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Rejuvenating an old friend…

Ron — Sat, 03 Sep 2022 08:30:51 +0000

Have you ever had a friend who has stuck with you year after year after year, but could be much improved with some rejuvenating? Well, I do/did. The breadboard in the (poor-resolution) twenty-two-year-old image above, is just that friend. That breadboard and I have had some serious cooking history, so I thought it was time...

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Julias Äpplen – a guest post from Cocoa & Lavender

David — Fri, 01 Oct 2021 10:00:29 +0000

Hej! David here from Cocoa & Lavender , with a little Svensk kärlek for you today. Ron is kindly allowing me to share a sweet autumnal recipe with you that I learned years ago. It is one that has become a favorite in our household, especially when half the household (of two) doesn’t really like desserts....

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My Christmas getaway…

Ron — Tue, 05 Jan 2021 08:27:42 +0000

Yep, I got to sneak away for a few days at a first-class property just prior to Christmas. No, I didn’t go on a dogsled adventure, although that would be very cool in more ways than one. I just wanted to get your attention. So, now that I have it, I’ll tell you a bit...

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Be safe, wash your hands and stay at home if you feel ill…

Ron — Mon, 16 Mar 2020 12:46:26 +0000

This will not be a post, but instead just a note to wish all my readers the best of health in the coming days. “This too shall pass” and we’ll be back with new postings then. Be safe and well…

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Oh What a Summer – the move…

Ron — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 08:00:12 +0000

Part two of two... Remember back in our June mini-post we mentioned that we had found that house of our dreams? Well, we’re now moved in and mostly settled in. OK, the images above and below are not our new house, but it is our neighbors just down the road (and across the tracks). So,...

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Happy Midsummer and a Lost in a Pot update…

Ron — Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:30:39 +0000

Happy Midsummer Eve to all of our Swedish friends as well as those of you who celebrate this favorite Swedish holiday! Jakob Fridholm/imagebank.sweden.se As much is happing at Lost in a Pot and our summer is going to be a busy one we’re posting a short one today. We’ll give you guys a brief update...

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Påskris, the Red Cross and a cake…

Ron — Fri, 19 Apr 2019 10:00:58 +0000

I know, you’re thinking what the heck is a Påskris, what does it have to do with the Red Cross and what’s up with that cake. It’s all going to be explained in the coming paragraphs as we look at an old Swedish Easter tradition, visit a great organization and make a classic fika cake. So my...

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The Sami, some reindeer and tunnbröd…

Ron — Fri, 08 Mar 2019 10:00:34 +0000

We left you in our last post finishing our tour of Skansen, an open-air museum in Stockholm and promised you a post on reindeer and such. For this post, we’re going to travel North to Sápmi, the land of the Sami the home of the reindeer. We’ll be talking about the Sami, the only recognized indigenous...

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Skansen, fascinating kids and adults since 1891…Part Two.

Ron — Fri, 08 Feb 2019 10:00:03 +0000

In our last posting, Skansen, fascinating kids and adults since 1891…Part one, we left having strolled through parts of the Skansen open-air museum in Stockholm. We visited the 1800s village with the bakery, tavern and craftsmen working in their shops. After that, we had a fun time in the market and a walk around the countryside. Now, if you...

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Skansen, fascinating kids and adults since 1891…

Ron — Fri, 25 Jan 2019 09:00:26 +0000

Part one of two… We had planned to hold off on posting this until Spring, but, as the snow is blowing outside my window I’m thinking this a perfect time to take a mid-summer journey back to Stockholm and into the world’s oldest open-air museum, Skansen. A visit to Skansen is like taking a time machine...

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