Holidays Around the World: Purim
On February 25, 2021, (the Hebrew date Adar 14), Jews around the world will celebrate Purim to mark the salvation […]
Holidays Around the World: Day of Unification in Romania
What can we learn from the Romanian Day of Unification, a holiday celebrating an event going back to 1862.
My Tradition of Solving Jigsaw Puzzles
In my childhood, putting together a jigsaw puzzle was a family event, especially the week between Christmas and New Year’s […]
Merry Christmas to All
It’s a Norwegian tradition to celebrate Christmas with the family on Christmas Eve, not on Christmas Day. In my own […]
This Is a Personal Statement
I’ve never been accused of using too few words to make my point. I hope that I at least have […]
I am thankful
I am thankful for so many things this year. I’ll focus on my top five, the top five from 2019, […]
Bucket List
Last month I ticked off an item on my bucket list: take a ride in a helicopter. I have wanted […]
Wacky Cake
Yesterday my grandson, James, helped me make a chocolate cake. He calls it funny cake. The recipe we used calls […]
Buying Barbie
My oldest granddaughter turns four at the end of this month. I have always tried to pick out presents for […]
One Hundred Years of Solitude
Two things I love, the book, One Hundred Years of Solitude, and the educational outreach arm of Technology, Education, and Design […]
The Baghdad Clock
I used to review books here. I don’t anymore. But when I came across The Baghdad Clock by Shahad Al […]
Happy Independence Day
I didn’t know what a privilege it is to live in the United States until I left to work in […]
Afterthoughts About the 2018 A to Z Challenge
I thoroughly enjoyed putting together my 26 posts on Norse Mythology during this year’s A to Z Blogging Challenge. So […]
Þ is for Þórr
Thor (Old Norse Þórr, Old English Đunor, Old High German Donar, Proto-Germanic *Þunraz, “Thunder”[1]) is one of the most prominent figures in Norse mythology. […]
Y is for Yggdrasill
At the center of the Norse spiritual cosmos is an ash tree, Yggdrasil (pronounced “IG-druh-sill”; Old Norse Askr Yggdrasils), which grows out […]
V is for Valhöll
Valhalla (pronounced “val-HALL-uh”; Old Norse Valhöll, “the hall of the fallen”[1]) is the hall where the god Odin houses the dead whom he deems […]
