Category: Holidays

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...

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....

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,...