man gerne vil have bier i sin have, skal man gå på biskole via Danmarks biavlerforening og købe rolige bier hos en professionel. Honningbier er små dyr der skal passes og det kræver en masse viden. Det er ret omkostningstung at starte sin egen honningproduktions op. Det løber hurtigt op i kr. 10.000 (startpakke, bier, slynge, kursus) og der til kommer at man ind i mellem må købe en ny dronning eller en hel ny familie. Bierne kan blive syge og nogle gange dør de i løbet af vinteren. Man skal være opmærksom at når man vælger stadetype og rammemål låser man sig fast på det og kan nemmest købe bier fra andre som har samme mål. Man skal også have opmagasineringsplads til udstyr. Kig efter hvor kan man købe udstyr som voksplader og aflevere rammer til afvoksning.
Step 2: Henrik slinging the honey manually that demands strength.
Har I nogle planer om at plante mere vilde blomster for- bierne og sommerfuglene?
Vivi: Ja vi vil gerne plante flere frugtbuske og træer. Vi har allerede tænkt over at der skal være nektar i hele sæsonen ved at plante fx frugttræer, pil og mælkebøtter til om foråret og fx kløver til sidst på sæsonen. Fordi vi ikke sprøjter har vi mange skvadderkål, tidsler og brændenælder, som både bier, sommerfugle og andre insekter søger føde i. Når vi heller ikke klipper græsset så tit, kommer der helt naturligt flere vilde blomster. Husk at det som vi ser som ukrudt faktisk er fødekilde for de insekterne.
Hvordan kan I beskrive en god kvalitet honning (der er også tale om Manuka honning i New Zealand, men jeg synes at honning generelt er god)?
Vivi: At honningen ikke er at blandingsprodukt fra mange lokaliteter, da hver egn har en forskellig sammensætning af træer og blomster. Vi synes at man heller ikke skal blande forårs og sensommerhonning sammen, forbi det bare er to forskellige slags honning, der gør det godt hver for sig.
Kvalitet er også at honningen varierer i smag og konsistens fra sted til sted.
Det er lidt som vin, hvor god kvalitetsvin er fremstillet på den enkelte gård med de druer som gården dyrker.
