It’s so cold, our mattress froze
Today I learned that a Tempur mattress can freeze. Perhaps it’s time we turn up the heat in the house?
Hello. My name is Hedvig. You typed my name wrong. Prepare to bowl.
This is what happens when the Swedish bowling alley attendant insists on typing in the players names themselves before you...
Hiding out in a Summer House
Today on my expats in Sweden podcast…. Mike, who was born in Indonesia, not Holland, talks with us about escaping...
No one wants see-through bathrooms
Looking up hotels for Barcelona and starting to remember how it was last time we were there. Both of the...
If I had a yacht
We were in Portofino a few weeks ago – vacation spot for the rich (we managed to afford 4 ice...
Gingerbread contest
Every year at the Architecture Museum in Stockhom, they hold a gingerbread house making contest during the month of December....
Isabella de’ Medici was not a nice person
My husband and I celebrated our 18th anniversary in the town of Bracciano, Italy over the weekend. While there, we...
Decorate your balcony… by moving somewhere else
I’m looking up ideas to decorate our balcony for the summer. I came across this list of beautiful balconies. I...
No politics at all !
Just reminding everyone that I have a new book out – “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” –...
Buy My Book!
Buy my new book “As Long as I Have My Own Bathroom” and learn the secret of the mysterious Leprechaun...
I wrote a new book!
I have a new book out! (also available on Amazon.co.uk) ! http://amzn.com/1530292964 or http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1530292964 How would you act if you...
Check-in time: 7-11
We are trying to book a hotel for our summer trip to the U.S. Here’s one that came up on...
My kind of gingerbread house
Every year, they have a gingerbread house building competition at the architecture museum. This was my favorite entry. Hey, just...
No cackling!
It’s already time to look ahead to spring trips. I found a lovely apartment in Rome, but I’m a bit...
They’ve done it again!
First Spotify, then Amazon…. now the kids have gotten into my Netflix account and changed all the settings! I worked...
Boys
I realized today while asking my sons and their friends to help me with the groceries, is that the older...
Castles
Went to see some castles yesterday. Yep, that’s what you do here in Europe when you’re bored. There’s always a...
Berlin hotels
Next month, my husband and I will be going to Berlin over a weekend. It’s my job to find the...