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April 28, 2016 By Jodi

It's Time to Talk About Ikea

February 8, 2017 By Jodi 2 Comments

I've wanted to include design—interior and industrial/product—in this blog since its inception. That's actually the main reason I included the "Beauty" category you see in the top menu. It's taken me this long to get to it, but I'm glad to be here finally. So this is the first in what *should* become a weekly...

A Wonderfully Quirky Swedish Spring Tradition

May 8, 2017 By Jodi 1 Comment

In my last post, I wrote about a rather sedate spring tradition in Sweden. This weekend, we attended one of the quirkiest traditions we've heard of: the spring cow release, or kosläpp.

Some Thoughts on a Friday

September 23, 2016 By Jodi 6 Comments

I went to a funeral earlier this week on the island of Åland. I hadn't known the person who passed very long, but I'd come to admire him in the months that I did. A friend and I went together, taking a ferry from Sweden to the Finnish islands lying in the Baltic.

Happy 4th Birthday, August!

November 28, 2016 By Jodi Leave a Comment

Today my sweet, hilarious, moody, ridiculous, beloved boy August turns 4. When I dropped him off at dagis this morning, most of the other kids and the teachers came to him saying grattis and congratulations. He was enveloped in hugs, and then he lavished dozens and dozens of kisses upon me. What a way to start...

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