Sweden takes its semlor seriously.
Take a peek into a Swedish workplace on Fat Tuesday and discover that the only acceptable topic for discussion is SEMLOR!
Semla: The greatest of all Swedish pastries
There was once a Swedish king who died from eating 16 semlor. If you don’t control yourself, it might happen to you too.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single sneeze
I went to France last week expecting to bring back wine and cheese. Instead I came back with a chest cold and fever.
Why journal prompts don’t work well for me
All journal prompts are one of three things: List the ways you suck, Name your favourite things so people can guess your password, and Zombies.
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.
When will the goat burn?
I’m feeling a bit cold today and thinking of ways to warm up, so of course my thoughts are turning toward the giant straw Christmas goat that sits in the city of Gävle.
Pro Winter Tip
Great tip for making your apartment more cozy during the winter when you don’t own a fireplace.
The Swedish Halloween report
From having no pumpkins or celebrations for kids when I moved to Sweden over 20 years ago, Halloween has improved.As...
We gotta get out of this place!
Passport expiration dates are way too short in my opinion.
Latest episodes
I sometimes forget to post about my podcast here as I post about it in other places, so a little...
Season 3 of the podcast
We are back! We catch up on our summer experiences, like broken toilets, meze for Midsommar and traveling in the...
Good for kids!
Google Maps has this thing where it lets you know if an attraction is “good for kids.” Not sure exactly...
An unexpectedly busy summer
I’ve been off the internet for most of the summer. Contrary to the rest of the world, we have done...
Happy American Mother’s day
It’s not Mother’s day yet in Sweden, but for all in the U.S., here’s a message from me and Mr....
#56 A Patrick for St. Patrick’s Day!
Patrick was born in Detroit to Irish parents and has been in Sweden 3 years. We talk about Detroit, Swedish...
Is your brain stew gluten free?
For an upcoming trip to Budapest, I started looking at restaurants to visit. Generally, I’ll try a lot of things,...