“I need you to draw me a hand turkey for the refrigerator,” my mother said. “Go grab your crayons.” Sam ran over to his little desk in the corner and started to trace his hand onto a sheet of yellow construction paper.

Cut, then stain with blossom juice from Blood-of-Christ bush. Sew pieces together with rose thorn needle. Hammer heel into sole with hawthorn nails. Polish with twelve drops of faery spit. 'Twas a ficklesome job, and she'd already broken two fingernails.

It's been said that some high-tech experts think so little of actual conversation that they call it “facemail,” in their minds an inefficient and inferior form of communication.

Not surprisingly, lagom extends to our cuisine as well – the Swedes take great pride in eating healthily, drawing on their own cooking traditions and the seasons' offerings.