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  • More Malmö

    A few sights from a walk around Hyllie. There is a beautiful school and park nearby, with amazing landscaping – a local man told me it is part of a 10 year plan to create green space like Central Park in NY.

  • Excursion to Lund

    After my “moving to Sweden” session via Zoom and several IKEA meetings from the closet, we were free to catch the train to Lund. I needed a refresher on using the trains so Bryant was our guide. We are very close to Hyllie station. The lavender plant is thistle, I think. And my guess is…

  • Hyllie

    The temporary apartment we have is in the Hyllie neighborhood, walking distance from Bryant’s IKEA offices. He tried working from home (the walk-in closet!) but that was less than ideal, so he will try to take meetings at the Malmö office when possible even though the majority are working from home. Here is the path…

  • The Mall

    We browsed the local mall again today and saw these two shops with odd sounding English translations. Needy stuff only!… whaaat? And then this place with soft serve ice cream. Is that an American thing? I guess Dairy Queen might have pioneered that style. It says American Spin Cream – the kids were embarrassed at…

  • Border Blues

    Our luggage can’t get here until Wednesday- something to do with borders between Germany, Denmark and Sweden. So we bought a few more things at the Mall and washed more clothes. But I’m missing home. Bryant’s “work-from-home” office was going to be the giant walk-in closet, and we didn’t realize until his first meeting that…

  • Malmö apartment

    Jen-Jill found a cozy place to hang out in Lily’s room. We are managing pretty well without our checked bags. After a nap, Bryant and I headed to the mall, only a block away, to get some necessities. The apartment has a nice washer and dryer and two showers but no soaps, cleaning or paper…

  • Decided to splurge on the long leg

    It’s fun, even with masks!

  • Washington DC

    Jen-Jill was so excited to find out that we have a 5.5 hour layover! She’s hoping we’ll have time to see some sights. Here’s what it would be like if we could visit the Jefferson Memorial.

  • Meet Jen-Jill…

    Sophia’s doll, Jen-Jill, is ready for an adventure. Drum roll, please… she and her dog are joining us on our move to Sweden! Watch for her travel updates. Tomorrow is the big day- St Paul to DC to Frankfurt to Copenhagen, and finally, across the Oresund bridge to Malmö. ???

  • Shipping Day!

    The crate for Sweden is on its way! We’re confident it’s under the weight limit of 900 lbs. And, yes, we brought a few bags of rocks from the north shore and many books! It should arrive at the house we’re renting in Lund in 3-4 weeks, where it will be waiting for us until…