Month: September 2013
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Chupacabra
I often send our local news stories to my friends in Texas about the Swedish wildlife; drunken moose and vanilla beavers. But how am I supposed to compete with Texas […]
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The Booty Bus
Once again, I have Spotify recommendations. I thought this was an interesting paring of tastes. Thanks Spotify!
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Going to movies in other countries
This weekend, my husband and I were in Berlin. While he was at a work function, I decided to check out a movie. I found a theater that ran movies […]
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The days without Internet
Our Internet was out for 3 days. 3 Days!!! In that time, I’ve read two books, finished a video game, cleaned the apartment spotless and done a lot of projects […]
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Mirror included!
My husband and I will be staying in a hotel this weekend. I was just looking over what the room has to offer when I noticed this: “Gäster har tillgång […]
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MOOSE on the Loose!
My husband and kids just called to say that when they crossed the road in front of our apartment building, there was a large moose! Obviously there are moose in […]
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Swedish superstitions
Found a list of Swedish superstitions on The Local. I don’t care for this one. (It might help to add that my name is Heather.)
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I just don’t know what to say
The Swedish National Food Agency has confirmed that anal secretions from the beaver can be used to provide a taste similar to vanilla in baked goods […]
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Feet, conditioner and wolves
The reason I’ve never gotten a pedicure is because the one time I tried to book one here, I accidently booked a “fotvård,” which is like foot care for people […]
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Boys
I realized today while asking my sons and their friends to help me with the groceries, is that the older the kids get, the more stuff they can do! Now […]
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Tooth meat
In Swedish, the word for gums is tandkött, which translates to “tooth meat.” For some reason, this really bothers me. I can’t stand to hear things like, “When you brush, […]
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Coffee, tea or vodka?
There was a story in the paper today about someone who had modified a coffee machine in the Ukraine to serve Vodka. Of course it’s been stopped now and the […]
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Castles
Went to see some castles yesterday. Yep, that’s what you do here in Europe when you’re bored. There’s always a few castles somewhere. These were pretty nice. One had been […]
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Nachos, Not Those!
I recently started thinking about something that has bothered me ever since I moved to Sweden: They call chips – Nachos. Just chips.. no cheese.. NACHOS ARE CHIPS WITH MELTED […]
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Spotify Recommendations cont. (last one, I promise)
NO I DIDN’T! It’s those meddling kids! Honestly, this wouldn’t be such a bother, but I’ve been getting comments from friends on their Spotify that say, “Heather’s been listening to […]
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Spotify recommendations
I blame my kids for this nonsense. I’m going to have to get them their own account. This is getting way too embarassing:
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Välkommen Mr. President
President Obama is visiting Stockholm today. The newspapers have some basic details, but don’t have enough information to print. Earlier this week (desperate to report something) they printed a diagram […]
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Ski lift
There’s a ski hill in my neighborhood. I’ve been staring at it for 4 years now and wondering what it looks like on top. I’ve never been skiing, so I […]
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Rain
Rain is God’s way of saying, “You are way too lazy to water those plants on your balcony.”