I’ve been registered by my teacher to sit for the Swedish for Immigrant (SFI) national examination set to take place on 31 January and 2 February. Literally 10 days from now!

Right now, I’m practicing really hard on my writing and speaking skills, which I’ve identified as […]

Bear Mom came to visit yesterday (Tuesday) and brought a pair of this delicious-looking cream roll. I wasn’t catching the name of this delightful noms when she mentioned it, but when I conferred with Mister Bear later the same evening, he said it’s called semla. Yes, I remember hearing Bear Mom say […]

It’s still winter, but without the snow, so Mister Pops the cat and I took a stroll together in the neighborhood.

This is the first time we are using the cat carrier backpack and also his first walk outdoors […]

Today, Sweden celebrates Tulpanens dag (Tulip Day)! This year, Tulip Day turns 20 years old. So … here’s wishing everyone a very Happy Tulip Day!

Tulips are my favorite flowers. The mini gallery above of the pretty spring-blooming perennial herbaceous bulbiferous geophytes are some of […]

Today I struggle with the Swedish word ungefär, when translated to English, means “approximately.” I was struggling whether it implies för mer än (more than) or för mindre än (less than).

I was trying to answer the question of when the first ice cream truck came to Sweden […]