Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow

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Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
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#118 Sister Act
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  • #118 Sister Act

    #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...

  • #117 My First Latvian

    #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!

  • #116 Swedish Malicious Compliance

    #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?

Child pies

Best sign I saw in a pub on our recent trip to London:

Pig history

I’ve been reading “The Wright Brothers” by David McCullough this week, and while it’s a great book and I never...

12 Angry Birds

My youngest son was extremely excited yesterday when looking over our movie list and seeing that we had “12 Angry...

Father’s day gift shopping

I just realized Father’s Day is coming up in the U.S., so I clicked on a Groupon mail to get...

Unappreciative kids

For some reason, my kids weren’t into the new board game I bought them.

Creepy advertising

Funeral home ad from a newspaper in Texas. To answer their question … probably that guy in the picture… or...

Late night questions

Last night’s very important question from my son after going to bed: “Mamma, would you rather have teeth for hands...

Passive aggressive

I used to be in charge of the fruit basket at a previous job. Then they asked someone else to...

Why so stressed?

This is what my husband keeps asking me. “Why so stressed?” Good question.  I don’t know. Maybe it’s because: I...

Why I like the Swedish Royal Family

Friday in Stockholm, we had the baptism of Prince Oscar, Crown Princess Victoria’s second child. The Local published some hilarious...

Someday…

“Someday, when the weather is better…” began my son the other day. “Um, the weather is sunny and beautiful outside,”...

Best vending machine ever

Q: Why can’t we have this vending machine in Sweden? A: Because it would make me very unhealthy in a...

Crumpets and Cockfosters!

My husband and I just got back from a short weekend trip to London. For anyone who read my book,...

Cancellation requirements

I bought some tickets for a show tonight. I had the option of buying cancellation insurance. I decided to look...

Just a few steps more…

Before our recent Italy trip, I browsed the internet for good restaurants in the area we would be staying. I...

Delivery areas

… but they still don’t deliver to our house.

More than we bargained for

My husband loves the logo of Hausbrandt coffee, an Italian coffee that we can’t get in Sweden. So when I...