We got a paper yesterday from Migrationsverket (the immigration agency), and we finally have an appointment for our permit renewal interviews. We’ve been waiting since June, when our permits expired, for them to schedule us for an appointment. Talk about backlog! Anyway, we’ll be going down to Umeå on the 26th, and I’m hoping it… Read More Mail news

Have you ever seen mold on a banana? Maybe I’ve led a sheltered life, but up until this morning every banana I’d ever seen had been entirely mold-free. Sure, I’ve seen totally soft, dark brown, overripe bananas, and I’ve even seen shriveled-up, dried-out, way-too-old bananas, but a moldy banana was a new one to me.… Read More When good fruit goes bad

We got quite a few inches of snow last night, and since Olof is sick I agreed to go out and shovel the driveway around the car. Our driveway is actually more of a parking lot, since our house used to be a store, and I was not at all looking forward to clearing all… Read More Saved by the Plow

The one and only grocery store in our little town is undergoing major renovations, and while I’m looking forward to the larger size and the increased selection that will come with the changes, right now it’s a total mess. The layout is different literally every day, and even the simplest of shopping lists will send… Read More This and that

Olof has been complaining of a sore throat all day, and I have a sneaking suspicion that he’s brewing the same sickness that sidelined me a couple of weeks ago and took Lydia out just after New Year’s. I really hope, for his sake, that that’s not what he has, but so far it seems… Read More Monday