Liam – September 10, 2019 My old college friend Jason’s son, Derrick, started junior high school a couple of weeks ago. Maybe I’m remembering sixth grade differently, maybe I just didn’t do my homework, but I don’t remember having big assignments like Derrick’s so early in the school year. It’s about World War II. Jason,…
DetailsIngrid – September 3, 2019 Grandparents’ Day is this coming Sunday, September 8. My two living grandparents, Mormor and Morfar, live in Florida in a retirement community that, while beautiful and resort-like, is very large and (in my humble opinion) a bit impersonal. I don’t get to see them very much anymore, which is why…
DetailsLiam – August 27, 2019 My wife, Kim, and I were in Milwaukee a few weeks ago for a cousin’s wedding. We’ve been to the Cream City plenty of times before, and when we’re there, we always make a point to stop into Cream City Restoration. It’s a vintage shop run by a husband and…
DetailsIngrid – August 19, 2019 I just registered for The Danish Home Foundation’s Annual Benefit on September 21, and I couldn’t be more excited! As a former student of violin, I was thrilled to learn that Grammy Award-winning Danish violinist Mads Tolling will entertain us that evening, along with Danish jazz guitarist Jacob Fischer, whose musicianship has also earned several…
DetailsLiam – August 12, 2019 In three days, on August 15th, America – and perhaps the world – will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock music festival. Yes, for a few days in August 1969 on a farm in White Lake, New York, love, music and community reigned supreme. Billed as “An Aquarius Exposition:…
DetailsMia – August 5, 2019 Along with the big and bold wooden trolls created by Danish artist Thomas Dambo at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle is another Danish-born attraction: LEGO! Through September 15, 2019, the Nature Connects®: Art with LEGO® bricks by LEGO art whiz Sean Kenney is delighting visitors with nature-themed sculptures created entirely from over 500,000…
DetailsIngrid – July 30, 2019 A few weeks ago, I wrote about the wonderful Summerfest at The Danish Home on June 22nd. I’m still feeling warmed by the generations of family ties that are always so apparent at this annual festival that has been a favorite tradition for so many years. The smørrebrød and tasty…
DetailsLiam – July 22, 2019 In Denmark, “green” is as Danish as out-of-season apple pie is American. What I love most about my Danish heritage is that it’s rich with innovative ideas that improve people’s lives. And I mean, really rich. Like Warren Buffet rich. Innovations like establishing the world’s first bike path and LEGOs…
DetailsLili – July 15, 2019 It’s summertime, and I want to live in Denmark. There are many reasons I’d love to live there, but I feel a particular yen for the homeland during the summer months. That’s because Danes get five weeks’ paid vacation time, or 2.08 days per month. They also get nine public…
DetailsIngrid – June 25, 2019 On perhaps the only sunny day last week here in Chicago, The Danish Home’s Summerfest on June 22nd was everything I’d hoped it would be. While sunshine and warmth are expected in late June, the spring and early summer of 2019 have been anything but typical, with temperatures rarely getting…
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