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Square Pegs, In Square Holes
26 Jul 2022

Square Pegs, In Square Holes

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

If you have ever assembled furniture from IKEA, you know that “practical” is the first item they put in the box.

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Scandinavia, Lego, Ikea, Volvo, Architecture
We Were There
25 Jul 2022

We Were There

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

My friends and I smuggled Norwegian gold through Nazi occupied territory during WWII.

Click on any one of us for details…

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Norway, WWII, Snow Treasure, Marie McSwigan
Let’s Go This Way
23 Jul 2022

Let’s Go This Way

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

But, it is probably that way….

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Horsens, Jens Bekker
Not His Battle To Fight
23 Jul 2022

Not His Battle To Fight

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Had he been found out, Andreas Bekker would have been court-martialed, and likely executed.
(Andreas bottom row, far left)
Click on the German soldiers for details…

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Andreas Bekker, WW1
Weltblutpumpe
23 Jul 2022

Weltblutpumpe

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

Humanity is mad. It must be mad to do what it is doing.

Click the machine gun for details…

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Andreas Bekker, WW1, Helleved
Blood and Water
22 Jul 2022

Blood and Water

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Travel | 0

You never know how these things might turn out. One of us might be a nut, or a grouch.

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Andreas Bekker, Helle, Cousins
Sjaper Hunden
22 Jul 2022

Sjaper Hunden

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

The big store in Hellevad.

Click on the department store for details….

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Hellivad, Denmark, Andreas Bekker, Store
Our Old Home
22 Jul 2022

Our Old Home

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 0

I felt my ancestors presence here.

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Denmark, Fole, Bekker
The Iron Lady
18 Jul 2022

The Iron Lady

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

In the year 865, “a great heathen army” landed on England’s east coast.

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Viking, Ribe, Margaret Thatcher, Viking Disease
Holger Danske
17 Jul 2022

Holger Danske

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 1

“But should real danger come, old Holger Danske will rise in his fury…”
– Hans Christian Andersen

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Shakespeare, Sound Toll, King Eric, Philippa, Denmark, Holger Danske, Kronborg

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  1. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thank you. The story has been repeated many times with proper noun substitutions.

  2. Autumn Downey on Win the War19 January 2026

    Thanks. Good lessons once again.

  3. Russ Paton on Win the War19 January 2026

    It shall, I don’t think the “Athenians” have the stomach for this much longer”….

  4. Judy Darvill on Win the War19 January 2026

    Sounds scarily familiar! Thanks for the history lesson and hope that this too shall pass.

  5. Russ Paton on Immortality18 January 2026

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