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: May 17, Syttendemai!

May 17, 2022.Reading time 7 minutes.

“Gratulerer med dagen!” This is what is being said today all over Norway! “Happy Constitution Day!” (Grunnlovsdagen!) or just “Syttendemai!” (17th of May) The 17th of May is to Norway what the 4th of July is to us in the U.S.A. It is a day of national pride, cultural appreciation, parades and, of course, food. […]