You can tell by the perfume I am wearing
..which of the two houses I (we) are living in during any given week. C and his ex-wife have a relatively unique situation. When they divorced, they kept the house for the kids, and that is where they...
View ArticleThe Night Never Comes
I miss the stars and the darkness. I have been quiet. I know. Sometimes life gets in the way of a blog about your life. Sometimes moving to a foreign country is exhausting and taking a break from all...
View ArticleAriel Stain Pens, Suntanning Lotion, Cat Food, and SunRype Fruit-to-Go
I am constantly reminded of how many product choices I had in North America. I remember standing in London Drugs staring at a wall of shampoo and conditioner, unable to choose anything because of the...
View ArticleWhat, exactly, are these mixed emotions?
The thought occurred to me the other day that I never clarified or explained these mixed emotions for which this website is named. The phrase was “created” after I decided to move to Sweden. I...
View ArticleMommified
I am being mommified. The dreaded thing that happens to most children is tightening its grip on me, like swaddling clothes, or whatever was used to wrap Egyptian mummies. Indeed, this is not the first...
View ArticleStavsunds Gods
No, it is not a religious reference. It is the farm upon which I live. Stavsunds (or Stafsunds) Gods is the main manor and it has been in the current family [...]
View ArticleTio år med Tio (10 years with Tio): Stockholm Syndrome
If you read Part 1 and Part 2 of this story then you will already know that Tio is my adopted cat, and today is, well, our 10th anniversary. Other than [...]
View ArticleSpring into Ekerö: Rune stones and Lambs
Continuing last week’s posts about spring’s arrival at Stavsund, I took my camera with me while I went about some errands on Ekerö. This involved stopping by C’s other house [...]
View ArticleAll Creatures Great and Small…Lifting Baby Cows
I live on a farm. It is spring, life is happening everywhere around me. The flowers and trees are budding, And today, All Creatures Great and Small became a reality. A little [...]
View ArticleBaby Cow Eyelashes
This morning I told you about last night’s ordeal All Creatures Great and Small…Lifting Baby Cows. I have now had a chance to go and take some photos of the little [...]
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