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Young American Star to Host Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in December Posted by kari on Nov 5, 2008
The beautiful and talented young Scarlett Johansson will host the Nobelfredspriskonsert (Nobel peace prize concert) in Oslo on Dec. 11. Her co-host is yet to be determined, but her presence will no doubt draw an eager and supportive crowd. In fact, she came to my hometown, Northfield, MN (a small southern suburb of the Twin Cities,) to stump…
Oktoberfest in Norway? No no, just the daily pølse! Posted by kari on Nov 2, 2008
So here I am sitting in my kitchen on a crisp, fall, Minnesota evening drinking a German beer and cooking pumpkin soup. October in Minnesota is quite spectacular with leaves brilliant shades of orange, red and yellow. We enjoy autumn with warm bowls of soup, hot apple cider, and great big orange pumpkins that we carve into memorable…
No ghosts in Longyearbyen! Posted by kari on Nov 2, 2008
Grad is the Norwegian word for ‘degree.’ It is 42 grader where I am right now in southern MN. I just looked at the værkart (weather map) for Norway and there is quite a spread of temperaturer. Many people incorrectly assume that Norway is much colder than the northernmost part of the United States. I…