As it turned out, I picked the exact perfect day for Lydia’s and my getaway; it started snowing Saturday afternoon about a half-hour before we got home, and the weather has stayed wintry since. I suppose I should qualify by saying that I picked the perfect day as far as weather was concerned, because Lydia… Read More Recap

It’s a beautiful, beautiful spring day today, the kind of day that always makes me want to go out for a drive. There’s not much better than soaking up the warm sun coming through the windows, turning up my favorite CD as loud as it will go, and hitting the open road. On the best… Read More Brilliant

Another baseball season is underway, and for better or for worse — they lost their first four games — I’ve been able to see all but one of the Braves’ games so far. The first three were afternoon games, which means there were on in the evening here and I could watch them live. The… Read More Pastime

Our little Easter witch:

Sewing is a regular part of the school curriculum here from grades 3-9, and it’s been fun to watch Lydia progress from simple embroidery to more advanced projects. Me, I can sew on a button like nobody’s business, but operating a sewing machine is completely beyond my ability. My kid, she turns out creations like… Read More In Sweden, this is what they call a “one-piece”

We had a visit this afternoon from Knut and his parents, and for a time Yrsa had to share her dad’s lap with her cousin. Disregard Olof’s pained look here — I think I caught him mid-sentence, and nobody ever takes a good picture mid-sentence.

The weather was gorgeous this afternoon, and our cupboards were decidedly bare, so I decided to swing by the grocery store on my way to pick Brynja up from pre-school. When I was about halfway across the bridge — the selfsame bridge from which I took the picture in my previous post — I saw… Read More Unexpected sight

This was taken yesterday, when it was warm and sunny and absolutely beautiful out. Today, of course, it’s snowing.