While doing the Dancer’s hair this morning she kept insisting that it was boring. I could tell she was actually… Read more Be Boring

I am always forgetting to open the curtains. And I very rarely open the windows. Unfortunately, this leaves our house… Read more Let the Light In

While on a visit to the Baltic area years ago, I flew with a local airline. The inflight meal was… Read more Fish Food

Halloween candy has been in the stores now for weeks. And I kinda hate it. I like to give my… Read more Sugar is Taxing

The Finnish government seems to be serious about investing in their people as a natural resource. The government has commissioned… Read more Spend More Time at the Library

In the 2018 Winter Olympics, people from all over the world watched the Finnish team knitting. About half of the… Read more Knit 1 Purl 1

In Sweden, there is an event held for a week every July called Almedalen Week (Almedalsveckan) that celebrated it’s 50th… Read more Open Political Discussion

Its the first cold snap of the fall and as I pulled out the box of winter clothes from my… Read more Dress for the Weather

19 billion Lego elements are produced each year. Over 400 billion bricks have been made since they were first produced.… Read more Eco-Friendly Lego Trees

The Swedes have a word – Lagom – that roughly translates into just right or perfect-simple but has also been… Read more Lagom