a swedish househusband’s stories from japan
From not really knowing how to open his mouth, to opening and swallowing the offered food like a hungry baby bird – our son has…
A year ago, the first case of corona virus was reported in Japan. Looking back, it feels difficult to comprehend that it has been a…
Today I take a little dive into the beautiful and (unintentionally?) sweet and funny English translations that can be found everywhere in Japan (please catch…
I love my life in Japan. I feel more at home than I have ever done. Yet in these holiday times, there is a longing…
In times of Corona, when traveling is off the table but still the urge to visit Sweden is great, what do you do? Visit the…
I am bemused by the way winter is perceived in the not so cold parts of Japan. Sometimes I feel like an alien who landed…
Since our son now is old enough to start to eat normalish food, we got a pamphlet in the mail with some easy recipes and…
Clouds have fascinated me since I was young. I liked finding animals in the cumulus clouds (actually I still do), seeing their shapes, watching them…
Soon winter is here and our son turns six months. It has been a life changing year since I started this blog and looking back,…
Tonight it occurred to me that I am the only one speaking Swedish in our everyday life. It sounds silly when I put it like…
I have vivid memories of my grandmother washing clothes in the sea during our long school holidays that we spend at her summer cottage. It…

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