Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
Infiltrating Sweden one cinnamon bun at a time
Yesterday’s exchange with my 6 year old son explains why the kids are running late to school most days: Me: Max, put your dishes in the dishwasher. Max: I am not Max, I am Alpha Rex. Me: Alpha Rex, put your dishes in the dishwasher. Max: Alpha Rex does not have that program. Me: (push … Read more
I was just looking up cooking classes when I found an ad for “beer tasting.” That’s great. I’ve been to one and it’s fun. My problem is with the picture. I would have expected a picture of beer, or maybe someone tasting a beer. Instead I get a picture of a woman kissing a man … Read more
I had a dream last night that I found an amazing treasure – all of my lost earrings of which I only have one of the set. Wow. Best dream I’ve had in weeks.
Check another one off for life experiences. I opened a coconut last week. I’ve always avoided them at the grocery store because I thought it would be too much of a hassle to open one and it turns out I WAS RIGHT. However, as I have small children, I couldn’t refuse their request to try. … Read more
An advantage to shopping in Sweden – you can wander around alone in a store all day and not one salesperson will bother you. If you need help, they are pretty easy to find, but they are polite enough not to interrupt your browsing. Whenever we go back to the states, it throws me off … Read more
I’ve realized that time is measured in different ways when I talk to my kids., 5 minutes can mean two things when I talk to my sons: 1. You can use the computer in 5 minutes (means 20 minutes). 2. You have to get off the computer in 5 minutes (means 2 minutes).
Ad in the paper – “Do you need an extra job? Come work for us as a part-time pallbearer.” I’m getting so desperate for a job that I considered this for a few minutes. However, I bet for no reason they would require me to speak perfect Swedish. Also, I’m a bit short. I’ll give … Read more
I like to look up my genealogy lines in my free time. I often have a lot of luck with one side of the family who was French. Apparently the French kept some excellent records. So the other day, I was exploring those lines when I suddenly was able to keep going back in time. Eventually … Read more
On Tuesday, I went into town without my iPhone. Was this some sort of experiment, you ask? No, I’m an idiot who dropped my new phone and smashed the glass , so it had to be taken to the shop. I’m very big on not being attached to technology. I’m generally quite proud of myself … Read more
While looking for a birthday gift for my sun last week, I noticed that half of the science toys were solar powered. All I could think of were all the disappointed kids here at Christmas getting a solar powered toy when Sweden has no daylight for six months.
I had a dream last night that I was suddenly 33 years old. “Wow,” I thought, “Time really flies. I didn’t realize I was this old already.” Then I woke up and remembered I’m 38.
My oldest son turns 9 today. Birthdays are fun, but I always have an ambition to make a special cake and it always turns into a disaster. For example, I decided to make my youngest son a racecar cake a few years back. You can see why I’m not trusted to make the cakes anymore:
Ok, this is my new top job on the Swedish unemployment site this week: “Militärmusiker Hornist Vikariat Livgardets dragonmusikkår” which I would roughly translate to something like “Substitute military horn player for Life Guarding Dragon Band.” YES PLEASE!
Still looking for jobs. I noticed this headline. So do you think if I walk in there with a raspy voice, fever and constant sneezing, I’ll get the job?
Dear Amazon, Just because I want a book with the word “underwear” in the title, does not mean I need underwear.
There were 2 events this weekend in Stockholm – and I’m sad I missed out on both – The Vintage Clothing Fair and the Zombie parade. Mostly, I would have liked to see these two events collide. I took the kids on the subway last year after the zombie parade, so the subway had quite … Read more
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 when this shows up in their headlines?
Once again, I have Spotify recommendations. I thought this was an interesting paring of tastes. Thanks Spotify!
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 in the original language, bought a ticket and took a seat. Here is what I noticed: 1. The movie theater doesn’t take credit cards. This … Read more
