bits and pieces

our pillows are square.

we've lived with two dishcloths and three dish towels... until last week... when we inexplicably lost one of the dishcloths.

$2 dishcloths from the grocery store down the street lack absorbency.

roses grow well here.

if you're in denmark, chances are good that even if you share a bed, you won't share a blanket.

and you won't sleep with a top sheet.

you'll just wash your duvet cover more often.

this is where gloves come to die... but not in pairs.

our neighbor brought us a homemade elderflower cordial yesterday.  like a sweet perfumed lemonade.

another neighbor brought us a homemade dandelion syrup that tastes just like honey. the same neighbor who shared her cinnamon roll recipe with us.

the light turns green, then yellow, then red, then yellow, then green.

before you go on vacation, you might consider bringing a cake to work.

everyone rides a bike.

everyone drives a car.

everyone runs.

everyone smokes.

company christmas parties are scandalous.

the bakery has a separate check-out, and it's open on sundays.

so is church, but no one goes.  except for those who do.

and they might claim it has a separate check-out too.

dogs are off-leash.

cats are outdoors.

crows are more than one color.

squirrels have bunny ears.

they use military time, except in conversation when common sense allows one to stop at 12 and start over.

they keep track of what week we're on.

twenty-seven.

and start the next one on a monday.

vegetables are a new-ish phenomenon.

meat is not.

either is cheese.

either is denmark.

the emergency room was moved from roskilde (population: 47,828) to køge (population: 35, 295).

køge burned at least 15 witches in the 16th century.

though there's some question about whether they really were witches.

when you get to work in the morning, you might go around and say good morning to all of your colleagues.

the grocery store carts have rear-wheel drive.

and if you think a door should open out, it opens in.

and if you think it should open in, it opens out.

a comma is a period and a period is a comma when you're working with numbers.

baby toothpaste has fluoride.


william counts to 11 in danish. 

the water is very good to drink.

but don't drink it warm out of your sink.

ring your bell if you're going to pass somebody on your bike who might not be paying attention.

and watch for the light to turn yellow.

and then go.