Lili – April 15, 2019 Today is tax day, which has me a bit stressed, as I admit I’m one to wait until the last minute to file our taxes. Every year, I tell myself that I’m not going to put it off, but alas, each year I do. Yesterday, as snow (!) was blowing…
DetailsLiam – April 8, 2019 During my final summer as a counselor at an overnight camp in Michigan, I experienced a harrowing run-in with a horde of earwigs. They’re those bugs that look a little like less-friendly lightning bugs with pincers protruding from their rumps instead of a pretty bio-luminescent glow. I was at the…
DetailsIngrid – April 1, 2019 My roommate Lindsay (Farfar’s granddaughter) and I were among about 90 people who attended the 61st Annual Women’s Auxiliary Spring Luncheon at Villa Brunetti Banquets in Franklin Park this past Saturday. We arrived at 11:00 a.m. for cocktails and socializing and lunched at noon with some wonderful residents we’ve gotten…
DetailsMia – March 25, 2019 There was one good thing about this interminable winter—it extended pancake season. Pancake season begins in my house with the first frosty morning and ends when cold cereal is ushered in by warm spring mornings. While we mostly eat pancakes for breakfast on weekends and holidays, I’ve been known to…
DetailsLiam – March 18, 2019 Chicago, like all of America, is a city founded and defined by immigrants. So many of its neighborhoods reflect the traditions of the Old Country, whichever old country that is. One such neighborhood is Norwood Park, home to The Danish Home of Chicago. In fact, Chicago claims to have the…
DetailsLiam – March 4, 2019 When I was a kid, I had a calendar with pictures associated with the weather typical of each month. March, the month we’ve recently entered in very lion-like conditions, featured a brightly colored kite flying in high winds. Somehow, that image has stuck with me, and I always think of…
DetailsMia – February 25, 2019 I’ve looked forward to the monthly birthday celebrations at The Danish Home since I was a little girl tagging along with my mother whenever my school scheduled allowed. I loved the treats, of course, but I also thought it was funny that old people loved celebrating birthdays as much as…
DetailsLiam – February 19, 2019 As I’ve watched family members and friends get up there in years, I’ve said to them and myself, “Getting old is not for the weak.” Aging is hard. Even if you’re in tip-top shape, noticing the body not holding up like it used to is a bitter pill to swallow—as…
DetailsIngrid – February 11, 2019 Last week, I told you about the book I bought for Farfar, Kierkegaard’s Works of Love, when I was visiting my brother in Seattle. Yesterday, I brought it to Farfar at The Danish Home. He was familiar with the book by the famous Danish philosopher but hadn’t yet read it.…
DetailsIngrid – February 5, 2019 I recently returned from a trip to Seattle to see my brother, Luke. He lives in the now-trendy Ballard neighborhood of Seattle. Ballard is not only where many Nordic immigrants came in the late 19th century to find jobs such as loggers, fishers and boat builders, but also where a…
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