Ok…so I’m a baby when it comes to being cold! Brrr… Just the word makes me look for the nearest scarf and parka. Putting on six layers to go outside? – No problem. What if it’s really cold?! (Erik, eyes rolled and eternally patient: “Oh, my word!”) “Not to worry!” I say assuredly as I…

Everyone’s comforting pat on my back assured me that in Sweden, English was a major second language. And that’s pretty much true. Ahhh… but to actually get around by car in Sweden you have to instinctively learn by experience as you spin through their world of roundabouts while reading road signs at the same time…

Ponder past or present…time flies like the momentum of windshield wipers on a rainy day. There’s always a special excitement when New Year’s Day comes and the celebration is universal with fireworks, traditions, food, and family. And depending on your frame of mind and age you either stay up with the revelers to watch the…