The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten

I’ve become more sentimentally patriotic since I’ve been living abroad, but not in an ostentatious way. For some reason I can’t seem to keep myself from weeping whenever I hear to the song America the Beautiful. It never affected me like that before I left the United States. There’s just something about that song that [...]

And vive la revolution!

I must first thank my hosts Mark Base and his girlfriend Erika for their gracious hospitality during my stay with them. I must also acknowledge that I can’t take credit for title of this update. About a week ago Mark posted a Facebook event announcement under the same title. In fact he’s the one who [...]

Just to update those of you who aren’t on Facebook on what I’ve been up to lately.
My beautiful red Amaryllis (a gift from students’ parents) is in full bloom:

I made some Lusekatter (Swedish Saffron Buns) for St. Lucia’s Day, Dec. 13:

I also made a little log cabin entirely out of gingerbread:

My dining area all decorated [...]

I ate one and I did this to the other two:

Now my whole apartment (not to mention, my hands) smells of Christmas.
To make one, you need:
An orange (try to choose a nice shiny one that is evenly orange with no brown spots)
Whole cloves (as many as you wish to use, but 50 to 100 is [...]

I’ve really been on the go lately, haven’t I?
First I moved to a new city and now I’m visiting the beautiful people and places in California and Arizona. My brother and his fiance (now wife) tied the knot in the city of Sedona, one of the most unique and beautiful places in Arizona and the rest [...]

Yesterday was Easter Sunday and I thought it would be fun to make Easter eggs. In fact, even though neither the Swede nor myself are particularly religious, we decided to make a day of it. I made us a dinner of Swedish holiday ham and all the trimmings, and we ate Easter dinner and drank [...]

An Old Irish Blessing
May love and laughter light your days,
and warm your heart and home.
May good and faithful friends be yours,
wherever you may roam.
May peace and plenty bless your world
with joy that long endures.
May all life’s passing seasons
bring the best to you and yours!

Happy Groundhog Day, everyone.
Looks like winter finally showed up here in Southern Sweden:

Meowy Christmas, everyone!