Month: April 2014
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Valborg
Today is Valborg. This is the holiday in Sweden where people build bonfires to burn off the winter branches to welcome in the spring (or something like that). Personally, I […]
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Shoes and things
Yes, I’m going to mention the 3D printer again and you’d do the same if you had one too. (It takes over your life – beware.) Anyway, I went into […]
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Scottish Italians
I decided to start listening to an Italian language podcast called “My Daily Phrase.” Why Italian you ask? Because we need a third language when we want to talk about […]
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Duck bachelors
Every day I walk on the edge of a nature reserve near our neighborhood. For 3 years, now a pair of Mallard ducks have made their spring/summer residence in a […]
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3-D printer madness
Hello, my name is Heather and I’m addicted to the 3D printer. The hand I’m currently typing with has a burn on one finger and a mysterious rip in the […]
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Will it never end?
You think I’m joking when I say everything about in Sweden is about Abba, but here is today’s homework in Swedish class. It’s all about two men named Björn and […]
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Easter Monday
Sweden celebrates Easter Monday so we have another day off. I’m not sure why we celebrate, but I don’t complain about extra holidays. Anyway, instead of a basket of eggs […]
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The coffee table needs rest too
Well it’s a 4-day weekend here and the chocolate-eating has begun…. for the adults at least. As usual, during weekend afternoons, we tell the kids that they need to rest […]
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Watch out for witches
Well, it’s Easter Thursday again here in Sweden, so I feel it is my duty to inform you once again this year that Sweden will be filled with little witches […]
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But can I clone a sheep with it?
The family got a new toy this week. A 3-D printer. So far we’ve made a weird circle thing and a tiny robot. The kids (and the adults) are quite […]
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No gum chewing!
I’m 39 years old. Just as I popped a piece of gum in my mouth for Swedish class, the teacher announced “No gum!” Really? We’re all between the ages of […]
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Zombies of WW1
I currently have two television shows I’m following: The Walking Dead and Downton Abbey. Yes, I’m a gal of many tastes. I think if you’re going to follow any shows […]
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Be careful what you ask
Our Swedish teacher asked our class of students from all over the world today what we thought was different about Sweden and Swedes. She was bombarded by shouting: “They all […]