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My first proper Easter in Sweden
This weekend was Easter weekend in Sweden. About this time last year, I was moving here, which means lots of unpacking and getting paper work done. This year I was able to enjoy my first proper Swedish Easter. What does that mean? Well, first off, a four day weekend! Yep, in Sweden, Friday and Monday…
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Win a Swedish Easter Egg!
So, Easter is this weekend. All the fun Easter things are for sale everywhere, and Sweden loves these giant paper Easter eggs with nice pictures on them. From what I remember, we don’t have these in the States, nor in the Czech Republic. So they are Swedish! I thought it would be fun to do…
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Getting that Big Fish
Wednesday was a very eventful day. Johan decided to join me for ice fishing. And either he is a closet expert ice fisher, or had extreme beginners luck. Whatever the case was, Johan enjoyed ice fishing! Walle Mellquist, the journalist from Norran who did the fantastic article about ice fishing, sent me this Swedish fishing…
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Sweden is turning me green!
Maybe it is because I grew up there and don’t know any better, but California seems pretty green to me. When I lived there, they recycled. Now the soccer moms are bringing their own grocery bags to the store. Slowly, it is improving. Sweden is a whole different story though. They really take that extra…
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Moose Meat Air Dried
Swedes love their älg kött* (moose meat). At least my Swedish family does, and I’m no complainer. It is low in fat, as a unique taste, and can easily replace beef in any recipe (I make moose tacos, moose hamburgers, moose lasagna, and it all turns out yummy!) My far*-in-law is a weird food expert.…
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Learning to Ice Fish
Spring is here. We easily get some +6C days and the sun is shining. We still have tons and tons of snow and ice up here and Norrland, but quickly the roads are clearing, and slowly the snow is melting. Very slowly. Besides watching the local hockey team play (and Skellefteå’s team SAIK is going…