Kategori: Blog
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Why Are People Called Witches? From Witch Trials to Modern Stigma
The last woman to be executed as a witch in Sweden lived only fifteen minutes from my summer house outside Eskilstuna. Not in magic – but in people, their faith, and their doubt. Anna Ersdotter was the last woman executed as a witch in Sweden. She lived and died in the same landscape where I…
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Living the dream
What makes you buy a house from 1885 with 45 rooms that has been abandoned for the last 40 years? Mild madness I would say. But Tony is passionate knowledgeable antiques lover who fell in love with the French chateau. My visit blistered my hands because the war against nature’s weeds must be won. The…
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When Love Comes With Claws
Love is—most of the time—shared.But sometimes only just. Alfons is a Golden Retriever. He has patience and he enjoys attention.No—he depends on it.On a level that could easily rival Gunilla Persson’s, for anyone who recognizes the Swedish TV personality. Being rendered almost invisible because of a cat?That’s more insulting than most things.There are limits, after…
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The Dragon’s Path
In the heart of Lake Hjälmaren, where the waves whisper quieter than the wind and no map tells the full truth, lies a place known only as Stenskär. The name tastes of stone and water—neutral enough to conceal what the island truly harbors. For beneath the trees and along forgotten paths, an ancient presence stirs.…
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!60 Peter Lindström 60!
Partyt för Peter på Åhyddan i Linköping är över. Här finns ett urval av mina bilder från kvällen. Är det någon bild du vill ha på din egen sida går det bra om du lägger med en länk till https://johnny-gustavsson.se/wordpress/ som är min hemsida. Mina porträtt hittar du här
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Love Ritual on Lake Hjälmaren
It was a grey afternoon when my mother and I went out fishing on Lake Hjälmaren. The sky hung heavy with clouds, and before long, the rain began to fall. We were just about to head back when something caught my attention – two swans gliding quietly across the water, side by side. Their movements…
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Cancer and Friendship – Life Beyond the Diagnosis
Over the years, we have shared countless late-night conversations on Messenger – about everything from joy and dreams to sorrow and longing. Lillemor and I are united by our shared interest in photography. She might be a bit sharper as a model than I have ever been, and we have embraced that insight. For Lillemor,…
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Profoto is da shit
Jag åkte till Malmköping. Förra sambon Peter Lindström har köpt hus där ihop med nyblivna frun Tatjana Teyka. På plats för att umgås och hjälpa till med flyttbestyren var också, från Tyskland, Doreen Bahr och Boris Bahr tillsammans med Karin. Det blev en underbar dag med arbete, skratt, god mat och så lite vad vi…