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.
Pro Winter Tip
Great tip for making your apartment more cozy during the winter when you don’t own a fireplace.
Finnish pronunciation
Putting the emphasis in the wrong place in another language can cause a lot of confusion.
Episode #50 Red Wine and Gatorade
On today’s episode of Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow, we catch up on winter break activities,...
#47 All Hail the Christmas Pig
This week on the podcast, Marta, from the popular Instagram and Blog, A_Girl Who Travels, talks with us about her...
All of the other reindeer USED to laugh..
I had to go to the grocery store to buy reindeer for dinner tonight. I plan to tell the kids...
Actual nice Swedish Christmas music
Most years, I share my list of horrible Christmas music, but today, I’m sharing some Swedish Christmas music that’s actually...
Gingerbread contest
Every year at the Architecture Museum in Stockhom, they hold a gingerbread house making contest during the month of December....
Wax on, wax off
Yesterday was Lucia day here in Sweden, the holiday where we celebrate St. Lucia and the light in the darkness...
#5 Julbord and Dog Sledding
The latest episode of the podcast is up! I talk to Melanie from Michigan who is competing to enter a...
Goat on Fire and weird pizza toppings
My latest podcast episode about living in Sweden is up – A discussion of weddings in Sweden, strange toppings on...
Climbing Clown
On our recent trip to Estonia, I left my family in a small shop filled mostly with Russian souvenirs and...
Ding! Ding!
One of my favorite Christmas gifts from my husband about 3 years back was this hotel bell. One of my...
Boxing day
It is only this year that I learned what “Boxing day” means. Most Americans have heard this term and I...
Lucia madness
December 13th in Sweden is Lucia day. It’s basically a celebration of light in the darkness, based on an Italian...
Gifts for enemies
It’s the giving season! I’ve picked out this special gift for a number of people on my enemies Christmas list!...
Svart fredag?
For several years now, here in Sweden, I’ve been seeing stores advertise for “Black Friday.” It’s not the chaos of...
Christmas tree plundering
Today is Knut’s Day, January 13, where many Swedes celebrate julgransplundring (‘Christmas tree plundering’), stripping the tree of its...