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I have a unique gift of not remembering lyrics to songs. It’s quite astounding. I cannot even remember my own songs that I have written, but I always need cheat sheets (which is very hard to say for a Swedish person by the way – cheat sheet, cheat sheet, cheat sheet). I do remember certain phrases though and then I ...

As a dog person I’ve somewhat learned to “speak dog”. At least I can read my own dogs pretty well and tell when they’re uncomfortable or they’re getting ready to react to something (suspicious objects like umbrellas, strollers or a man in a baseball hat, or a leaf rustling in the wind). Cats are a different story. I do not ...

Lately I’ve been asking God questions during my prayer time. Questions like: what nicknames do you have for me? When I was a little girl everybody called me “Lillan” which means “little one” in Swedish, since I was the youngest of 3 siblings. When I reached a certain age, five or six years old, I did NOT want to be ...

Coming from Sweden I sort of started collecting clogs after a few years living here in the US. I felt it would be a fun way of representing the Swedish culture, so I started buying clogs wherever I saw them for a reasonable price, in thrift stores, or on clearance while visiting Sweden. The thing about clogs is that they’re ...