February 20, 2022
Building compost bins
Composting will play an essential role in my garden. First, it’s free fertilizer. Second, there is an incredible amount of grass clippings and leaves in my and my neighbors’ yards. Then …
Garden
February 20, 2022
Getting Green-ish Thumbs
We’ve lived in our house for a few years now. It’s an older house with what we consider “good bones.” We have fixed and replaced and changed things inside the house. But we …
October 31, 2021
No Green Thumbs
Confession: I love to build things, especially things that involve larger tools such as shovels and saws and hammers and drills and lumber and stuff. So for me, garden projects are always interesting …
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July 6, 2026
Ex-Expat Day 330
My first July 4th in Sweden this last weekend, and we celebrated with some Swedish friends at their house further up the Scanian coast. It was …
Ex-Expat Day 316
Summer in southern Sweden … it’s so warm! Phew! I never …
Crazy Project - Part Cuatro
Here we go again. Yes, every few years I set out to start some insane …
Ex-Expat Day 295
All trains are crazy late and then, for some reason, only go as far as …
Ex-Expat Day 292
It’s been a bit over 9 months since I arrived on these here …