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| One of the finest pleasures of all Norway is
the lavish, hearty frokost (breakfast). At Slogvik this
features their own farm-grown plum jam among other wonderful treats such
lefse & Peg's favorite: geitost. (goat cheese) |
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| This morning we spend a leisurely time at
breakfast with a finale of musical entertainment by the resident keyboard
player. Einar also shared many of the songs he has written. |
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| Before heading out for the day's activities,
Einar gives us a tour of Slogvik's pride -- the larder full of the farm's
bounty. Shown here are some of the plum jams. Not shown are 2
VERY full freezers of other goodies. |
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| Here we meet with a long-time Norway List
friend, Geir Kristian Eide at his home south of Haugesund. Geir is a serious
and talented historian. Here he shares family photos as he & Einar
discover common relatives! |
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| Over coffee and cakes, we continue family
history discussions, both close & local, as well as some of the distant
prominent families in area history. (Keith is jealous because he has been
unsuccessful in finding a genealogical link between Einar & himself.) |
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| Einar and Anne Nora take us to the new
(2005) Nordvegen Historiesenter (history center) at the very ancient archeological site at
Avaldsnes, the oldest royal seat in the country. |
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| Inside, we enjoy the interpretive
multi-media presentation of the history of Norway's kings beginning in the
800's with Harald Fairhair. |
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| The medieval church at Avaldsnes. As we get
ready to leave, we reflect on our previous visits here, especially to hear a
Christmas Kantata in 2001. |
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| Later in the day it is time for a wonderful gathering of friends at the
lovely home of John & Signy Hettervik overlooking Hervik
Bay. |
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| Peg is greeted warmly by her dear friend
(& our hostess Signy). Despite differences in language, they understand
each other pretty well. |
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| John (standing) welcomes Einar & Anne
Nora to a table loaded with many of our favorite Norwegian foods. |
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| It is good to see Reidun & Steiner
Romseland again. Almost all of the folk who attended the bauta event
in 2004 were there to enjoy one another's company again. |
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| This is a good picture of Berit & Sjur
who took us for the great road trip just the day before (see Sep. 14
album). |
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| Signy pours coffee for Einar & Anne
Nora. You can see the platter of famous Norsk open-faced sandwiches. |
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| Here is a close up. What a variety --
and so very tasty! A culinary work of art! |
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| Then come the cakes. This marzipan
topped beauty was presented to Peg who is obviously quite pleased. |
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| This colorful and gorgeous confection was as
tasty as it was beautiful. We lost count of the numerous
desserts. They were fantastic!! |
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| Sonja Sirnes, (lower left) the daughter of
our late, good friend Rotraud encourages Einar to cut the cake. |
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| The initial flurry of eating is past and
folks begin to walk around and visit. Such a comfortable and relaxing
group of people. We feel very fortunate. |
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| Peg brought a California Poppy candle for
everyone. Ivar Lygren opens his here. Ivar had traveled from
Stavanger & combined this reunion with a hunting expedition with Håkon. |
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| John chats with Berit and Sjur. All
three are now retired and they have many other things in common. |
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| Signy & John Hettervick are neighbors
with Reidun & Steiner Romseland. More than that, they are good friends
& have had many other travels together. |
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| This group portrait of Peg & Keith with
Sjur, Berit & Ivar turned out pretty well. It was a great evening
that we will remember very fondly. |
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| For this special photo op, Peg stands
between Einar & Anne Nora, while Keith stands between Håkon &
Norfrid Dagsland (Einar's youngest sister) |
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| Peg gives a big appreciative hug to Reidun.
While somehow they escaped being photographed, several ladies brought their
scrapbooks this evening. They were truly works of art commemorating their
experience of coming to California for the Bauta project. |
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| Keith, Steiner, & John take a turn for
the camera. We are grateful to these fine hosts and the opportunity
for this friendly gathering. Rich memories were renewed. We highly
value the strong bond between us all resulting from this shared experience. |
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| Lastly, we thank the all-time champion of
event coordination -- Signy -- our Hostess Extraordinaire. She made it look
so easy. We were not her first American visitors from California this
year. |
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