Ingrid – 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…
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 – 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…
DetailsMia – June 11, 2019 For the past couple of years, my nine-year-old daughter Astrid has taken ballet lessons. I wasn’t too surprised by her request to begin dancing, as we’d been attending performances of “The Nutcracker” every year since she was three and had amassed a collection of ballet picture books and glitzy tutus…
DetailsIngrid – May 20, 2019 I ordered a Danish flag online, which arrived in the mail this past weekend. I was so excited to hang it over our balcony railing on the 9th floor of our apartment in Lincoln Park for all to see. Lindsay and I sat outside drinking Carlsbergs, watching to see who…
DetailsLiam – May 13, 2019 If my mother had her druthers, we’d have lunch together every day. Maybe it’s my charming company she so enjoys. Maybe it’s that she’s among the 33 percent of moms with adult kids who would like those kids to call them every day, according to a 2016 CBS News poll.…
DetailsIngrid – April 22, 2019 Here’s hoping you all had a wonderful Easter! The weather in Chicago was so beautiful, I made it a point to be outside nearly all weekend. The daffodils in our balcony planter are in full bloom, and the trees are wearing the fuzz that will soon become leaves and blossoms.…
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…
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 – October 15, 2018 I am not especially fond of beer (wine is my libation of choice), but even I can appreciate the spirit of Oktoberfest. Celebrated in the U.S., Denmark and all around the world this time of year, Oktoberfest is a rousing season of merrymaking with a pint or two or six…
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