Tag: coffee

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  September 6, 2022Blog, Uncategorized

  Starbucks 2: The Search for Frappacinos

  The epic search across 2 continents for a Frappacino.

• April 14, 2021Blog, Uncategorized

  Close enough, Starbucks.

• September 12, 2019Uncategorized

  Cafe Culture and Neighbors

  On this week’s episode of the podcast, Olga, from Ukraine, talks about Ukrainian vs. Swedish cafe culture, getting to know your neighbors through fake traditions, and the beauty of rules, […]

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  #36 Cafe Culture and Neighbors

  Olga, from Ukraine, talks about Ukrainian vs. Swedish cafe culture, getting to know your neighbors through fake traditions, and the beauty of rules, among other things.

• May 31, 2019Uncategorized

  Creamation, uh.. I mean cream with your coffee?

  I live next to a graveyard that is also a World Heritage Site for it’s architecture and placement in a forest. It’s a nice place to walk around. Greta Garbo […]

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  #11 Why Not Spend the Winter Building Synthesizers?

  Leo, from Los Angeles, makes his own synthesizers and shares his knowledge on his YouTube station LeoMakes. He also thinks Swedish coffee is the best and is full of tips […]

• May 22, 2017Uncategorized

  Always be prepared

  Sometimes I think I might have a touch of obsessive compulsive disorder, but then I remind myself that there’s nothing wrong with me except the fact that I keep certain […]

• May 13, 2016Uncategorized

  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 saw that we were staying close to their headquarters, I […]

• August 13, 2015Uncategorized

  What to have with my afternoon coffee…..

  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?

• June 8, 2015Uncategorized

  My life as a lab rat

  I’m starting to easily understand the old story of Alexander Fleming leaving an experiment over a long weekend and discovering penicillin from the mold when he came back. Apparently in […]

• February 16, 2015Uncategorized

  Coffee Cow

  A few summers ago as we were relaxing at a Swedish “beach,” a man came around wearing a white backpack with black spots and a hose attached.  He was “THE […]

• November 5, 2013Uncategorized

  It’s coming…

  Starbucks is finally coming to Stockholm.  For the past 2 years, (or more?) we in Stockholm have had to book a flight at the airport to get into the only […]

• October 19, 2012Uncategorized

  A tip..

  … Just a short entry for Friday. I had to put out coffee and sugar at work for for visiting guests today.  Never put a sugar bowl in the reach […]

• September 26, 2012Uncategorized

  Nap time

  I was reading an article in the paper earlier this week about activities on the subway.  Five people were polled regarding what they like to do while riding the subway. […]

• February 29, 2012Uncategorized

  Coffee

  Major panic in the office yesterday.  The man who orders the coffee went on vacation.  NOOOOO!!!!  Our department was completely out of coffee.  There was a mild panic and traffic jam of […]

• February 13, 2010Uncategorized

  Tea

  I came across a box of Russian tea the other day.  I thought, “Hmm…. what makes this tea Russian?”  So I looked at the description which said, “tea with citrus […]