The weather here has been absolutely gorgeous lately, and today was no exception. This afternoon Olof and I made a quick trip to town to do some shopping, and for once I remembered to take the camera. Of course, I didn’t remember to take any especially good pictures, but behind the cut you’ll see two… Read More Friday
The first summer that I lived in Sweden, my friend Leslie taught me how to crochet. I started out with potholders then moved quickly on to scarves and stocking caps, branching out eventually into granny squares, doilies, and snowflake tree ornaments. I did rather well with small items that didn’t take long to complete. Then,… Read More Short little span of attention
When I was in fifth grade, we had our first major research assignment. Each of us students had to pick one state (not our own) and do an in-depth study of it. The project spanned a couple of months, and at the end we had to turn in a written report–complete with a portfolio including… Read More Reminiscence
A couple of days ago I got up from an afternoon nap to hear Lydia call out, “Hej mamma” almost as soon as I had opened my bedroom door. As I returned her greeting she came quickly into the kitchen to tell me, “Mikaela är här.” “Okay,” I said and carried on getting myself something… Read More Tomato, tomat
At my physical therapy appointment this morning I heard on the radio that Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty is releasing a solo album next month (this is probably old news, but I’m a bit out of the loop these days without my American MTV and a subscription to Rolling Stone). Well, that’s interesting, I thought,… Read More Ur-sviken*
It would appear that I was mistaken when I said that Lydia wasn’t missing going to school. She was already out of bed and dressed when I got up this morning and she left the house at five to eight, even though her school is just across the street and she doesn’t have to be… Read More School days
Yesterday Olof found out that he had to be in Uppsala today for some sort of meeting regarding his current work project. It was just a one-day thing, so he flew down this morning and will be back late this evening. These days are always a bit rough because his flight out leaves at 6:45,… Read More One of those days …
The new issue of Mosaic Minds went live this morning! Our theme this time is “Defining Moments” and we’ve got a lot of great stuff there (I especially like the Prose section) — check it out!
In the last couple of days I’ve taken to making vanilla Cokes with flavored coffee syrup and already it’s gotten out of hand. Since yesterday morning we’ve gone through nearly an entire half-liter bottle of the syrup. When I bought the bottle on Friday I expected that it would last a couple of weeks or… Read More A bit about beverages