Sweden

  • Knut’s Day

    Yesterday was Knut's Day. I would first like to thank all of my friends who called yesterday after they heard about it on NPR. So what's Knut's Day? It is also known in Sweden as tjgodedagknut. Which means it's been… Continue reading

  • Mormor’s Chocolate Cake Cookies

    Every year a well stuffed box, wrapped in brown paper, would arrive at our home from Gotland Sweden,just days before Christmas. In it were lovely knitted items and my grandmother's (mormor) famous chocolate cake cookies. Mom would immediately grab the… Continue reading

  • The Last Day in Sweden

    Though it will be hard to say good-bye, it's time to go. I couldn't leave, however, without one last little celebration. An evening at one of my favorite restaurants in Visby, Isola Bella. The best Italian food outside of Italy.… Continue reading

  • Visby,the city of Roses and Ruins

    I've been blogging for the past couple of weeks from Sweden but more importantly from my family hometown of Visby Gotland. With all of these posts I haven't told you much about Visby so today I thought we would have… Continue reading

  • The Yellow House Cafe

    It is fairly well known that I love coffee. There isn't a day without a cup or two of the liquid elixir. Gula Huset (The yellow house) is one of the nicest secret treasures of Visby. Open only on saturday and… Continue reading

  • To the Wall !

    There are just a couple more days left on blogging from Sweden. So with time at a minimum I thought it was high time I did something I've always wanted to do……and that would be to climb "the wall" which… Continue reading

  • A Room with a View for a Damsel in a Tower

    Curious?   Finally, after many airline delays and transfers, I made it from Karlskrona Sweden to our hometown of Visby Gotland. I thought I would arrive in the afternoon but when I finally landed it was 10:30 pm . So under… Continue reading

  • What Brings You Joy?

    Greetings from Astrid Lindgren's house in Sweden,….. and welcome to my second post of the day. I'm so happy to have quick internet again….that's what brings me joy.Sorry I missed you here on Friday but I'm here today. Hi, I'm… Continue reading

  • A Morning Market Walk

    Greetings. I hope this finds everyone well. I've had my fair share of bad internet connections,hence the status of being incognito. So where have I been? Well..once we left Stockholm we drove all the way down south to Karlskrona. In-between… Continue reading

  • Vintage Wanderings

    As we were meandering along country roads on our way to the next castle, we happened to pass over hither and yon to find a very large red barn in the distance. On the side was the word "Antique" or… Continue reading