[Egon]

You'd enjoy it over here. In the small town we live in-- and in most of the surrounding towns as well-- there are various Norwegian, Swedish, German, etc., festivals throughout the year. It's not uncommon to go down to the local cafe (in our case "Hermann's Bakery") and listen to half the patrons conversing in some Norsk language or other. I learned German while overseas and was exposed, pretty heavily, to Dutch and Danish, so I can pick up a smattering of their conversations, but I'd like to learn more-- maybe down the road in my other free time...

[Marysecretary]

I would LOVE that. We used to have the Norwegian Tea in town years ago. We'd go and eat krumkaker, sandkaker, all kinds of good Norske cookies and treats. A Norwegian lady gave me her krumkake iron before she passed away and I got my great aunt's recipe from another person and I just love making them at Christmas. It's a real treat. My grandmother made me julekake every year. When she died, my mother-in-law made me some one year. I thought that was so nice of her. I love listening to them talk. I feel right at home when they're around.