Check out the Facebook Mr.Melk link to see him in his many super-jock incarnations, including ski whiz in the "Scandinavian Alps"--skiing backwards, pivoting forward, and jumping off a ridge all while holding a glass of milk.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Mr. Melk/Mr. Milk
Tine Melk has apparently launched a campaign to encourage teenage girls to drink more milk. Mr. Melk, with his bare-chest, "six pack," and facial stubble reminded Bill and me of Don Johnson in Miami Vice, but maybe it's supposed to be Morten Harket of A-Ha. In any event, no cartoon cows for Norwegian milk drinkers.
Check out the Facebook Mr.Melk link to see him in his many super-jock incarnations, including ski whiz in the "Scandinavian Alps"--skiing backwards, pivoting forward, and jumping off a ridge all while holding a glass of milk.
Check out the Facebook Mr.Melk link to see him in his many super-jock incarnations, including ski whiz in the "Scandinavian Alps"--skiing backwards, pivoting forward, and jumping off a ridge all while holding a glass of milk.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Vest-Agder-museet Kristiansand
It was a beautiful day so we decided to meet my colleague, Irene, and her kids at the Vest-Agder Museet a half-hour walk from our apartment. This open-air museum includes about 40 buildings mostly from the period between 1650 and 1900.
Irene, who, at one time, worked as a tour guide at the Vest-Agder-Museet, with her children, Emma and Jacob
A reconstruction of city center of Kristiansand in the late 19th century. Built by pensioners. We imagined Saratoga, our pet ferret, would find this city just his scale.
Dad explaining Morse Code to Walter.
Walter and Maritime Exhibition. In 1879, Norway had the third largest shipping fleet, behind the U.S. and Britain.
A ship's crew, with cats, c. 1900.
19th nautical training equipment from a school in Kristiansand.
A shipwreck c. 1903. The entire crew perished.
The significance of shipping to the city.
Walter pensive.
Bill in front of log storehouse from Nomeland farm, Valle, c. 1600 (caption follows)
Mark and Bill and sod-roof barn from Bjørgum farm, Hylestad in Valle. Needs a goat on the roof to trim it.
Mark and I in front of "Bur" (storehouse) from Kjelleberg farm, Valle.
Irene, who, at one time, worked as a tour guide at the Vest-Agder-Museet, with her children, Emma and Jacob
A reconstruction of city center of Kristiansand in the late 19th century. Built by pensioners. We imagined Saratoga, our pet ferret, would find this city just his scale.
Dad explaining Morse Code to Walter.
Walter and Maritime Exhibition. In 1879, Norway had the third largest shipping fleet, behind the U.S. and Britain.
A ship's crew, with cats, c. 1900.
19th nautical training equipment from a school in Kristiansand.
A shipwreck c. 1903. The entire crew perished.
The significance of shipping to the city.
Walter pensive.
Bill in front of log storehouse from Nomeland farm, Valle, c. 1600 (caption follows)
Mark and Bill and sod-roof barn from Bjørgum farm, Hylestad in Valle. Needs a goat on the roof to trim it.
Mark and I in front of "Bur" (storehouse) from Kjelleberg farm, Valle.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
Mineralparken near Evje
Hi All,
We took the bus to Mineralparken today, which featured a display of the world's semi-precious rocks and a climbing forest or Klatreskogen.
We watched a video about how the Vita company makes false teeth by gathering, grinding, purifying, firing, molding and painting feldspar. Fascinating actually.
The manager told us that these Klatreskogens were almost impossible to build in the U.S. because of liability laws. Since you're wearing a harness at all times, it didn't seem dangerous to us. Bill and the boys loved it. I did not, but I liked taking photos.
Taking the zipline down.
We took the bus to Mineralparken today, which featured a display of the world's semi-precious rocks and a climbing forest or Klatreskogen.
We watched a video about how the Vita company makes false teeth by gathering, grinding, purifying, firing, molding and painting feldspar. Fascinating actually.
The manager told us that these Klatreskogens were almost impossible to build in the U.S. because of liability laws. Since you're wearing a harness at all times, it didn't seem dangerous to us. Bill and the boys loved it. I did not, but I liked taking photos.
Taking the zipline down.
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Friday, June 3, 2011
Nowegian Children's Literature
Here are some major voices in Norwegian children's literature--
Einar Økland
Erlend Loe
Henrik Wergeland (1808-45)--wrote for outsider groups like farmers and workers, in addition to children
Jørgen Moe (1813-82) Wrote first stories from a children's perspective
Tor Åge Bringsværd--story about the "blue people" and the sweet factory--pollution theme
Tormod Haugen--In The Cry from the Jungle (Skriket fra jungelen, 1989), an "American psychologist captures unhappy children in order to reuse their dreams and imaginations in a machine that will make him able to control people's thoughts. The children escape into a jungle materializing from the children's fantasies."
Ragnar Hovland--cat sonette. Dedicated to Nana, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Jenny.
Fam Ekman
Af Prøyson--Mrs. Pepperpot (Teskjekjerringa)
Jostein Gaarder--novel Sophie's World. In 1995, it was the world's best selling novel.
Torbjørn Egner --Kardmomme by, takes place in Kristiansand's zoo
Troll Illustration by Erik Werenskiold.
Troll illustration by Theodor Kittelsel.
Source: Eva Maagerø and Birte Simonsen, eds., Norway: Society and Culture, Kristiansand: Portal, 2005.
Einar Økland
Erlend Loe
Henrik Wergeland (1808-45)--wrote for outsider groups like farmers and workers, in addition to children
Jørgen Moe (1813-82) Wrote first stories from a children's perspective
Tor Åge Bringsværd--story about the "blue people" and the sweet factory--pollution theme
Tormod Haugen--In The Cry from the Jungle (Skriket fra jungelen, 1989), an "American psychologist captures unhappy children in order to reuse their dreams and imaginations in a machine that will make him able to control people's thoughts. The children escape into a jungle materializing from the children's fantasies."
Ragnar Hovland--cat sonette. Dedicated to Nana, Aunt Sarah and Aunt Jenny.
Fam Ekman
Af Prøyson--Mrs. Pepperpot (Teskjekjerringa)
Jostein Gaarder--novel Sophie's World. In 1995, it was the world's best selling novel.
Torbjørn Egner --Kardmomme by, takes place in Kristiansand's zoo
Troll Illustration by Erik Werenskiold.
Troll illustration by Theodor Kittelsel.Source: Eva Maagerø and Birte Simonsen, eds., Norway: Society and Culture, Kristiansand: Portal, 2005.
"Equality, Moderation and Nearness to Nature"
King Olav V on the underground in Oslo during the oil crisis in 1973. On his way to a skiing area, he is traveling with the public and trying to pay for his own ticket.""Norway is a country of houses and cottages, but no castles"--Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832-1910)
In 1814 Norway left the union with Denmark and entered the union with Sweden, which lasted until 1905.
Women got the right to vote in 1913. In 1978, Norway passed the Gender Equality Act, which barred all discrimination on the basis of gender.
Source: Eva Maagerø and Birte Simonsen, eds., Norway: Society and Culture, Kristiansand: Portal, 2005.
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