Author Archives: Ylva Rancken-Lutz
Transparent solar panels!
We are designing our greenhouse or porch which we will build partly from old windows. A solar panel roof seems smart but until today neither of us have ever seen transparent solar panels. After searching for images on the internet I found this amazing panel! We might not be able to use these in our […]
…and learn something about a stranger!
After I had written the post to the graduating class of 2018 I thought of one more piece of advice which was missing in Mary Schmich’ essey. This thought came to me while sitting on a tram in Gothenburg, Sweden, watching my co-passangers. On the tram I once again witnessed a phenomenon I have been […]
To the graduating class of 2018
This time a year when many young people graduate and take a brave step away from childhood to adulthood I think about what kind of “Guide to Life” I in my 50’s would give to the 18 year old Ylva. Since I have not read or heard a better Guide to Life than the one […]
These are the kinds of loving actions we need right now!
(CNN)It’s in a mother’s nature to help her children, but one group of moms is doing what it can to help students across the nation. Eleven mothers from metro Washington, D.C. banded together to find free housing for students coming to March for Our Lives on Saturday. The march is a student-led demonstration for school safety and […]
Virkad konst
I samband med ett besök i Röstånga i Skåne där de planeras en ekoby träffade jag Jenny som under namnet Urge Crafting skapar de här uppiggande och smart designade virkade produkterna. Sånt behöver vi mer av i världen!
Can we fix it? The repair cafes waging war on throwaway culture
When fixing items is actively discouraged by manufacturers, recycling becomes a political act, say Repair Cafe volunteers The Guardian has a great article about remake cafés and the Remakery in Edinburgh. Earlier article about my remake cafe idea.
Tågsockorna värmer än
Jag handlade på vår lilla fina handarbetsbutik häromdagen som tyvärr har slutförsäljningsrea. Där hittade jag de här underbara små sockorna. Av en annan kund i butiken fick jag veta historien om tågsockorna En mor och hennes 2 månader gamla flickbaby flydde med tåg undan de ryska bomberna i början av år 1940. Tåget stannade mellan […]

