Today a surprise arrived on my door step, send to me by the Friends of truth. It was a reminder of that the summer is soon to come. Wahrheit. Tomorrow is the first of May. When I lived in Sweden I always took my first ocean swim on this date. It was never a pleasant experience. And no, we never went … Read More
Priceless Trade
Latest Bread trade offer is probably one of the most creative so far: The one time option to call at 3am in the morning if I ever urge a a positive word or a joke in the middle of the night. So now I have a number saved in my phone under the name “life-line”. I doubt that I need … Read More
The search for the perfect baking shovel-part 3
Slowly, but steadily my baking shovel production are coming to an end in Kabul. I have received a couple of teasers of the carving – like this calligraphy in Dari which means “the Bread Exchange”. I know they are carving it in walnut wood. I will let you know when I have it in my hands! ———————— ps. If you … Read More
Bread Exchange from Dehli
1,5 years ago, one of my breads were brought by a guest to a house warming party at the India based German Ambassador. I love this idea of bringing bread for people traveling to new shores and it is not the first time I traded with bread for such an occasion. However, I think it was the first Embassy house … Read More
the world traveller
This is the sim card collection in the wallet of my BF. When I am missing home during my travels it is a realief to think about that there are always people that travels more than you do. —————————- After I received some mails I though I should make it super clear; This is not my sim cards. They belong … Read More
Genetic love for wood carving
My grand father loved to carve wood. As a hobby. My father and his sisters are left with beautiful mirrors, beds, bread baskets butter knives, christmas santas, lamps, rocking horses and just funny details. And his beautiful hand carved latter, perfect for me and my cousins to get really high up into the cherry trees. My grand father, Erik, came … Read More
The search for the perfect baking shovel-part 2
I think I found the right guys for making my baking shovel now. In the old town of Kabul, there is an area that stands out from the other. The houses are beautiful and well maintained. Very little rubbish on the street. You see that someone with a good eye has been doing the renovation of this area as everything … Read More
This is Joel van Houdt
I met Joel in Kabul, after asking around for a photographer that are not only the best, but also is really really nice. Everyone seem to mention Joel. So I wrote him a mail. With Joel I made my last Bread Exchange in Kabul. For the right to use one of his amazing images from Afghanistan, I baked him a … Read More
The search for the perfect baking shovel-part 1
I had brought my German Baking shovel to Kabul. You know the kind of wooden spade that you use when you push the bread into the oven. I have a super trashy cheap kind that I bought on ebay once. It is not even out of proper wood, it is made out of that kind of layered wood that I … Read More
Berlin Bread Exchange this Friday
On friday morning I will have Bread to trade in Berlin. It is baked with a blend of flour from Canada and Saxony, salt from the Sardinian coast, and Mulberries from Afghanistan. Stories from 3 continents in one loaf. I have guest from NYC coming over and would love to trade anything that I can offer them with bread. But, … Read More