Merry Victorian Christmas pt. 1
It’s that time of year again… time to wonder what kind of drugs people in the Victorian age were on...
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#118 Sister Act
Mar 20, 2023 • 22:47
This week we talk with two sisters who moved to Stockholm, both with very different journeys. And they both happen...
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#117 My First Latvian
Mar 6, 2023 • 26:57
Diana is most people’s first Latvian. And the podcast's first Latvian as well! She talks to us about dating in Sweden, Latvians around the world and more!
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#116 Swedish Malicious Compliance
Feb 20, 2023 • 20:41
Adam from Australia shares his suspicion of ice cream trucks that operate in the winter. What is really going on there?
Thursday
As usual, today is simply “Thursday” here in Sweden. I have nothing Thanksgiving-ish to say, so I leave you with...
Blender of Fire
On my YouTube recommendations today. My questions: Why? Just what have the kids been looking at when they hijack my...
Movies
Took the kids to the movies yesterday to see “Fantastic Beasts” and they were literally on the edge of their...
Mars exploration
Last night I dreamt that interstellar flight was available and we could travel to Mars. When I got to Mars...
Bad parent
According to my kids, here are the reasons I’m a bad parent this week: Ordered clouds to block view of...
Chicago Cubes
While we were in Italy, we heard the news about the Chicago Cubs World Series win on the radio. Of...
Back from Italy
We’ve been in Italy the past week, offline and relaxing. People ask me, “Why are you always going to Italy?”...
Victorian Halloween
Sometimes I think it must have been terrifying to live in Victorian times just based on their holiday cards.
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...
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...
Not sure the news is real anymore
CNN, front page. It’s not a real person, though maybe now Linda Carter can take over the UN if she...
Eye troll
For the second time in a month, I’ve gotten a nasty eye infection. Yes, yes I know it’s my makeup...
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...
How fairytale is this kid?
This headline was on CNN this weekend. “Boy sells enough lemonade to buy pony.” Does this kid only get to...
I’m not applying for Subway
Today I had a one-sided video interview scheduled for a customer service position with a billing invoice company. I spent...
Aboriginal Field of Study
I’m always applying for jobs to supplement my translating (it doesn’t pay the big bucks), and most of the time,...
Unsuccessful soap ad
You think maybe they had a falling out with their advertising illustrator?
Laugh tracks
I read an interesting article today on BBC news about the origin of “laugh tracks” for television shows. It’s an...