Oh! What with all the puking and moaning I forgot to write about another terrific present I got from yet another terrific friend! A few weeks ago I wrote a post about feeling homesick, and Ellen asked if I’d seen this book: I hadn’t, but I fell in love just looking at the cover. Aside… Read More Spuds for you, spuds for me

It’s the time of year for the stomach flu, or, as it’s charmingly called in Swedish, the “winter vomiting sickness” (vinterkräksjukan). Most often we get through unscathed, but this past week hasn’t been a pretty one chez nous. I was struck first, early Sunday morning, and spent all of New Year’s Eve making bathroom runs.… Read More Sick