No, there won't be a single snowdrop in this post. But surely there are other signs of spring? It's still cold, but it still feels like spring is on its way. We hope at least on that!
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With this post we want to wish all our readers and friends a Happy New Year! We are currently in the wonderful and interesting country of Sri Lanka. Today we focus on celebrating the new year, so here is a short post with some links and photos from Sri Lanka, as well as some small teasers for the coming year.
Read moreToday is the 1st of Advent, but what does Advent really mean? Today we dig into some history and facts. We also take the opportunity to recommend some fun Christmas calendars in the blog world, as well as our most Christmassy posts. Wishing you a great 1st Advent!
Read moreToday we want you to help us find dialectal words and expressions, preferably quirky ones! We're planning to write a blog post about words and expressions in Swedish dialects, and we want your help. We're doing this together, so get your hands dirty! Next weekend we'll publish the post and by then we hope to have lots of words, expressions and crazy stories about hilarious situations filled with misunderstandings! Until then, I'll share some experiences from my childhood in Skåne ...
Read moreHere comes the Great November List! Now it's really dark and muggy in Sweden, and you need to find the best ways to cheer yourself up in different ways. Here are our best tips. Now we hope to get your best tips on the same points! Write in a comment, or write your own blog post if you have a blog. Feel free to tell us where you found the list!
Read moreYesterday we did like many other Swedes this time of year. We visited the cemetery with candles and grave decorations. At the same time, I started thinking about the All Saints' Day. All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day, All Saints' Day and Halloween ... how does it all fit together?
Read moreWhy do we celebrate Halloween in Sweden? It's almost time for this holiday, and it's always interesting to write about. There are always some who love the occasion and some who hate these new traditions. Which of these are you? And what do you really know about Halloween?
Read moreLast Friday, we attended the doctoral ceremony at the University of Gothenburg, as my (Helena's) mother was awarded an honorary doctorate. Very exciting and interesting to be part of such a ceremony and celebration!
Read moreIf you've been following our blog lately, you might know that Peter is currently helping our friends Lennart and Beata finish building their summer house on the island of Ringsö in Lake Mälaren. He has been on the island all week and I came here this weekend. And a lot has happened during this week, I promise!
Read moreWe hadn't planned to go to Helsinki at all, but yesterday we decided and booked flight tickets. Why this? Well, the big travel fair Matka is going on now and over the weekend. We hadn't really planned to go there, but then we couldn't resist... And there's a motorhome fair at the same time!
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