My mom’s family is solid Norwegian – I am only second generation American on that side.  So much of this book struck home with me.  Those people can work, and so nonchalantly, too.  Many don’t realize that until fairly recently, Norway was a very poor country, with steep rocky soil and a very short growing season.  Most of the men were out on the sea for most of the year as fishermen or merchant seaman, while the women stayed home to tend their […]