Category: winter
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chilled out
This pair of jeans…let me tell you. They have a story. Like almost every woman (and I’m sure a lot of men), I hate buying jeans. I always walk away from the store convinced that either my torso is freakishly long or my legs freakishly short, that my waist is not proportionate with my hips, my…
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a walk in the snow
Despite all of my bitching and moaning, I do like some things about winter. Like fresh snow, for example. And walks with this one: Like the perfect light… And the quiet stillness. A few Sundays ago, we joined our friend Tobias for a long, leisurely stroll around my favorite reservoir. Tobias was a doll and…
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snowed in
I’ve lived in Fort Collins for six years and in Sweden for six before that, and this is the FIRST snow day I’ve had EVER! We got word of a storm coming over the weekend, but since I usually don’t find weather reports too reliable, I didn’t really think much of it. Besides, it snows…
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a pop of red
What is it about late January? The beginning of January is so exciting and full of promise – new year’s resolutions, fresh starts, bounds of energy, etc., – but come January 20th, all I want to do is take a big nap and wake up some time in mid May. Even getting dressed is boring.…
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christmas in stockholm
Hello and happy Tuesday! As it was Martin Luther King Jr. day in the US, I decided to take Monday off from blogging as well. I have to say, I missed you guys! So, I’m making it up to you with one final Sweden post, and even though I am so incredibly late on this,…
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snowy day
Right before we left for Sweden – more posts to come on that, by the way- our nephew contracted Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease (HFMD), which is a real thing (it sounds made up to me) and very common with little ones. Because it’s so contagious, little Max was put in ‘quarantine’ and made to stay…
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a day in stockholm
As some of you know, we spent the last two weeks of December in Stockholm. My dad lives there, and it’s where our family always meets up on the holidays. On one (rare) sunny day, we decided to venture out into the cold and tour the city before the sun went down. Our plan was…