Sunday Newspaper

I woke up early one Sunday morning sometime last year, made myself some breakfast, then decided to grab the paper from my porch. Yes, I'm one of the few people left on Earth who actually reads a newspaper.

I shuffled to the door in my PJs and found this sitting on my front doorstep:

Not only did I get my newspaper, I also got a gloriously glossy 2009 IKEA catalog. The entire package of paper and catalog must have weighed 10 pounds - at least.

As if I don't already waste enough money at IKEA, now they're taunting and tempting me right from my front door. The curious combination made me pull out my cell phone and snap a pic. I had to document their ingenious attempt to take over the world with with Poäng chairs and Ektorp sofas. They're doing a pretty good job, I'd say.

I was greeted with a repeat performance of newspaper and 2010 catalog this year too. I didn't have time to take a picture of that one. I was too busy circling all the things in the catalog I wanted. Thanks IKEA.

Sweden is on my front porch.

Sweden is everywhere

I was looking through some old pictures a few weeks ago and noticed a tiny trend. I had taken pics of a few Swedish things I had run across. I didn't search them out. They just appeared in the course of living my life.

As I was sifting through the pics, I thought it would be an interesting experiment to chronicle all the Swedish things I do come across. It's a simple concept: See something Swedish, document it, and write about it here.

Not sure how long it will last but I'll try the experiment to see if Sweden really is everywhere!