Category: Lund
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Student (Graduation) 2026
Hard to believe our youngest has finished high school. She got her results from the IB that her exams merited an official International Baccalaureate Diploma…Hurra, Hurra, Hurra! There were tons of preparations leading up to graduation day. Read more about Swedish graduation traditions here, on our friend’s blog Erin OLeary from Denim & Ink <denimandink+books@substack.com>.…
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The Graduation Ball aka Katte Prom
The youngest made the most of the celebrations surrounding graduation, especially the formal dinner and dance for graduating class of Katedralskolan. She has a great group of friends and is one of those kids who has many different friend groups so she really made the most of the event! Luckily the rain held off for…
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Birds, Valborg and Spring
With the youngest prepping for her exams, Bryant navigating a heavy load at work and the challenges I currently have with Eosinophilic Fasciitis, our Spring activities have been less than usual. Still, we’ve had some nice outings like this presentation at the Falsterbo Bird Station where we spent a beautiful morning with friends Melissa and…
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Graduate Art Exhibition
The final gallery exhibition of the IB Visual Arts program finished last Friday. The curriculum and requirements for the program have changed and this was the last year that the gallery piece will be part of the criteria. It was a tremendous amount of work for the students but we think they were lucky to…
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Family Updates
Ebba has been focused on two big milestones of her final year of high school; the mock exams , for predicted grades, and the visual arts exhibition, a huge component of her program assessment. The mock exams are very intensive and we are proud of how hard she’s been working. One highlight is that she…
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Birthday Fun
Finding fun in November can be a challenge. This year for my birthday I registered for a painting class taught by my friend, Ghada, at The Art Lounge in Lund. We meet either at her home studio or at Ateljé Råbygård, a sort of arts colony on an old farm site on the outskirts of…
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Halloween & Father’s Day
Swedish Father’s Day always sneaks up on us but luckily Bryant’s favorite way to celebrate is with a hike or day camping. The weather cooperated quite nicely so we headed to the Fulltofta Nature Area where we claimed one of the wind shelters with a fireplace. Bry and Ebba cooked up a batch of Sami-style…
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September 2025
It seems as though a monthly post is more my speed lately. At the beginning of the month the eldest and I went to Minnesota to clean out the basement at Highland Hideaway, celebrate the birthdays of my mom and younger brother, and to catch up with friends. Eldest had not been to MN for…
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Sommartider hej hej
Summer has been slow to arrive but today is the first really hot day, by my standards, at 84 degrees. It might even qualify as a heat wave, which in Sweden is 3 consecutive days with a high of at least 77 degrees. Because the infrastructure is built to reduce heating costs, there hasn’t been…
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Reading the Riot Act
First a few library photos from my travels…For a variety of reasons (OK, I confess, mainly Instagram and Youtube) I haven’t been reading as much over the past few years. I’ve always relied on libraries for the majority of my reading material, both print and audio books. In Sweden, the selection of books in English…