The cold, snowy weather continues, which is good for tomorrow's barbeque in the snow to celebrate Australia Day. At least there WILL be some snow this year - there have been years when it poured with freezing rain instead and somehow BBQ in the mud just does not have the same appeal.

Hopefully, it will be a dual celebration, because Adelaide born Lleyton Hewitt has made the finals of the Australian Open to be played in the early morning Swedish time, so loyal Aussie sports fans will also be heading to the Dancin' Dingo in Södermalm for breakfast to watch the final live. Let's hope Lleyton wins it for Australia. Coverage of the tennis dropped off dramatically here once the Swedes were eliminated (funny about that).

Speaking of funny (in a "weird" sort of way) is the advertisment you see pictured to the left. These ads have been featured widely lately on tv, in the glossies and on billboards. It's for toilet paper and reads The fresh paper! For those incredible moments. Some expat friends and I were having a discussion about this, trying to fathom whether it was some "in" joke that only Swedes would understand or if it was written by someone with a less than perfect grasp of English. I mean to say "fresh paper" as opposed to what? And I don't know about you, but if I was bikini clad (though let's face it, NOBODY needs a picture of me doing ANYTHING in a bikini) and sitting in a sundrenched paradise with my man, I really wouldn't need a six-pack of toilet paper to make it into an incredible moment. Unless they confused the two meanings of incredible. In which case, it is somewhat tongue-in-cheek, if you pardon the awful pun. I've asked some Swedes to explain the ad to me, but they are just as baffled as I am. At least it isn't the brand I use, nor am I tempted to change by their campaign.

Now off to make sure everything is ready for the trip to town at sparrow's fart.