If there were a single phrase to describe 2020, it would be “Uff-da.” If there were a single symbol of this year, it would be a face mask. Hagar and Julie Ingebretsen summarize 2020 Julie Steller, owner of Steller Handcrafted Goods, captures the current zeitgeist with a face mask that expresses what so many of… More Uff Da! Staying safe while being stylish
On July 4, we received the painful news that Mary Hirsch, the author of the Ingebretsen’s blog posts, the Ole and Lena jokes on Facebook, and the person whose gift for puns started the HaikUff-Da! contest, had died suddenly. Mary was a lifelong friend of Julie and Molly Ingebretsen. But even those of us who… More In Memory of Mary Hirsch
This year the wonderful traditional Syttende Mai celebrations in Norway and here in the United States are cancelled due to the Corona Virus pandemic. But Syttende Mai is about the history of Norway and lack of celebration is part of that history. During World War II when the Germans occupied Norway from April 9, 1940… More Not Your Grandma’s Syttende Mai