tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post4304116622383082214..comments2023-11-10T23:55:11.147-06:00Comments on A Swedish American in Sweden: Bamse Umbrellas and the Swedish SummerHairy Swedehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-86891546468062511412009-06-17T00:44:38.820-05:002009-06-17T00:44:38.820-05:00I keep hearing that. but at least the sun is shini...I keep hearing that. but at least the sun is shining today!Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-81637828892958951832009-06-16T13:28:29.452-05:002009-06-16T13:28:29.452-05:00Well.. We don't have a normal summer this year...Well.. We don't have a normal summer this year. I've never experienced a summer this cold before.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-36012017007070515342009-06-16T12:52:29.954-05:002009-06-16T12:52:29.954-05:00@terander – hes got it all. And the honey is like ...@terander – hes got it all. And the honey is like the sugar on top. Or something like that.<br /><br />@E – I think that IKEA is a damn good connection to Sweden. And Max obviously. If I stumble upon any Max Ill let you know.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-91299775499857413622009-06-15T17:18:19.442-05:002009-06-15T17:18:19.442-05:00Just went to IKEA yesterday and couldn't help ...Just went to IKEA yesterday and couldn't help thinking of you. Clearly, I need you to brighten my day, too...I keep visiting your blog despite IKEA being my only connection to Sweden. Oh, and that's the country I chose for my sixth grade country project. There was also that hot exchange student, Max, in high school too. All tall, dark & totally unstereotypical.Ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12420641887589436392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-22449166049209478472009-06-15T14:50:30.245-05:002009-06-15T14:50:30.245-05:00Brilliant with the Bamse umbrella! I need to get m...Brilliant with the Bamse umbrella! I need to get my Welsh ex one now - he too loves Bamse! Is it the 'thunder honey' that gets to you, or what?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-69961074022392340472009-06-15T12:15:41.959-05:002009-06-15T12:15:41.959-05:00@anonymous - indeed he is. And Im sure hes quite p...@anonymous - indeed he is. And Im sure hes quite proud of it.<br /><br />@m8 - well, november is the worst month in all of Sweden. And Im not quite willing to go that far. yet.<br /><br />@J Catlow - I had a subscription for years being sent to me as a kid in the US.<br /><br />@anonymous - yeah, I've heard its been bad weather back home in Colorado also. So at least Im not alone in my suffering.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-82482545220102956332009-06-15T11:17:48.491-05:002009-06-15T11:17:48.491-05:00You are hilarious! But it's been chilly and ra...You are hilarious! But it's been chilly and rainy everywhere it seems this month. Today here in Wisconsin its a beautiful day, however the rest of the week is rain so yeah.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-63948326921921943092009-06-15T07:38:34.787-05:002009-06-15T07:38:34.787-05:00I suppose now is as good a time as any to confess ...I suppose now is as good a time as any to confess that I have a Bamse book in a frame on my wall...Jeff C.-S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07137934928226800631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-78032520248075713272009-06-15T05:38:44.283-05:002009-06-15T05:38:44.283-05:00Yeah I was just saying: Sweden, where June is Nove...Yeah I was just saying: Sweden, where June is November. I guess you are more optimistic and you gave it an Oct. rating. This is my first summer here though, and I am excited as hell about this phallic celebration coming up....m8surfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-14471154510531549862009-06-15T03:51:41.221-05:002009-06-15T03:51:41.221-05:00wow,i did n't know Bamse was a sweden made car...wow,i did n't know Bamse was a sweden made cartoon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-64023189162576878542009-06-15T00:54:41.469-05:002009-06-15T00:54:41.469-05:00@jessy - the cold is nice though. because it its e...@jessy - the cold is nice though. because it its extra cold it might mean extra snow, and when its dark all the time, the snow really helps brightening things up a bit.<br /><br />@Floridian - its starting to get borderliner ridiculous. Im staring at gray skies again this morning.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-47687284514014049972009-06-15T00:02:10.566-05:002009-06-15T00:02:10.566-05:00I know what you mean about feeling jilted. Especi...I know what you mean about feeling jilted. Especially for me, coming from Florida, I am in desperate need of a real summer. It's been cloudy, chilly and rainy here for the past 2 weeks!Floridian in Finlandnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-30143831017176622672009-06-14T16:43:10.611-05:002009-06-14T16:43:10.611-05:00I hope this doesn't mean an extra cold winter!...I hope this doesn't mean an extra cold winter! I'm not sure if I'll be able to handle a Swedish winter in the first place haha ;).Jessyhttp://www.jessymessy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-48331382641168909602009-06-14T16:16:36.874-05:002009-06-14T16:16:36.874-05:00@Amber - BR Leksaker. Clearly the place to be when...@Amber - BR Leksaker. Clearly the place to be when you need an umbrella.<br /><br />@fred.malm - I really hope so. Or I'm going to have to be very Swedish and head to mallorca.<br /><br />@fredrik - thats what I keep reading. and I think the only people happy about that are the travel agency owners.Hairy Swedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18041694218084956969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-28366104870306645942009-06-14T16:14:49.996-05:002009-06-14T16:14:49.996-05:00Actually we're all kind of deceived. It's ...Actually we're all kind of deceived. It's one of the coldest Junes in 50 years according to smhi.Fredriknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-80084260030779000852009-06-14T16:13:22.999-05:002009-06-14T16:13:22.999-05:00The weather'll get better soon. It's alway...The weather'll get better soon. It's always rainy around midsummer.Fredrik Malmhakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12751088978369954505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1837418360328434663.post-77910997888658664812009-06-14T16:02:00.186-05:002009-06-14T16:02:00.186-05:00Where did you get the umbrella?! I have to get on...Where did you get the umbrella?! I have to get one!Ambernoreply@blogger.com