I’m sure you’ll be relieved to know that the newspaper did take away any mention of snow from the five-day forecast, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still darn wintry out there.  The current temperature, at five in the evening, is 6°C (42°F), and it’s been pouring down a bone-chilling rain all day.  We actually… Read More Bright side

I see in today’s newspaper that snow is forecast for Wednesday, and I hear through the grapevine that it actually did snow last night in parts north and inland of here. Bad timing that, considering that Olof and I just made a visit yesterday to the plant nursery and came home laden with petunias and… Read More Big Chill

For what is perhaps the first time this weekend, Petra is not screaming at anyone.  For as long as it lasts I’ll be too busy basking in the relative quiet and sending up heartfelt prayers of thanks (and entreaties for the calm to continue) to do any real posting here. I knew you’d understand.

After waiting for more than three months, Helena got notification today–Sweden’s national day–that her application for Swedish citizenship was approved.  Olof and I decided that a celebration was in order, so we made a little impromptu dinner party with German shepherd pie (one of Helena’s favorites), and a decadent chocolate cake for dessert.  Grattis, Helena!

Today has been a beautiful day, well and truly gorgeous.  The temperature has stayed right around 25°C (pushing 80°F) all day, with just enough of a breeze to keep it from being unbearably hot (oh, how Sweden has changed me — time was, I’d barely count such a day as “warm,” let alone “hot”).  Helena… Read More Sunny day, everything’s a-ok

I’ve always been a sucker for little, tiny things. As far as I’m concerned, any good thing can be made that much better by miniaturizing it. Well, except for dogs. I’m not a fan of tiny dogs. Or cakes. Bigger is definitely better there. Actually, I guess there are a lot of things that wouldn’t… Read More Small-scale blogging