Month: May 2016
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Passive aggressive
I used to be in charge of the fruit basket at a previous job. Then they asked someone else to take over. I’m not sure why.
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Why so stressed?
This is what my husband keeps asking me. “Why so stressed?” Good question. I don’t know. Maybe it’s because: I had to repeat 2 assignments yesterday for 2 different companies […]
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Why I like the Swedish Royal Family
Friday in Stockholm, we had the baptism of Prince Oscar, Crown Princess Victoria’s second child. The Local published some hilarious photos. This is why I like the Swedish royal family. […]
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They fought so you can shoot lasers
Looking through some activities to do in the U.S. this summer and I found a WW2 Destroyer that has tours. Or, since people don’t think a giant war destroying battle […]
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Someday…
“Someday, when the weather is better…” began my son the other day. “Um, the weather is sunny and beautiful outside,” I replied before he finished his sentence. A surprised look […]
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Best vending machine ever
Q: Why can’t we have this vending machine in Sweden? A: Because it would make me very unhealthy in a short time. It’s not good for me to have easy […]
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Crumpets and Cockfosters!
My husband and I just got back from a short weekend trip to London. For anyone who read my book, you will be delighted to know I was able to […]
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Cancellation requirements
I bought some tickets for a show tonight. I had the option of buying cancellation insurance. I decided to look through the requirements to see if anything seemed reasonable. I […]
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Italian grocery stores are the best
This was in our local grocery store while we were in Italy:
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Just a few steps more…
Before our recent Italy trip, I browsed the internet for good restaurants in the area we would be staying. I found one place with great reviews on TripAdvisor. However, I […]
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More than we bargained for
My husband loves the logo of Hausbrandt coffee, an Italian coffee that we can’t get in Sweden. So when I saw that we were staying close to their headquarters, I […]
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Ai Pioppi
We’ve just returned from a week long trip in northeast Italy. One of the highlights of the trip was a restaurant/amusement park called Ai Pioppi. Ai Pioppi is an amusement […]
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Venice – an elaborate prank
If you’ve read my latest book As Long As I Have My Own Bathroom, then you’ve heard my complaints about Venice being something like a human maze experiment. Just to […]
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Dolomite!
My family and I are spending a week in Italy near the Dolomites. Sadly, 2 are under age 12 and the other is Swedish, so they will not understand my […]