Month: February 2014
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Under the Bridge
Tonight I’m going to a club called “Under the Bridge” to watch my very talented husband perform. Of course, when he first told me he was performing “under the bridge,” […]
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Advantages of working from home
Hugh Hefner has it right. It’s great working from home because you can wear a bathrobe all day. Now where’s my martini?!
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Ikea day
I’m going to Ikea today, as every good Swede is required to do at least 4 times a year. I need to buy a bedside table, but I also need […]
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“Spring” break?
This week in Stockholm is spring break for kids in school. Actually, it’s not called spring break (for obvious reasons -since spring might not arrive until May), but “sport break.” […]
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Hibernation
When are the scientists going to realize that people in northern countries should really just hibernate all winter?
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I expect him to win the Pulitzer
My 6 yr old son discovered fill-in-the-blank stories this morning. He has really worked hard on the description in this story. It’s as though he’s thought long and hard about […]
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How to speak Italian
My 6 yr old says, “Okey-dokey is Italian for ‘o.k.’ because that’s how Luigi says it.”
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My eyes!
This bright yellow ball pushed through our sky here in Stockholm yesterday. It seemed familiar, as though something from a long time ago, back when we didn’t wear coats. Some […]
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Oh, it’s that time of year again…
…you guessed it – Winter Vomit Disease! As usual, I still contend that I never heard of this horrible thing until I moved to Sweden. You northerners have some messed-up […]
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Happy VD!
Happy Valentine’s day! Our sons went into full gear last night with “Operation Secret.” They ran back and forth from their rooms to ours saying, “Don’t look! Don’t go in […]
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Shocking breaking news
This is definately a crisis for young Swedes. I’m glad this paper was brave enough to bring up this important issue.
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Salmon with your chocolate?
1. Yes, that sign says, Hot Chocolate with a warm SALMON bagel. What a great combination! 2. This was at Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parlor. I don’t remember seeing […]
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Make your own cheese!
This headline was in the Swedish paper this weekend. It says, “New trend: Make your own cheese in the fridge!” I think this child has captured my thoughts exactly on […]
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In my day…
We had a parent-teacher conference for our youngest son last week. Over here, they invite the student to particpate in the parent-teacher conference. I really don’t get this concept. When […]
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Vegetable Soup (Outerscope)
Don’t worry. I’m not letting myself off the hook with my week-long posts about the creepiest and worst kids’ t.v. shows ever. I end this week with a clip from […]
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A Japanese cartoon interlude
Going with my theme of horrible kids’ shows…. Some might think this is awful, but this is actually the only one on this list that I like and I would […]
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Vilse i Pannkakan (Lost in the pancake)
Oh, Sweden isn’t escaping my week of messed-up children’s programming. This is from the 70s in Sweden. My husband often speaks of this show and then shudders, going into an […]
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Baby Jake
After the shocking discovery of “Rastamouse,” I decided to investigate what was going on with children’s television at the BBC. It’s becoming clearer why the British empire no longer exerts […]
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Rastamouse
While trying to find the lowest rated shows on Netflix last night (still haven’t found one star yet), we came across a British cartoon called “Rastamouse.” We watched this for […]