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Beautiful Stockholm Old Town (Gamla Stan)

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on January 18, 2023December 11, 2022
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Mini library

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on December 18, 2022November 4, 2022

I saw this little mini-library while out and about. My apartment complex has a little…

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IKEA bags

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on October 17, 2022October 16, 2022

For most countries with an IKEA store, the blue IKEA FRAKTA* bag has become iconic.…

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My beautiful workplace

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on September 17, 2022August 27, 2022

I have been working at the Swedish Riksdag (Parliament) since 1999, and I love it…

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USB charging station on my local bus

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 24, 2022August 9, 2022
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Some photos of our trip south

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 7, 2022August 6, 2022

Last week we spent five days travelling to and from the south of Sweden to…

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Beautiful door in central Stockholm

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 5, 2022July 26, 2022

This is the seal of the city of Stockholm, featuring the city colours of blue…

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Being a tourists past our own home

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on August 1, 2022July 31, 2022

We have been doing the sightseeing in Stockholm thing lately, being tourists in our own…

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Happy birthday to me!

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on July 26, 2022July 25, 2022

On Saturday (23rd) it was my birthday. Unlike many people, I love celebrating my birthday.…

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Marc Jacobs Domo leather backpack out and about

  • by Janet Carr
  • Posted on July 22, 2022July 26, 2022

I have never been a backpack person. I have tried, but it has never ‘stuck’.…

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