Nobody who has lived for very long in Sweden has failed to hear, at least one or a dozen times, Det finns inget dåligt väder, bara dåliga kläder, which means — minus the charm of the rhyme — “There is no bad weather, only bad clothing.” And they take it seriously, even down to the… Read More Well-dressed

Considering that he’s growing up with three sisters, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that poor Tage has been hen-pecked pretty much from the get-go. Generally speaking, he’s a mild-mannered little guy, most often content to let things slide for the sake of peace, even when he knows he’s getting the short… Read More Backbone

Today’s mail brought, among other things, an Animal Crossing DS game I’d bought on eBay for Petra a couple of weeks ago. She was thrilled when she came home from school and found it waiting for her, and as soon as she’d finished her snack she fired up her DS and got busy playing. All… Read More ¡Ay, caramba!

Seven years old today:

In case anyone’s been wondering, this is how Brynja’s hair ended up in flames the other day. Olof’s sister snapped this the instant before ignition.

Wow, long time, no post! Anyway, I finally have something worth writing about, ’cause today is Brynja’s birthday! I know parents always say this, and I’ve said it before myself, but I just have no idea where the time goes. How can it possibly be two years ago that she was born?! I may have… Read More Celebration!

Generally speaking, my kids are not big fans of my culinary efforts. Tonight I made homemade pizza, which is usually a safe bet, but neither Tage nor Petra approved of the pepperoni topping. Tage flat refused to eat his, leaving his plate all but untouched. When I called him back to finish eating, he protested… Read More Evaluation