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Saying goodbye…Ha. I don’t feel THAT strongly about it, but for ME – it’s time to give it a rest. I started this blog back on April 28, 2006 to see what all the fuss was about. Now I know. And I’ve enjoyed it.I had been laid off by Cisco...

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He's a winner!: Hasse won a golf tournament yesterday. Yippee! He's winding down his golf season with some real good play!Go get ‘em, Danny!: Collectively, Americans Abroad Are 21st Most Populated “State”... the US State Department has released these estimates of Americans residing outside the United States...

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SEPTEMBER CALENDARSep. 1: While my brother started his new job in Dallas, TX this week, Hasse and I went into Stockholm yesterday for another taping of our favorite ‘music’ tv show - Så Ska Det Låta!PhotosVideoThe artists this time were:Markoolio (always fun)Benjamin Wahlgren(He's a kid! And - he's a natural!)2...

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Welcome to September!Hope you had a good August!I did. We did.:)I’ve decided to stop doing this blog,so this week I’ll be winding things down.Let’s start withWhat I/We Did in AugustAugust CalendarAug. 1: We drove an hour or so up to a zoo/entertainment center called Furuvik and had a delightful day...

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People!If I told you ONCE, I told you a MILLION times.Well, ok, I told you once yesterday…I’m on vacation!!!Thanks for stopping by, but…See you again on September 1st !Posterous blogPhotosVideosWhat's going on in Sweden?Peace Out:)...

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See you in September!Nikki’s Place is taking a vacation.I’m not going to blog during August.We all need a break.:)Blogging made easy: I want to remind you again about Posterous. I really, really think it’s a neat tool for some of you who like to share photos and things (links, videos,...

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The people you meet: … at the gym, for instance. One of our gym buddies for the past couple of years has been a nice lady named Ingela. She looks classy and carries herself in a classy way. I thought she might be a model or flight attendant. I guess...

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CARS: I got to thinking last night about the word “car”. For one thing, where did that word come from? It was an automobile first, wasn’t it? Wikipedia says:The word automobile comes, via the French automobile, from the Ancient Greek word αὐτός (autós, "self") and the Latin mobilis ("movable"); meaning...

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Night racing: Here’s a new photo of friend Bev’s son Scott Randall’s car. Bev says it’s so hot and humid in the Houston (Texas) area that they race in the middle of the night. Yikes! They must have a young audience… :)Oh, brother!: My brother, Dan, who has been working...

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m The Local - Swedish NewsSwedish ferry crash: 'everything shook'Two passenger ferries have collided in heavy fog near the port of Nynäshamn off Sweden's east coast. Five people have been taken to hospital with minor injuries.Swine flu Brit flown to Sweden for careA gravely ill pregnant woman from Britain...

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Dinner last night: ... was our favorite baguette appetizer,marulk (angler) baked by Hasse,a new little French potato(don't remember the name),a salad,and the pistachio/berry dessert.Then coffee and lavender cookies.Yum.:)The Best Ford Commercial Ever~ (HQ) ~ (Best I Could Get It)Sunday FunI don’t know if I’ve had these on the blog or...

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What We Did YesterdayAppetizers at Nacka Strand, 1 of 5Appetizers at Nacka Strand, 2 of 5Appetizers at Nacka Strand, 3 of 5Appetizers at Nacka Strand, 4 of 5Appetizers at Nacka Strand, 5 of 5A snail in the gardenPhotos2009 Eva and Bengt Visit ...

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Animal Kingdom: Hasse had a dinner party at the golf club last night (80th anniversary of the club); I drove him there and picked him up – so that he could have a drink. The laws here are strict when it comes to drinking and driving, thank heaven.Anyway, he called...

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Uni-sex bathroom: If that topic left you questioning things yesterday, go back and read the comments on yesterday’s blog.Bunny Report: What did my friend Bev do with those baby bunnies, you ask? She called Animal Control and they came immediately to get them. They told her “the mama will probably...

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Uni-sex: I was at our newly expanded and beautified (is that actually a word?) mall yesterday (Forum Nacka). Had to pee so found the restroom. It’s a uni-sex bathroom! I’ll bet you don’t have many of THOSE in America! Or… ? :)Not worth it: The reason I went to the...

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Bery many berries: The berries are comin’. Yikes. Hasse is out picking blueberries right now. Raspberries are coming on like gangbusters. Currants are ready for picking. And the cherries are close. It’s a busy time for us farmers. :)Silence: You never saw/heard such a quiet country as Sweden in July....

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Walk-about the house - July 20, 2009...

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An interesting little quiz: Mother Jones has a special report called “Totally Wasted”. In it, there’s this “Drug War Quiz: Just Say Know” (I missed 2.)Green development: The shop at our little mall that does the photo developing was the first in Sweden to get Kodak’s ‘green’ equipment (a few...

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Name Changes: There’s an article in DN, “Namnbyte blir valigare” – Name changing becomes more common. Most popular is putting two last names together or spelling Svensson (the Swedish equivalent to Smith in the U.S., I guess) with z’s – Svenzzon or Svenzon or Zvensson, etc.Another trend is where a...

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Lost & Found: I found some missing videos from earlier in June; the day we took our visiting American friends to their cruise ship so that they could start their cruise. I video’d most of the drive back through Stockholm and to our front door at home. So, that will...

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This morning, 8:00 a.m.:Back porch. Petunias are surviving theintermittent drenchings just fine!:)I saw a little red raspberry yesterday......

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Yesterday’s weather: … started out real nice and ended real nice, but this took up the whole middle part. :)Rain, rain, rain...To the moon, Alice!: Starting tomorrow, you can follow a real-time re-creation of the Apollo 11 mission, now that it’s 40 years after the fact.We Choose the Moon.Last year’s...

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The blue bird of happiness...High-school classmate DougS sent these shots of abluebird enjoying a bath at their house back in Iowa.Beautiful.When's the last time YOU enjoyed a bath that much?!?:)...

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Just before our overnight guest left this morning, I stepped out on the back porch and there was a deer lying in the grass, pretty as you please. So I ran for my camera, but he/she was on to me and took off. You can see him/her jump the fence,...

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