Islands surrounded by water…or our travels to Europe part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, we are just back from our trip to Europe. I thought I would … More

Blogmas Day 13: Lucia

An updated reblog from last year…. It’s already 13th December, and Christmas is coming fast. Today in Sweden it is … More

When Karl was in Sweden a few weeks ago, he picked me up a fun wee book on Swedish traditions. … More

It’s already 13th December, and Christmas is coming fast. Today in Sweden it is Lucia, a day I did talk … More

There are Christmas traditions and then there are those other Christmas traditions. Every year since 1966, a 13m Yulbocken or … More

Easter is a spring festival if ever there was one, and it still seems strange to me to celebrate it … More