Thanksgiving
There is no Thanksgiving in Sweden. I sincerely didn’t hope you read this title thinking that there was. However….. For...
There is no Thanksgiving in Sweden. I sincerely didn’t hope you read this title thinking that there was. However….. For...
A lady today had a piece of Wasa bread. I thought it was an iPhone. Time to get new glasses.
Took a trip this past weekend to Gothenburg. Comments from my children: 5-year old I want to go back to...
Many of us foreigners who move to Sweden like to tell stories of the horrible mistakes we’ve made in the...
What is the fascination with McDonald’s for children? Growing up in the states, I always assumed it was because they...
I called a number this morning while I was on the bus and left this message for a friend: “Hello,...
My co-worker received a phone call last week from a customer who could not get the product she wanted because...
Tips for travelers going either way. Sweden: Going to dinner takes 3 hours. I didn’t believe it either, but it’s...
It’s funny to me, as a Texan, that Swedish children eat caviar in squeeze tubes. Caviar was always an expensive...
In the months of November through April, I don’t have to rush home with the ice cream.
The temperature is right at freezing and rainy. I put my youngest son in warm socks and a hat and...
This is a message for the Swedes – HALLOWEEN IS OCTOBER 31 ! IT IS ONLY ONE DAY AND IT...
I found myself embellishing my cell phone conversation yesterday for the entertainment of my fellow subway passengers. My husband and...
A strange thing happened to us this weekend. We left our apartment building and came back an hour later to...
Next week is fall break here in Stockholm – much like spring break, but in the fall…. yeah, you get...
Yesterday was UN day in Sweden. This is a day when we are supposed to celebrate different cultures and countries....
I got this email today at work: “Winter vomiting disease will soon be here, most active between November and April.”...
Went to a German restaurant this past weekend with some friends. Is it possible to go to a German restaurant...
This past weekend I went to a book-release party in the book department of a department store. This has to...
… Just a short entry for Friday. I had to put out coffee and sugar at work for for visiting...