Nordic gardens
There is an event taking place in March, here in Sweden, called “Nordic Gardens.” This is what I picture:
It’s melting!
The snow is melting today and it’s just a big slush of muddy roads and giant slabs of ice falling...
It’s like riding a bicycle
I was talking to another parent in my son’s class about the weather being so snowy and icy outside that...
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...
It’s not spring yet
I saw a headline today that said: But not one of those signs was the overweight old man who lives...
Bad parent
According to my kids, here are the reasons I’m a bad parent this week: Ordered clouds to block view of...
I am a mole person
My husband posted this on Facebook yesterday: “The official report is in: Stockholm had only 35 minutes of sunlight in...
Autumn is like a mini-Christmas
Autumn is the time to put away the flip-flops and bring out the fall jackets. No more sunglasses for the...
I’m on this new bee diet
Many people wonder why people in Sweden don’t get fat at the end of the summer after eating loads of...
Fruitopia
We seem to be having an early season for apples and other fruits here in the Stockholm area, and I’m...
Someday…
“Someday, when the weather is better…” began my son the other day. “Um, the weather is sunny and beautiful outside,”...
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...
Parents! Want to be frustrated and exhaust yourself?
I was looking over a guide of things to do in a local neighborhood when I came across this article...
Prince hit by snowball
This headline was on CNN top stories. It was the only story I clicked on to read. However, it was...
What to wear…
I’m trying to pack for a vacation, but living in Stockholm and wearing a coat and boots for 6 months...
Graveyard sledding
Our local paper has raised a question in our neighborhood; Should people be sledding in a graveyard? The initial picture...
Swedish problems
I like that I live in a country where this story has dominated the headlines the entire week. Someone drew...
Boot blades
If they can invent shoes where you can pop out wheels to roller skate, why can’t they invent winter boots...
Winter scores
I had a spectacular fall on the ice yesterday. I’m talking a full-out comedy banana peel-type fall landing horizontally on...
-18c (-4F) Not fit for humans
As my kids are going to school this morning, it is -18c here in Stockholm, Sweden. We haven’t seen temperatures...