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Thanks for the good Netflix recommendations. I'll see if our US Netflix has them.

And congratulations to your son on his job! Three cheers!

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I always think that everything is show on US Netflix. We con't get everything here in Sweden. They are good series if you are interested in history.

Thank you, we are very happy that it worked out well with job for him.

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If you want spring, come visit. We hardly have had a winter. Two days with a teeny tiny bit of snow that disappeared after an hour or two.

I have read five books by Dostoyewsky, The Idiot is not among them, still on my wishlist. I guess I will like it, even if not as good as Crime and Punishment, none of the others are as good, either, well, maybe the Brothers Karamazov.

We love series, my hubby prefers them to movies. And I do like to learn about history like that, I think that's how I first got interested in history in the first place. Not through school where we had a terrible teacher (my parents said he must have been a nazi and I do believe it):

And I guess we will hear more about Oslo now that you have a reason to go there often? Looking forward to hearing and seeing about it. I've never been to Norway,.

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I have heard the the brothers must be his best book. I have ordered it from the annual book sale in February, as well as Demons.

Unfortunately, I think few people get to love history from school. In Sweden they even suggested to take it away from the curriculum. Fortunately, there was an uproar and it has been kept. Can you believe it? What are we without history?

Norway is a wonderful country, and the Norwegian are such positive people. They love the outdoors and are very sporty.

Many thanks for your wonderful birthday card. It made me so happy. I think it is probably the only one I will get. I am sure I asked you about your birthday, but cannot remember or find where I made a note. Could you please tell me. Especially, since it is the Valentine day today and I hardly ever send any cards these days, I would be happy to send you one for your birthday.

I got a wonderful Valentine gift today. A friend told me there is a Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum Feb-June. I tried to book the other day, but it is already sold out. They said on the web-site to keep out for possibilities to sell more tickets. Today it was possible so I booked two for us. So happy about that. Maybe you want to hurry up to book if you are interested. It is the biggest one ever, all his paintings except three. I am so looking forward to it.

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Yes, I have been skiing during the four years I lived in Oslo. I have even jumped in the old Holmenkollen, not the big new one they use for competition.

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Wow, det är fantastiskt Tora. Skulle aldrig våga göra något sådant. Det är väldigt fint där uppe i alla fall.

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