Walpurgis/Valborg was the name of the British nun (Saint Walpurga) who brought the Catholic church to Germany…
Category: Culture
This word came up today with the Greek ‘haircut’ package in the media. An economic…
Saint George (c. 275/281 – 23 April 303 AD) was a Greek who became an officer…
Sambo in Swedish means person with whom one lives; common-law spouse; cohabitant spouse; life companion;…
A wine label photographed in Turin on Friday….. for more laughs on this gorgeous Sunday…
I see it fairly often – the term ‘unSwedish’ used as a compliment. Ebba von Sydow has been described as ‘unSwedish’…
Does anybody else think that people today often talk of being stressed when they are…
Shipping, derived from the word relationship, is the belief that two characters, fictional or non-fictional, are…
The underground travels on the left but people walk to the right. If you happen…
My cats have mostly been ‘tuxedo cats’ – black with white feet and chest.…