Tag: winter

October 26, 2016Uncategorized

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 TOTAL over the last two weeks.” This is true. I […]
February 23, 2016Uncategorized

New book coming soon!

When you have around 6 months of winter and darkness here in Sweden, you can do one of three things. Take a vacation to the sun (smartest idea, unfortunately, I’m […]
January 26, 2016Uncategorized

Graveyard sledding

Our local paper has raised a question in our neighborhood; Should people be sledding in a graveyard? The initial picture one gets in one’s head is of sleds crashing into […]
January 19, 2016Uncategorized

Winter scores

I had a spectacular fall on the ice yesterday. I’m talking a full-out comedy banana peel-type fall landing horizontally on the ice. The only thing missing was the Benny Hill […]
January 15, 2016Uncategorized

-18c (-4F) Not fit for humans

As my kids are going to school this morning, it is -18c here in Stockholm, Sweden. We haven’t seen temperatures this low for about 3 years when I was last […]
November 11, 2015Uncategorized

If we all just chip in…..

I live in an apartment complex. We have an incredibly boring middle space between our two buildings with nothing on it because the building company decided to “keep the nature,” […]
April 29, 2015Uncategorized

Why are Swedes not the happiest in the world?

Well, did you ask them during the month of January? That could be part of your problem.
February 19, 2015Uncategorized

Who’s up for a little Frisbee?

Took the kids out for some Frisbee this past weekend on the big field by our building. We got a few strange looks from people going by as the temperature […]
January 29, 2015Uncategorized

Environmentally concious?

People think Swedes walk a lot and use subways to be nice to the environment, but I think we know the real reason.
January 27, 2015Uncategorized

Here you go.

Please enjoy my son being terrified by a giant snowman.
January 16, 2015Uncategorized

I’m a tap dancer!

Snow grippers are great until you get them caught between the ridges of an escalator.
January 13, 2015Uncategorized

The kindness of Swedes

One thing that's nice about Stockholm is that when you lose something, about 95% of the people will put it somewhere in the hopes that you will find it.
January 8, 2015Uncategorized

Thursday

This was the southeast Texas’ Facebook page this morning. Apparently they’re having some freezing temperatures for the next few nights. Here in Stockholm, we call this “typical Thursday weather,” and […]
December 18, 2014Uncategorized

Sign illustrations

Sometimes I wonder who has the job of coming up with the illustrations for park signs.
December 3, 2014Uncategorized

Is it just me?

I’m currently sitting at work in my winter coat. Normally I sit in the next room with a portable heater all alone. The other people who work here don’t want […]
November 28, 2014Uncategorized

Reflectors

I keep hearing that a lot of the Nordic countries spray deer and moose antlers with reflecting paint in the dark winter. Can I get some of that for my […]
November 20, 2014Uncategorized

I give up

Fine. 3 c outside for the past week. I give up. I’m changing to a winter coat now – not to take it off again until around April. You win […]
October 14, 2014Uncategorized

Tips for upcoming winter

Hang your coat on a radiator overnight to be nice and toasty when you wear it the next day. (Warning: Remove chocolates from pocket.)
May 1, 2014Uncategorized

May 1

Welcome May! Weather prediction in Stockholm for the day – SNOW!
March 13, 2014Uncategorized

Don’t believe the hype.

Well, it’s been fake spring here in Stockholm all week. The sun is shining. The temperature reaches highs like 10c (50F) – Yeah, yeah, I know, but it’s warm for […]