Category: Animals

Why a goat?

Why are goats a thing in Swedish Christmas? Let’s look at the historical lore on the origins of the Christmas goat.

Texas journal

This summer I spent 3 weeks with my family in Texas. While there, I kept a journal about some of the interesting things I encountered.

2022

Why have I forgotten to write anything in 2022? Find out!

image shows two diseased turtles

Slogan generator

Do you have a company for diseased turtles? Do you need a slogan? Just look here!

Typical traffic problems

Got an email from my mom in Texas today. She said there wasn’t much happening…. oh except an alligator on...

Waking up from hibernation

Took a bit of a break from the blog because in these times…. THERE’S NOTHING HAPPENING! By the way, I...

Ingen reklam, tack

Today on our podcast on Sweden, we talk about postal delays, movie theaters re-opening and aqueducts. We also shine a...

At least they wore a “mask”!

“Transportation officials in the UK have warned commuters not to use live snakes as face coverings, after a bus passenger...

Illustrations

This is why I want a job as an illustrator. How many hours do you think it took for the...

Nature sounds

I make playlists of nature sounds to listen to while I work. I was a little surprised to see some...

Open library

I recently found out that there is a huge internet archive open library. I spent about an hour browsing through...

Back from Budapest

My husband and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in Budapest! We had a great time. Surprisingly, no virus-related...

It’s raining iguanas

I wonder if the app on my phone has an iguana emoji on the weather report?

Duvet cover

It’s time for a new duvet cover for the bed. My husband said I could pick it out.