In Memory of Mary Hirsch

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

Soria Moria Castle: The Eternal Search For Happiness

Written by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe for their classic book Norske Folkeeventyr, Soria Moria Castle (Soria Moria slott) is perhaps one of the best known Norwegian folktales. (Asbjørnsen and Moe were publishing folktales in the late 1830s and early 1840s.)  It is the story of a journey to Soria Moria Castle and his… More Soria Moria Castle: The Eternal Search For Happiness

Saying Thank You

We see a lot of posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and even videos on television of people thanking those people who are keeping us going at this time — nurses, doctors, health care workers, fire fighters, police officers, EMTs, shelf stockers, delivery people, etc. These are great but there is nothing like a handwritten note,… More Saying Thank You