The kids have been on spring break this week and, wonder of wonders, we’ve actually made it through without driving each other too crazy. We’ve kept fairly busy most days, and it’s helped that the weather has been nice enough that even when we were home, we could send Tage and Petra out to play… Read More Renewal

Generally speaking, Prins Bertil is not the alpha cat around here, but when Moa’s crossed the line, she has crossed. the. line.

Nobody who has lived for very long in Sweden has failed to hear, at least one or a dozen times, Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder, which means — minus the charm of the rhyme — “There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.” And they take it seriously, even down to the… Read More Well-dressed

Considering that he’s growing up with three sisters, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that poor Tage has been hen-pecked pretty much from the get-go. Generally speaking, he’s a mild-mannered little guy, most often content to let things slide for the sake of peace, even when he knows he’s getting the short… Read More Backbone

Today’s mail brought, among other things, an Animal Crossing DS game I’d bought on eBay for Petra a couple of weeks ago. She was thrilled when she came home from school and found it waiting for her, and as soon as she’d finished her snack she fired up her DS and got busy playing. All… Read More ¡Ay, caramba!

Seven years old today:

In case anyone’s been wondering, this is how Brynja’s hair ended up in flames the other day. Olof’s sister snapped this the instant before ignition.