The Bunad with molded wool, embroidered cuffs and silver stitching is still not complete without its silverwork.

Confirmations were important for entrance into adult life.  One had to have their confirmation to be able to work or get married.

It has been two weeks since we collected the chicks from the airport and there have been no deaths.  In fact, the chicks are very strong and curious.  The jærhøns wings are quite developed at two weeks and they fly!  I’ve read that jærhøns are ‘flighty’ but no one has really made it clear just [...]

Being an outsider I tend to miss a lot of what is going on in Norway.  Norwegian pop culture is a mystery but every now and then Moose slaps me over the head with it.  Moose came out of the toilet today with hands up in the air saying ‘Oh yes, the pole!’ Moose is [...]