A few months ago my uncle came through Sweden for a week. His job sends him all over the world…usually into hostile situations…(who am I kidding, Sweden can be pretty hostile in November-December.) It gets pretty cold and dark here.

I snapped this picture because my uncle told me a funny story about it. He was staying in the old part of Stockholm and noticed this statue of an old woman nearby the bus stop that he used to go to work. Every time he went by it, someone was leaning on it, laying hands on it, and on a few occasions, giving it a full body hug! He finally went over for a closer inspection and discovered that it was REALLY warm! We were not sure how this was accomplished, possibly electricity or warm water running through it.