Ingrid – 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.…
Liam – January 14, 2019 A few weeks ago, I was picking up tacos from a favorite neighborhood taco joint when I ran into my friend James. I was power-walking down the sidewalk like a 1980s mall-walker on an Orange Julius sugar high in an effort to get the tacos home before they got cold.…
Ella – January 7, 2019 In Latin, Januarius means month of Janus, after the god of beginnings and transitions. Including 29 days, this first new month of the year was added to the calendar around 713 BC. King Numa Pompilius, the second king of Rome (715-673 BC), divided the year into twelve lunar months. However, upon the advice of Cleopatra’s…
Mia – December 24, 2018 Today being Christmas Eve has put me in a family mood. I’m thinking about not only my husband and children, but also my parents and grandparents. Right after Thanksgiving, my dad had his right knee replaced. That’s a routine surgical procedure for men his age—he’s in his mid-60s—and he’s healing…
Ingrid – November 26, 2018 In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I’m grateful to be writing this blog because it’s giving me a break from my Cyber Monday shopping! I’ve never had the stomach for Black Friday mall hauls, but sitting at my laptop shopping for online deals in the comfort of my own apartment is…
Mia – October 9, 2017 The Halloween countdown began a week ago and now that our house is decorated, I need to start rustling up costumes for my three kids. As a middle-schooler, Jake will settle for something minimal—his grandfather’s old dog tags and camouflage cap, plus a few additions from the Army surplus store…
Liam – September 24, 2018 My friend Anthony is short. About 5’6″. He’s single and is routinely asked by the women on his dating apps, “How tall are you?” And that’s about as far as the conversation goes. “There’s no way they’re going to be interested if that’s the first thing they want to know…
Ingrid – September 10, 2018 In the summer of 2017, at The Danish Home’s 125th anniversary Tivoli Gardens event, an ABBA tribute band was a much-anticipated part of the entertainment. Even before two female singers in spangly gold halter dresses took the stage, along with their male counterparts, there was a distinct buzz in the…
Ingrid – August 6, 2018 I visited my friend “Farfar” last week at The Danish Home, and for the first time ever, he did not greet me with a smile. Farfar, my roommate Lindsay’s grandfather, is always the picture of positivity, but that day he was visibly sad. “What’s wrong, Farfar?” I asked him. (I’ve…
Ella – April 30, 2018 I have always been a lover of learning. I would still be in college and have countless degrees if higher education weren’t so expensive. Whether I am rediscovering information while helping teach my children or reading the news, being a lifelong learner has always been a passion. It is one…