Well, that was a week that flew by. I can hardly even remember where those days went. Maybe I was just too busy enjoying the sunshine and spring weather that finally made its way north to us. I did make time for a much-needed haircut and watched a lot of baseball (my Braves are on… Read More Still here

Yesterday the Braves played their first day game of the season — that is, the first game I’d have the opportunity to see live. Instead of watching it, though, I was tucked away in my basement hideaway in Uppsala as I had a class scheduled for this morning. When I arrived at the university for… Read More Re-port from the air-port

A few weeks ago Olof’s mom made some toy snakes for the kids out of (I think) felted wool. We all think they’re pretty cool, but I don’t think any one of us likes them more than Prins Bertil does:

As befits the end of March, the past several days have given us nothing but blue skies and sunshine. Between the gorgeous weather and us having turned our clocks forward to summer time yesterday, it’s finally starting to look as though winter will come to an end within the foreseeable future. Last Thursday was the… Read More Lamb

Olof’s mom sent him home yesterday with a photograph taken of him and his parents on the day of his christening in 1968. When she noticed us looking at it, Petra said that she’d seen it the day before. The only one she had recognized, though, was her farfar, Olof’s dad. I agreed that it… Read More Incognito

Sunday evening I was in the midst of preparing our after-dinner coffee when I discovered to my dismay that the coffee packet was all but empty. I started running through the options in my head — Instant? Ew, no … tea? But I want coffee … I wonder if someone would run to the store?… Read More DIY

Monday morning I gave Lucy the last of her medicine and danced a little jig because the vet had pronounced her cured at last! I think the vet was actually as happy as we were — she smiled broadly and rubbed my shoulder and said, “I can’t believe it!” with a hint of real jubilation… Read More Recovery

Tomorrow the kids go back to school and Olof has the first day of his first full week of work in I can’t remember how long. I’ll be home the entire week, but I’ve got plenty of work to do if I can manage to find a way to get it done. I expected when… Read More Sunday

There’s not much spring in the winter these past few days. We’ve got a bunch more snow, and recent temperatures have been as low as -20°C (-4°F). On the upside, we did see some pretty active Northern lights the other night. Not a whole lot going on right now, really. Olof took Lucy to the… Read More Lion

One of my very favorite Swedish words is vårvinter. Directly translated, it means “spring-winter,” and it’s pretty much what it sounds like. It’s that time in between, when the seasons are starting to change. When there’s still plenty of snow, but there’s plenty of sun as well, and each day is lighter than the last.… Read More Bright