Category: Sweden
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2024 Holiday Card
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Truffles, Tryffel & Trifles
Life doesn’t seem to slow down much at all, even in the dark, cool season. And in an attempt to distract myself from the bleak realities of human nature, I’ve thrown myself into new hobbies, clubs, travel and volunteer opportunities. I can’t see a way for American Democracy to recover from the effects of malicious…
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Cider and a *Guinness
Carole invited me for a drive out to the orchard and renovated farm house belonging to transplants Simon and Sarah. Having heard lots about the orchard, I was eager to visit and catch up with Sarah (of Capellagården textiles fame). Karine, another French expat also made the journey from Kristianstad so we had many hands…
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Lundabo Life
Lundabo = a person residing in Lund. With all of the recent changes in our family life, I think it will be good to establish a new routine. Next week I resume Swedish studies at Malmö University so I’ll be going to Malmö at least once per week. Today marks the end of two weeks…
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American Happy Hour
I’ve decided to skip over much of the summer happenings in order to take my time relating Ebba’s (the Swedish name she chose for Language camp) 16th birthday, and the many events of July and early August. We returned from the US with a suitcase full of the treats we can’t find in Sweden determined…
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From linseed to linen
Capellagården, a folk crafts/ art school on the island of Öland, arranged with Sarah from The Tour Studio for a special course to be taught in English. I know Sarah through the International Citizens Hub and so had the opportunity for a spot in her linen workshop. The other participants all came from the US,…
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Transitions
Our era as an ISLK family has come to an end as the youngest completed the International Baccalaureate Middle Years with excellent marks, ready to enter the world of the Diploma Programme. She has a preliminary acceptance at Katedralskolan in Lund and looks forward to a nice summer break! “Justice For Ukraine” was her art…
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Canoe Camping in Åsnens
We went canoe camping. Yay! In the search for a Swedish BWCA rather than the average Swedish trail camping spots we found Åsnens National Park. While not quite the same as northern Minnesota, it came pretty dang close! The mosquitos were huge and extremely annoying, the water was calm and very rocky, and the trees…
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Merry Month of May
Valborg and the First of May celebrations brought a distinct sense of Spring along with longer, warmer days. Our International Choir joined Gösta the director’s other, Swedish choir in Trelleborg to sing at the town’s Valborg bonfire ceremony at the Viking museum. It started with the “kulning” an ancient Swedish herding call by 3 women…
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Pets and Pysanky
I’ve been walking a friend’s dog this week*. Lulu lives just a 5 minute walk over the bridge to the other side of the train tracks. Walking with her has been a nice way to explore a part of Lund I don’t see as often. She spends more time sniffing than walking, however, and quite…