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 […]

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. […]