Life in the Land of the Ice and Snow
Infiltrating Sweden one cinnamon bun at a time
My son’s friend went trick-or-treating with his sister last weekend (because in Sweden, Halloween is 2 weeks for some reason). The Swedes are still learning how Halloween works, which leads to some strange things ending up in the treat bag. On this occasion, the boy and his sister knocked on a door belonging to an …
I much prefer seeing news about this type of war:
Happy Halloween all! We had a Halloween dinner last night at a friends’ house and the kids got to go trick-or-treating. That’s right – LAST NIGHT, October 30. But this is Sweden where no one is quite sure if Halloween is only one day or which one it is, so they tend to celebrate for …
I wanted a small piece of chocolate to have with my coffee. Could only find Pop Rocks. Does this make me only half an adult?
My 8-yr old was carrying around his empty candy wrapper. I asked him to put it in the trash. He walked over to the trash, carefully dropped the wrapper inside and softly said, “I will always remember you.”
Wow! I think I fell into some sort of candy coma. The last thing I remember was loads of gingerbread, chocolates, saffron buns, and beef jerkey (to even out the sugar, of course). Allow me to salad-shock myself today and then I’m back on track! Happy New Year all! New Year’s Resolution: No candy until …
Sweden celebrates Easter Monday so we have another day off. I’m not sure why we celebrate, but I don’t complain about extra holidays. Anyway, instead of a basket of eggs or candy, children (and lucky adults) receive paper eggs filled with candy for Easter. I just came across this article. Nice try undercover dentist, but …
I put on a pair of pants the other day and they had shrunk. I could hardly button the top button. Strange. I haven’t worn them in a while. Then I put on a different pair of pants the next day and those had shrunk as well! My husband thinks I might have gone a …
We actually got invited to another Swedish/American couple’s house yesterday for a Halloween dinner plus trick or treating with their kids. It was wonderful! Finally my kids got a fun and real Halloween over here! The family lives in a large area of attached townhouses which are very family-friendly with no streets – the perfect …
There are a few things for an American in Sweden that equal gold. This would be Velveeta cheese and candy corn. (Not together, but hmm… I wonder….) I just got a bag of candy corn delivered from the states this week for Halloween. I had to put it on the highest shelf in the house. …
This is a message for the Swedes – HALLOWEEN IS OCTOBER 31 ! IT IS ONLY ONE DAY AND IT IS ALWAYS OCTOBER 31. When I first moved here twelve years ago, Halloween was barely celebrated at all. Over the years things have gotten better. It is easier to find pumpkins for sale and some …