I have been in Sweden for three weeks, visiting my stroke-victim husband, so rather than describe daily life here, I thought I’d share an amazing photo. There’s a new profession that involves reconstructing the face of someone who has died. In the case of this woman, she lived centuries ago and took part in the ill-fated voyage of the Vasa, the ship that capsized on August 10, 1628 in Stockholm harbor. She looks like an actress decked out in period garb and feels almost like she might answer if we spoke to her, impertinently perhaps. The Vasa sank on its maiden voyage. The ship can now be visited. It is located at the Vasa Museum, which has become a popular tourist attraction in Stockholm.
