Midsummer In Lindsborg!

June 21, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

Glad Midsommar! And happy Summer Solstice~ I hope you are doing well! I wanted to share with you some photos of a little Midsummer adventure we had recently to Lindsborg, Kansas, where we celebrated Midsommer Swedish style…. You may have heard of dala horses, but have you ever seen dala chickens? While we were in […]

Norway Week: Happy Birthday, Sigrid Undset!

May 20, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Good morning, friends! God Morgen! Today for my final post to celebrate Norway Week, we are celebrating! It is Sigrid Undset’s BIRTHDAY! This is also a special year, as it is not only the 140th anniversary of Sigrid Undset’s birth, it is also the 100th anniversary of the completed trilogy of Kristin Lavransdatter. I feel […]

Norway Week: Selbu Mittens

May 19, 2022.Reading time 10 minutes.

Good morning!~ Today for our ‘Norway Week’ I wanted to chat a little bit about one of my favorite Norwegian crafts, Selbu knitting! Selbu knitting has become an iconic symbol of Norway– with the unique knitting patterns gaining popularity far outside the bounds of the Selbu region, to be found across the globe. Selbu knitting […]