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By Per Svangren Victoria Secret´s may be the worlds most famous underwear producer in the world, but there are many Swedes doing faboulus design of Lingerie. During the wedding exhibition there was a lingerie catwalk. Here are some examples of......
By Per Svangren How about a wedding on the beach at sunset? How about not spending too much money. Well we have a solution for those couples wanting such a wedding. Koh Lanta Thailand. We will arrange everything you need......
The Wedding Exhibition in Stockholm
By Per Svangren Every year there is an exhibition in Stockholm called Bröllopsmässan at The Grand Hotel. Here you will find everything needed for a wedding, clothes, rings, food, drink, cars, photographers, cakes. We were there advertising weddings in Thailand.......
Sunday morning, in a lovely, sunny and white Stockholm. We took a morning walk to the Grand Hotel, opposite the Castle. There, we enjoyed a lovely breakfast. This is our favourite breakfast place in town. You just relax in a......
Amazed and totally inspired I've been this past week seeing all of the creative solutions people have come up with to help Haiti. Earlier in the week I posted about crafting for Haiti. As the week continued I watched the......
by Valarie Budayr "We sometimes feel that what we do is just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less of that drop." Mother Theresa (Found here....thank you Lisa for such words of wisdom.) Hello friends. I......
A Fig in Sweden
i can't pronounce it, but i love it
I have decided that $50/yard for fabric is not outrageous. Not when it's Marimekko's Kevätjuhla by Finnish designer Miina Äkkijyrkkä. Because as soon as I saw it in Helsinki this summer, and then again on the wall of a nearby......
who says älmhult has no mountains?
I saw the piles and piles of snow on my way into work (and it's still snowing the rest of the week). And then I discovered chocolate-covered mountains of marshmallow this afternoon at the office! While the white scenery is......
I discovered that Sophie had upped the dress code around here when I came home from work yesterday....
I spent the night in Malmö last week for a two-day workshop and discovered this huge, lit lamp in the middle of Lilla Torg. I don't know what it's doing there, but it made me smile....
Today she is two. Cows, butterflies and pink balloons. Up and down the hill in her new birthday sled. A birthday cake hat to wear on her head. Happy birthday to the bright-eyed little girl who has brought such joy......
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Freestyle Skier Is Betting On Making 2014 Olympic Alpine Team
Jon Olsson, an accomplished freestyle skier, figures he will spend close to $500,000 in an attempt to win a $6,000 bet that he could not make Sweden’s 2014 Olympic Alpine team....
In Sweden, Banks Differ on Paying Bonuses
Nordea, the biggest Nordic lender, paid $390 million in bonuses, saying it was necessary to retain top employees....
The game is a forerunner of hockey, played in a larger rink and with a small orange ball instead of a puck, and its supporters want it to become a part of the Winter Olympics....
Swedish Bank Fee Sets Example for America
Sweden has enacted a direct tax on banks to pay for their own bailouts, similar to President Obama’s proposal aimed at recovering bailout money....
For Saab, Still a Shot at Survival
A tiny Dutch automaker that sells 50 cars a year is trying to save the Swedish brand, but G.M. is said to have qualms....
Clues to What Birds Do on a Trans-Sahara Trip
Using small satellite tags, scientists in Sweden have tracked 90 trans-Sahara flights, and found evidence of odd behavior....
Swedish Blog
Last Thursday night I saw something that I will never forget. Stand-up comedy in Gamla Stan, Stockholm. In English. By Swedes. It’s not that the comedians were snort-inducing (they weren’t), or that the crowd was lively (we weren’t), or that the beer was cheap (it never is), it’s that all but...
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33rd Gothenburg International Filmfestival
Yes! Yes! and Yes again! There is not a single sign of spring (vår) yet in Sweden (of course not because it is january and I don´t live on the Costa del Sol). Well, I try to make the best out of the dark and cold nights here on the west...
New Election brings racism to a higher level
This autumn there will be an election of parliament in Sweden. (Riksdagsval = election of parliament) The Swedish Democrats (The party’s Swedish name is Sverige Demokraterna) was founded in 1988, but we haven’t noticed it until now, this past year. In 2009 and even 2010 we have been made aware...
The Swedish Blog’s Ultimate Slang Lexicon part II
Let’s end another great month of Swedish studies with part II of our Ultimate Slang Lexicon: Barr = hair (on your head) Proper Swedish: Hår Brallor = trouses. Proper Swedish: Byxor Dega = relax, do nothing. Derives from the Swedish word for dough, deg. To “dough” around doing nothing. Proper Swedish: Slappa Frulle =...
Dark hours and too many of them
Nothern citizens of Sweden are exposed to extreme temperatures (to the colder side of the thermometer) and long, dark winters. The long dark hours often drive a lot of people into a sort of hibernation, of the kind when people’s awareness of happiness, each other and positiveness get dulled. A...
greenbranch
The year is coming to its end. 2009. A good year. A fantastic one actually. I can only hope 2010 will be as good as this past one.This blog is also coming to its end. It's been inevitable really. For many reasons I don't want to write here any more....
Sohoho, ho ho ho, it's December 1st (again) and while NaBloPoMo has wrapped up without my participation, another month has come and gone. Not that it was a borning month.But I shall rather not digress and focus on the aforementioned list.Vaccination. H1N1. Swineflu. Bacon fever. Call it whatever you want,...
Gosh, it's been ages since I blogged. It's not a new thing for me to let quite some time pass between blog posts, but this time it's totally unintentional. I WANT TO BLOG. I even have stuff to say, I just can't do it somehow. Some kind of blog-block.But pragmatic...
There is a lot of reading going on here at casa Greenbranch. Stella in particular has a new-found love for everything Barbapapa. It all started with her getting a cute little dress with a Barbapapaprint from her aunt Josefine. Since then all we hear is "Barbaklänning"*. You ask her what...
Home alone. That's what I am. Jonatan is at work, Stella in pre-school, and I am sitting here at my desk with a lot of thoughts in my head. It's all quiet if you disregard the city noise outside the oppen windows.I want to find a job. I need to...
So my blog turned four years old yesterday. I have been blogging 4 years. Man. That's quite some time. Things were very different four years ago. My life was different. I was different. I even had a different name back then, as did this blog. I was a couple of...
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Toyota says Prius is an easy fix
Troubled carmaker Toyota has announced the problem attributed to brakes on its Prius model has now been fixed....
McDonald's sets record in Russia
US-based McDonald's has marked 20 years of business in Russia....
Reese Witherspoon dating agent?
London, Feb 5 : Actress Reese Witherspoon is now rumored to be dating a Hollywood talent agent - just days after she was falsely linked to Scottish actor Gerard Butler....
PCB chief Butt denies sleeping during Pak NA sports committee meeting
Karachi, Feb.5 : The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Ijaz Butt has rebuffed media reports which quoted Sindh Sports minister Dr Mohammad Ali Shah, as saying that he took a nap during the National ...
Indo-Pak conflicting security concerns in Afghanistan'dilemma' for US: Holbrooke
Washington, Feb.5 : US Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke has said that the conflicting security concerns of countries like India and Pakistan...
US not to play 'intermediary' in Indo-Pak talks: Holbrooke
Washington, Feb.5 : The United States has once again rejected the notion regarding it playing a role of an 'intermediary' between India and Pakistan to help both nuclear...
Nikki's Place
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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:)...
The Further Adventures of Miss Kitten
I keep hearing from my American friends and family how much it sucks to live in America right now and how horrible President Obama is, but I just wanted to make it clear that it’s so much worse over here. Tomorrow I’ll have to go and see my neurologist and it...
At the moment I’m lying in bed with a box of lotion Kleenex and my laptop toplap. Under normal circumstances I’d be at work, but I’m taking a few days off due to an annoyingly bad headcold. My sinuses are all congested, making both breathing and thinking somewhat difficult and...
As explained by Professor Stretchy Cat:...
A bit of classic Python for you: I’m starting a war for peace…
Monty Python was satirical in a timeless way, which is why their Crackpot Religions sketch is (unfortunately) just as true now, if not more so, as it was back then. Now of course we have Scientology, and I cannot help but wonder what Crackpot team would have to say about...
My curiosity having been piqued by President Obama becoming the latest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, I turned to my beloved Wikipedia to find out how many other U.S. presidents have won this prestigious award. Jimmy Carter won it in 2002 for his diplomatic work, but only two other...
This may seem extremely undignified behavior for cat, but what we have here is an example of a cat using its cuteness powers to achieve the goal of obtaining food. Careful examination of the background indicates that this scene takes place in Japan, as evidenced by tatami mats and the...
Anne's Food
I really meant to post this before christmas, but... oh well, you can eat marzipan all year round, can't you? It's simple to make, and it's a lot tastier than what you can find at the store. I added walnuts and vanilla, to make it a bit more interesting, but...
During a walk yesterday, I met an old man who was out shoveling snow. He told me that not since the late 1800's has there been a January in Stockholm where the temperature hasn't gone above 0°C. Except for this winter. We've had snow since mid-December, and it's not showing...
Pretty nice latte art, at Barista Fair Trade! Tasty, too.© Anne's Food, all rights reserved....
I had a hard time translating the main ingredients for this recipe - "sidfläsk". It's basically unsalted bacon, which means it's really pork belly - but it's sold here just like bacon, in thin slices. So, that's what I use. If you have some similar product, use that. Indeed, use...
Not a recipe as much as an idea, but I hope it might provide some inspiration. I love fried rice - it's one of fairly few "leftover dishes" I really enjoy so I always try to cook too much rice. (But far from always succeed.) You can put pretty much...
This must be one of the best things about winter!© Anne's Food, all rights reserved....
Home education (or not) in Sweden
Busy doing I don't know what....
but that's how it is sometimes, and that's when you get more photos than text.Biryani doing her Matilda impression at the local library, which we frequented more than often this past holiday as we had no internet!and finally DH came home, after lots of delays due to the snow, so...
My Mum has always enjoyed art and has now got some of her designs available as cards, including Eid and ones left blank for your own message. I have a promo code for the first 5 people who order!:Get your first card for FREE by using this promo code during...
we have transport, we have internet..
of a sort. The poor old computer has a suspected virus as well as too much dust in its fans so is not working too well. So I write this in the hope that the virus does not suddenly become deadly.Here is the recipe for the cocosbullar, the measurements...
Will this still be Hz's main occuaption in 2010?
I'm talking about his lightning ability to get his hands in everything, mashAllah! I still have the heart-rate raising experience on a daily basis of him about to grab something dangerous and while I´m sorting that out he's already moved on to another item doomed for destruction.I have purchased a...
The sun just rises as we reach school...and the snow arrived in time for the holidays! mashaAllah.I was surprised to read that even the Swedish public transport system has been caught out with the snow, and then the usual moans from commentators that it is Winter after all, what do...
As time is short, just some pictures
Some sunlight appeared today, so despite sore throat, I took them down for some Vitamin D and very fresh, chilly air.and some 'cocosbullar' S made fairly recently, and are v tasty, needs no cooking, fairly healthy as mostly porridge oats (well sugar and butter too) and a good one for...
The Local - Sweden's news in English
Kalla shows Olympic form in Nordic skiing win
Swedish Nordic skier Charlotte Kalla has outclassed World Cup champion Justyna Kowalczyk in the women's 10km freestyle Nordic skiing race in Canada....
'Sweden has worst railway maintenance in Europe': SJ CEO
The chairman of the state railway operator SJ has said that Sweden has the poorest railway maintenance network of all comparable systems in Europe, while workers battled to clear ice on the tracks....
Flight crews warned off the booze
Sweden has always been very tough about drunk driving on the nation's highways. New regulations are now being extended to flight crews....
Royal court declines comment on Westling 'illness'
The Royal Court has declined to directly comment on a media report that Daniel Westling, fiancé of the Swedish Crown Princess, was seriously ill a few days ago and in the care of a doctor....
Winter chill means scorching electrical bill
Swedish homeowners with electrical heating can expect a whopping bill for January for up to around 2,000 kronor ($280) higher than if the weather had been "normal"....
Russian officer denies Swedish dumping report
The former commander of the Russian navy's Baltic fleet denied on Friday that Russia dumped radioactive and chemical waste into Swedish waters in the Baltic Sea in the early 1990s....
Daniel´s birdblog
30:th of January 2010A nice saturday walk to the harbour this cold and sunny day offers 1 Redwing, some 150 Waxwings, 100 Fieldfares and a Little Grebe in the tiny bit of open water. No Kingfisher though. Blackbirds and Fieldfares are sitting in almost any tree in town, just like...
24:th of January 2010This is how great it looks in the forest today. Such a brilliant day....
25:th of January 2010There are still a lot of Rowan berries on the trees and below this tree I find footprints of a Pine Marten, apparently it has been attracted to the berries on the snow. At the same spot a Hazelgrouse male calls and the first Woodpecker drumming for...
24:th of January 2010Nutcrackers are such brilliant birds. Cortesy of Glyn Sellors....
26:th of January 20103 Moose appears in the snow across a field and I just manage to pull aside and fire a few shots. Soon after they disappear into the forest. Seem to be plenty around this winter....
21:st of January 2010Just some nice Bullfinches on one of my feeding stations today, Redpoll, Brambling, Hawfinch and plenty of Yellowhammers too....
How to learn Swedish in 1000 difficult lessons
Christmas has been swept out the door at last: the smell of oranges, cloves, saffron buns and sage stuffing, of hyacinth, pine branches and cold winter air, the glitter of glass and metal-filagree ornaments, the guests and the wrapping paper and finally, the tree all rolled up in a sheet,...
Are 21st century Americans the New Victorians? A culture inordinately influenced by a wacked view of Christianity that values censure over love, exclusion over generosity and generally is mostly concerned about extending its power to control people’s lives? Check.A squeamish prudery when it comes to the realities of sex? Check.A...
If I lived close by, I would be a doting uncle. Or if I had lived close by when my nieces and nephews were little kids. Which most of them are not anymore. Take my oldest niece, of whom I am inordinately proud (well, I'm proud of all of my...
I'm on youtube....
While sitting on the train with the husband, a family got on and sat next to us, parents, teenaged stepson, and a toddler and a baby together in one of those unwieldy double strollers. I looked at the sleeping toddler's mittens: tiny, brightly colored, with a repeated design of skulls....
We went to see Julie & Julia last night with the girl from LA and her boyfriend. The movie opened yesterday here up in the far north. As every person I've spoken to, every review I've read, says: Julia good; Julie, um, not so good. But the husband came back...
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Brolin dreams of retirement goal
Former Sweden striker Tomas Brolin wants to improve his goal scoring tally for the national team - twelve years after retiring from football....
Your guide to reducing the risk of dementia
A BBC panel of experts came up with their top tips for cheating dementia....
Key facts, figures and dates...
US backs nuclear disarmament push
US and Russia back an international nuclear disarmament campaign at the Global Zero conference in Paris....
Man City denied permit for Mariga
Inter Milan sign Parma's Kenya midfielder McDonald Mariga after his £7m move to Manchester City collapses when he is refused a UK work permit....
Swede Karlsson claims Qatar win
Sweden's Robert Karlsson fires a final-round 65 to claim a three-shot victory in the Qatar Masters in Doha....
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EA plans Facebook version of `Madden'
Canada's privacy commissioner is once again probing Facebook over the online social network's privacy policies. The Privacy Commissioner of Canada said Wednesday it is investigating a complaint from ......
QBs Brunell, Painter on Super Bowl standby
As the backup to Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts rookie Curtis Painter finds himself behind the NFL's most durable quarterback, and he'll likely watch the entire Super Bowl from the sideline. On t......
Billups scores 39 as Nuggets bury Lakers 126-113
Chauncey Billups set a new career-high with 39 points after hitting a career-best nine three-pointers in 13 attempts, as the sharp-shooting Denver Nuggets crushed the Los Angeles Lakers, 126-113, at S......
A 7-year-old Saints fan is the NFL's 'Super Kid'
Wesley Warren wrote her way to the Super Bowl. Wesley, a 7-year-old from Metarie, La., was selected as the NFL's Super Kid for Sunday's title game between the Indianapolis Colts and the New Orleans S......
USF making strides in rugged Big East
Be humble, stay hungry. The gauntlet that is the Big East schedule makes it difficult for surprising South Florida to take any other approach to a stunning, middle-of-the-season turnaround. The Bull......
Hope fading for struggling Hawkeyes
Aaron Fuller had 13 points and Jarryd Cole added 11 points and 10 rebounds, leading Iowa to a 58-43 victory over Indiana Sunday night. Brennan Cougill finished with 10 points and Eric May scored nine......
The World According to Pia
TGIF - and not the restaurant chain which I find to be rather crap, but for one occasion in Orlando, which is irrelevant for this post but I do like wee detours... - as the past week certainly has been an emotional rollercoaster of the not good kind. People at...
Tad late but I'm sure that at this time somewhere on this globe it's still Groundhog Day!I wonder if one loaf dog peeping out from under a snowcovered garden bench can be seen as the Swedish equivalent of Punxsutawney Phil?Looking out the window at the latest blizzard spring does seem...
Where one would least expect it, a skull reflector can be found. Not at all a fan of the 'skull trend' I still quite enjoy the contrast between this tidy dressed older man and his chosen reflector design....
winter sunday from suburb to city
On this very last Sunday of January - the coldest in Sweden for ages. Not a single day with medium temperatures above zero degrees C. Or was it any temperatures above zero? Or not a minute of temperatures above zero in Stockholm? Or... No matter, cold - here are some...
postcards - bookmark giveaway reminder
Not only loaf dogs but time hoppeti-hops so quickly, despite all snow. Tomorrow, Sunday 31st midnight CET is the last day to leave a comment in that giveaway post to have a chance to get a set of three mood postcards and accompanying bookmark.And who wouldn't, says one liquorice nose....
Whenever I stand at the nearby bus stop I see this pretty winter tree full of red berries and birds. It makes such a sweet picture.I finally had some decent light, time and camera yesterday, but was very displeased with the birdies that really weren't cooperative. They decided that the...