Back to Switcher-land
Once again, we are changing planes today in Switzerland….. wait, I’m sorry Switcher-land, as my 8-yr old insists it’s called....
More language mistakes
Why do Swedes have to make the word “to hear” (höra) and “whore” (hora) so similar? This is really bad...
Oh thank goodness…. summer is saved!
I like the use of the word “fruit-related heist.” I’m going to work that into my conversations more often.
More DISASTER Strawberry news….
It seems I missed this story in The Local over the weekend. When I say Swedes take their strawberries seriously,...
Midsommar and EVIL Midsommar
This past weekend, we celebrated Midsommar here in Sweden. It’s a celebration of the longest day (though that’s actually yesterday,...
Maybe not the best gift for dad?
Apparently, today is Father’s Day in the U.S. This ad showed up while I was browsing things to do in...
Summer Camp
In Sweden, most kids through Grade 3 have the opportunity for a free-time club through the schools during the summer. ...
Riddle: What do all Swedes do when it rains?
Answer: They go to Ikea of course! (ok, not really a riddle… more of a question…. and pretty lame, I...
A distaster of Swedish proportions
This headline is in The Local Sweden online news today. Once again, if this is the biggest disaster Sweden faces,...
Call me Donald
I asked my son what I thought would be a fun question the other day: “If I were a cartoon...
My life as a lab rat
I’m starting to easily understand the old story of Alexander Fleming leaving an experiment over a long weekend and discovering...
30 Days of Cauliflower Recipes
Amazon just recommended a book for me called “30 Days of Cauliflower Recipes.” Not sure if this is a cookbook...
Indoor Play Centers – A 2-hour Lord of the Flies Experience
This past weekend, my child was invited to a birthday party at an indoor play center. These centers are great,...
BlueBell off the shelves. Texas mourns.
As anyone living in Texas or the southern U.S. knows, BlueBell ice cream is one of the best things to...
I’ll pay for that beef jerky with my Google App if you don’t mind, Bertha.
So Google is introducing a new payment app where you simply tell the cashier you’d like to pay with your...
Donuts and Tacos
Was looking around for places to eat when we go to Texas this summer. I found this image – http://imgur.com/SkUFVSM ....
Lazy dad
Upon learning that Alexander the Great conquered Persia and Egypt before the age of 25, my youngest son said, “Ugh....
Gopher Museum
I keep telling my husband we should stop in Canada one year on our summer trip to Texas. He’s reluctant,...
Eurovision
Well it’s that time of year again. Tonight is Eurovision – the song contest between 40 European countries (where Abba...
The latest in boot theft news
“Burglar breaks into Cavender’s Boot City, steals boots” This headline is in the Houston, Texas news today. I don’t know...