Tag Archive: Thanksgiving
Dec 05 2010
Home safe in snowy Sweden
The Swede and I are back in Vikingland after a whirlwind Thanksgiving trip to the US. We spent about four days in my hometown in northwestern Indiana, four days with extended US family in northeast Ohio, and four days with two of my best friends in New York City. (NYC photos are trickling in to my …
Nov 21 2010
Getting ready to run the gauntlet…
…that is transatlantic air travel. Dr. Darling and I depart for our Thanksgiving “vacation” in the US in a few hours. I put quotes around the word vacation because it’s hardly going to qualify as restful or relaxing. Due to assorted family commitments and the Swede’s desire to see some other parts of America besides …
Nov 24 2005
Thanksgiving: Swedish-style
I wasn’t really expecting to celebrate Thanksgiving today…better known here in Sweden as “Thursday.” But when I wished a Norwegian colleague (the Spanish CEO’s executive assistant) Happy Thanksgiving this morning and told her how thankful I was to have her as a co-worker…she decided it was an excellent occasion to hold a spur-of-the-moment fika (coffee …
