March 9, 2016 Yesterday was the 115th celebration of International Women’s Day, described on www.internationalwomensday.org as a ‘global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women [and] marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity.’ Additionally, the month of March is Women’s History month in the US, originally organized in…
DetailsMarch 2, 2016 In the past few weeks, I have been inspired to delve even deeper into the exploration of authentic Scandinavian recipes and tradition. Not that it should come as a surprise that I would welcome such a task. My obsession with Nordic culture (albeit a healthy one) is pretty apparent, and warranted,…
DetailsFebruary 25, 2016 Cousin Annelise was recently telling me about her trip from Copenhagen to Malmö, Sweden, and although I was very interested to hear all about her adventures, I just could not get over her description of the Øresundsbroen or Öresundsbron (Oresund Bridge, depending on which side you’re on). This broen/bron (bridge) spanning…
DetailsFebruar 17, 2016 As we have all heard, Punxsutawney Phil did not see his shadow when he emerged from his slumber just over two weeks ago. Additionally, it was probably no surprise to anyone that he predicted an early forår (spring) since we have had a somewhat mild vinter (winter). So with spring right…
DetailsFebruary 12, 2016 When I was younger, Valentine’s Day was a day I anticipated with joy and elation. After all, who doesn’t like to give and receive treats and gifts of love? Even now as an adult I still love to decorate, make handcrafted cards and bake cookies for loved ones. Additionally, passing along…
DetailsAs any parent will tell you, sibling rivalry is just a part of life. I was reminded of this recently when I visited Mormor one Sunday afternoon at The Danish Home of Chicago. I always love hearing her talk about her childhood growing up in Denmark with her brothers. As the only girl she…
DetailsJanuary 28, 2016 As we’ve all witnessed by now, winter bites. And I’m not just talking about that wind. No one is more familiar with this than the people living on the east coast where winter storm Jonas wreaked havoc. For two days, from Pennsylvania to North Carolina, Jonas trampled along like a hungry…
DetailsJanuary 20, 2016 Shakespeare’s Juliet once pondered this same question, arguing in her famous soliloquy, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” Although she did not concern herself with the origin of a person’s name, or the need for that matter, I, on the other hand, am…
DetailsJanuary 13, 2016 Since my international New Year celebration I have been fortunate enough to keep in regular contact with my “new” relatives over these past couple of weeks. If you read this post, I call them new because I had never even met most of them before their trip here for the holidays,…
DetailsAlthough some may not look forward to the fanfare of NYE night (as I recently read in this article) I really cherished ringing in 2016! I was treated to a true Danish nytårsaften (New Year’s Eve) with fyrværkeri (fireworks), gløgg and, of course, singing all thanks to familiemedlemmer (family members) visiting from Denmark! After the…
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