Breakfast as Usual

A picture can’t really do justice to the deliciousness of lingonberry jam on toast. Oh well. I tried. If the typical uber-sweet flavor of most jams isn’t your thing, I highly recommend giving lingonberry a shot.

Does Cost Plus Carry Swedish Candy?

The answer to this question, is as of now, unknown. An attempt to find out via calling Cost Plus World Market provided it would be indeed difficult to find this out. Person A: “Hello, Cost Plus World Markets.” Me: “Do you carry Swedish imports?” Person A: “What do you mean?” Me: “I mean, do you … Read more

Ikea: Sweden’s Answer to Walmart

Don’t get me wrong; I do indeed like some of what is there. For example, as I salivate over a piece of white bread slathered in butter and lingonberry jam, I furiously expel my angst over the Ikea shopping experience of today via this post. But the fact remains that I cannot get over the … Read more

Another Day of Rain

Barely into winter and all I can think about is going to the beach. An acquaintance of mine suffers from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) and informed me that a special sun lamp is not necessary to treat SAD, but rather, that any lamp can be used to catch some rays with during the darker parts … Read more

Going Home to Skellefteå, Sweden, Jiggity Jig

After a month of being deprived of all things Swedish, most notably surstromming, Missfoster is now able to go back to her new (not old) stomping grounds and futz around for awhile. In addition to seeing the most handsome Swede on the face of this planet, she looks forward to partaking in motorcycle adventures, working … Read more

10 Things I Love About Sweden

1. There is a store dedicated solely to alcohol. 2. I can bump people in my way without saying excuse me. 3. Sucking in air is a way to show you are listening. 4. I can complain about the weather along with everyone else. 5. Moose meat: Its whats for dinner. 6. People are nice, … Read more

Swedish Gem: Breakpoint

I have to say, Sweden has some awesome musicians. I’m not sure if this is genetics, or if it is so cold here in the winter that everyone just stays in a practices on their guitar, but in any case I’m impressed! This recent Swedish Gem, Breakpoint, I recently came across – but in a … Read more