Month: March 2017
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Fashion
My youngest son made a cape for his brother. When his brother tried it on, it was so tight around the neck that it choked him a bit. When he […]
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Noisy neighbors
In Stockholm, there are laws about how close apartments can be built to a highway because of noise pollution. Buildings with apartments from before the law that are already too […]
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Unrealistic language courses
I do a few lessons each day on the Rosetta Stone program in Italian. Today, my problem is not necessarily with the language, but with this situation: A man comes […]
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Food trucks
We may finally have hamburger and taco trucks in Stockholm, but we still haven’t reached Lisbon’s standards:
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Flea market finds
At a flea market in Lisbon last weekend. If only it could have fit in my suitcase. Spara
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Pay this if you want to live
I was reading our national newspaper (Dagens Nyheter) online last week and clicked on an article called “How to Change Your Lifestyle to Prevent a Stroke.” But when I clicked […]
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Why I hate online video news
Why does every news story I click have to have a video automatically start playing with the report? I just want to read what happened and move on! I don’t […]
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Ah, the comforting sound of the… peacock?
On our upcoming trip to Portugal, our hotel shows photos of peacocks that roam the walls and streets of the area. This was charming and exotic when we booked, but […]
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Jellyfish and wine
My husband and I are soon leaving on a long weekend trip to Portugal. I was able to pack for the trip 3 months ago as the temperatures between Lisbon […]
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Your guide to Venice (or, yes, I’m still bored)
I’ve made a family fun guide to Venice in case anyone’s looking to convince their family that this is the place to go!
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Neighborhood fox update
So now this shows up on the neighborhood forum: “Idag på em var hela familjen och lekte i lekparken, sonen hade sin gula fotboll med sig och efter att ha […]
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What does the fox say? “I WILL EAT YOUR CAT!”
Well, the big news around our neighborhood this week is that we allegedly have some foxes going around EATING PEOPLE’S CATS! Once again, these are animals that everyone in my […]