Bert Menninga
@bertmenninga.bsky.social
Expatriate ex-patriot. “And you may find yourself in another part of the world…”
Yeah, it’s awful. My siblings, retired, spend a lot of time protesting - 1-2 times a week on average- calling their reps and senators, knocking on doors, etc. I’m proud of them at least.
July 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Yeah, it’s awful. My siblings, retired, spend a lot of time protesting - 1-2 times a week on average- calling their reps and senators, knocking on doors, etc. I’m proud of them at least.
Okay! It’s gotta be Ethel Smyth!
March 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Okay! It’s gotta be Ethel Smyth!
Can I say who it is?
March 16, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Can I say who it is?
I’ll probably lose my Swedish citizenship for this but I say “meh” to cloudberries (or hjortron as they call them here in Sweden)
March 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
I’ll probably lose my Swedish citizenship for this but I say “meh” to cloudberries (or hjortron as they call them here in Sweden)
Act-Up still all too relevant, sadly. Sigh.
March 14, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Act-Up still all too relevant, sadly. Sigh.
Chef’s kiss on putting these two photos together
March 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Chef’s kiss on putting these two photos together
I totally forgot about leek!
March 11, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I totally forgot about leek!
Why are the Scandinavian words for onion like… the Russian word for onion? I’m so confused!
March 11, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Why are the Scandinavian words for onion like… the Russian word for onion? I’m so confused!
Happy IWD lady because you’re a lady, lady! Also please buy our stuff.
March 8, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Happy IWD lady because you’re a lady, lady! Also please buy our stuff.
They will henceforth be delicious handbags forever for me
March 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
They will henceforth be delicious handbags forever for me
Trevlig helg du också
March 7, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trevlig helg du också
Teeny-tiny building!!! Next time I walk up Nybrogatan, I’m gonna look for this…
March 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Teeny-tiny building!!! Next time I walk up Nybrogatan, I’m gonna look for this…
Ooh! Where is this exactly? My brothers live in Oak Park so I’m there on the regular…
March 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ooh! Where is this exactly? My brothers live in Oak Park so I’m there on the regular…
Do your best to learn the language, but rest assured you’ll sound stupid sometimes. Don’t beat yourself up for not being better at it, for not learning faster. (I also avoid expat groups but that’s maybe not for everyone.)
March 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Do your best to learn the language, but rest assured you’ll sound stupid sometimes. Don’t beat yourself up for not being better at it, for not learning faster. (I also avoid expat groups but that’s maybe not for everyone.)
They are delicious!
March 5, 2025 at 6:44 AM
They are delicious!
Love those late 19th-early to mid -20th century Spanish composers: Granados, de Falla, Albeniz, Mompou…
March 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Love those late 19th-early to mid -20th century Spanish composers: Granados, de Falla, Albeniz, Mompou…
Yikes. The guy kinda looks like you-know-who, he’s even orangeish
March 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Yikes. The guy kinda looks like you-know-who, he’s even orangeish
They are! Gonna have one for dessert with the hubby after dinner this evening…
March 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
They are! Gonna have one for dessert with the hubby after dinner this evening…
Was thinking on my walk today about how this all goes back to Ronald Reagan, the evil started there…
March 3, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Was thinking on my walk today about how this all goes back to Ronald Reagan, the evil started there…
Wait, you have a Swedish shark?
March 3, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wait, you have a Swedish shark?