Sweden (along with most of the rest of Europe) “sprang forward” last night, which means that today is a full hour shorter than it should be. I don’t really understand the point of switching to Daylight Savings Time in this part of the world. The number of daylight hours swings so widely from winter to …
Category Archive: Just the Journal
Mar
17
2012
There’s an emerald green G&T in my very near future
Because it’s the Penthouse Nordic Tradition for St. Patrick’s Day. Kind of convenient that the holiday fell on a Saturday this year. Saved me from having to remember to wear green to the office, and having to limit myself to just one tall, icy green beauty tonight. Lots of Swedes will be celebrating with a …
Mar
04
2012
The Baby Eagle webcam is back!
The Raptor Resource Project is once again sharing a live feed of an eagle’s nest at Decorah, Iowa. For some reason, the fact that this is the #1 all-time live-viewed webcam on the internet has restored a little bit of my faith in humanity. I’ve re-established a Baby Eagle Cam page on the blog so that …
Feb
28
2012
I may actually have to watch Vasaloppet this year
Sweden’s annual “Vasaloppet” cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday in March and widely believed to be the longest and oldest of its kind in the world, is hugely popular in this country. Although it is typically won by one of the sport’s elite athletes, virtually anyone crazy enough to want to ski 90 …
Feb
21
2012
Give us this day our daily gin
One never-ending source of both laughs and frustration for me since moving to Sweden has been learning the language. I am considered functionally fluent at this point and my command of Swedish is good enough to garner regular compliments from native Swedes, (though I suspect this has more to do with them being stunned that I …
Feb
19
2012
Eggs in avocados, revisited
I finally got around trying the eggs baked in avocado recipe I was so excited about a couple weeks ago and thought I would share what I learned. First of all, I need to have larger avocados or smaller eggs, because even after scooping out a generous portion of the avocado flesh, a single egg …
Feb
17
2012
Starbucks invades Malmö C
This post is dated February 17 because that’s the date I actually attended the event described. But it wasn’t posted until February 22 at the request of the friend and brand new barista who invited me to said event. (I suspect the “pre-opening social media blackout” rule only applied to Starbucks employees, but whatever.) So …
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Tags: coffee, fika, Malmö
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