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.
Why are goats a thing in Swedish Christmas? Let’s look at the historical lore on the origins of the Christmas goat.
Great tip for making your apartment more cozy during the winter when you don’t own a fireplace.
Putting the emphasis in the wrong place in another language can cause a lot of confusion.
On today’s episode of Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow, we catch up on winter break activities,...
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I had to go to the grocery store to buy reindeer for dinner tonight. I plan to tell the kids...
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On our recent trip to Estonia, I left my family in a small shop filled mostly with Russian souvenirs and...
One of my favorite Christmas gifts from my husband about 3 years back was this hotel bell. One of my...
It is only this year that I learned what “Boxing day” means. Most Americans have heard this term and I...
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It’s the giving season! I’ve picked out this special gift for a number of people on my enemies Christmas list!...
For several years now, here in Sweden, I’ve been seeing stores advertise for “Black Friday.” It’s not the chaos of...
Today is Knut’s Day, January 13, where many Swedes celebrate julgransplundring (‘Christmas tree plundering’), stripping the tree of its...