Nature sounds
I make playlists of nature sounds to listen to while I work. I was a little surprised to see some...
Mask on Your Face
Bored? There’s a whole internet full of public domain and Creative Commons material for you to remix and make into...
Ok, here’s the horrible list
I ended last week on a nice note with beautiful Christmas music. So now here’s my list of TERRIBLE Christmas...
Actual nice Swedish Christmas music
Most years, I share my list of horrible Christmas music, but today, I’m sharing some Swedish Christmas music that’s actually...
What to wear, what to wear…
I’m going to two “musical events” this week. One tonight and one tomorrow. Trying to figure out what to wear...
Frightening sick children
My son was sick last week with a bad cough and fever. After giving him some cough medicine and tea,...
#15 – Sweden’s Biggest Cultural Export is Pop
On my podcast this week: Akash, from India, moved to Sweden expecting a heavy metal mecca. This was not quite...
#11 Why not spend the winter building synthesizers?
On this week’s podcast… Leo, from Los Angeles, makes his own synthesizers and shares his knowledge on his YouTube station...
Life is a Highway, but not on park trails
I got pulled over for the first time in Sweden this past weekend. Ok, I MAY have been driving on...
Lucia madness
December 13th in Sweden is Lucia day. It’s basically a celebration of light in the darkness, based on an Italian...
One step removed celebrity recipes
A family member posted a recipe today for a Pinapple pie. The recipe was listed as being “Johnny Cash’s Mother’s...
Album art
My husband made a special frame where we can display images from our computer that looks like a framed photo...
Beep Beep, I’m a Sheep
I was “treated” to 30 minutes of my son singing this song OVER and OVER on the way home from...
Public Service Announcement for Parents
Heads up. My kids have been singing this since November. Apparently it’s getting even bigger. Warning: Extremely stupid…. but extremely...
Quiet? I don’t know the word
I’ve spent the last 5 days alone with the kids and their various friends who come over to visit. My...
Kids don’t like my costume suggestions
It’s Halloween time again. I found these great costumes from the 70s for our kids to wear. Apparently, they are...
Conversations in Italian
I like to travel with my family to Italy twice a year, so I study at least two lessons a...
Cancellation requirements
I bought some tickets for a show tonight. I had the option of buying cancellation insurance. I decided to look...
So many types of royalty
Friday’s conversation with the kids: Me: The kids at school will probably be talking about it so I thought I...