Category: Sweden
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Decided to splurge on the long leg
It’s fun, even with masks!
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Shipping Day!
The crate for Sweden is on its way! We’re confident it’s under the weight limit of 900 lbs. And, yes, we brought a few bags of rocks from the north shore and many books! It should arrive at the house we’re renting in Lund in 3-4 weeks, where it will be waiting for us until…
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Back in the USA
So, I got back to the US on May 9, after some serious airline adventures. I had an IcelandAir ticket that got cancelled. When I called, they said I needed to call back 48 hrs before the original flight. I did this, and ended up on a multi-leg route from Copenhagen to Amsterdam to Atlanta…
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So Swedish
So, this was the hot lunch at work the other day: A fish fillet, curried potatoes, peas, and a sour cream/creme fresh/dill sauce that Jen makes all the time. What I thought was interesting is that the dill sauce was really salty. I think you have been making it wrong @jennifer! ;-). Kidding – I…
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Donuts
Yeah, so I am not really proud of this, but I had donuts for breakfast this morning. I went to poor the milk for my coffee and it came out in lumps. Needed milk (what I get for going into the office to enjoy the free coffee there). At the store, there was your basic…
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Hardware Stores (and masks)
Yes, I have abandoned the “day count”. There’s a lot of them now (days) and they are starting to be a reminder of how long I have been away from the fam. Speaking of the fam, I have a ticket to go to the US on May 9, spend 2 weeks there getting ready for…
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Dumplings!
You know when somebody tells you about a “hole in the wall” place? Well, check this out! This is Fengssons (yes, a fun Swed-ification of a Chinese name). And it is down that cellar entrance. Inside is a tiny little Chinese dumpling joint: And, OMFG, those dumplings were good! Not just “good for Sweden” (which…
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Day 41
Whew! Day 41 already? Today would be Hilary’s spring MYS concert, save for the COVID effect. What’s new? I signed up for, and figured out how to use, the Volvo car sharing program called M (link). I don’t know why it’s called “M”. I think that is a dumb name. But, it is an excellent…
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Day 35
Not too much to talk about today. Mostly worked on a presentation for work. And Hilary and I got the internet working in the condo. You may recall that I am in Sweden. So, had an epic 3-hour troubleshooting session 3-way between Hilary acting as my eyes and fingers in St Paul, and Comcast whom…
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Day 34 – Easter Sunday – Påsk
Today is Easter Sunday, and there’s not much going on. I did find out about a thing that I thought was interesting – Easter Witches or påskkärringar. There’s a nice Radio Sweden bit on them here. Around Easter, Good Friday and Easter Monday are both national holidays, so this is a 4 day weekend. Woohoo!…