Since I don't have (and the way it looks like right now, I will never have) kids in Sweden, I don't know what kids do for after scho...

I haven't been an alien long enough to crave this Dalahäst carpet. But give me another 5-10 years, and I might spend some $2000 to get s...

When I moved out, 10 years ago, it was before SVTPlay, e-book readers or Skype. At least it was in the time of the DVD so you could bring Sw...

We have decided to repeat last year's success and spend New Year's Eve downtown and watch the fireworks - one at 9 pm and one at mid...

Sometimes the lack of standards here makes me crazy... it sure would make life easier and less adventurous... In our house we have five cl...

When I started up this blog in 2006, I had already been writing my personal family blog (but called it "diary") for over 3 years (...

Dear readers (if you're still out there), after a busy couple of months I had to take some time off my dear blog and focusing on other t...

Every year we have the kids dress up and sing Lucia songs at the local IKEA. This year we also got a chance to to it a little bit more for ...

We got unexpected (Swedish) family guests over Thanksgiving and decided that we for once would cease the all American tradition and put toge...

What have I been up to this fall? Looking back - I'm not sure - it feels it's still - or at least should be August - but obviously I...

Whenever I'm in Stockholm, I try to find the time to walk through Södra Skogskyrkogården (The Woodland Cemetery) and visit my grandmoth...

The success of Stieg Larsson in the US is amazing - everywhere you go, every newspaper you read - you'll find the books displayed and ca...

To add to stress during my few weeks in Europe - I had managed to plan a trip to Toulouse where a old and very good, dear friend was tying t...

After a very busy spring I took off with the kids for a couple of very busy weeks in Sweden. Working and visiting isn't a good combinati...