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Halsa, Norway: Caring for The Past is Preparing for The Future

I believe most of us are nostalgic. Good reminders of the past give inner peace, at least for me. I love to visit old quarters and thanks to a group of volunteers in Halsa, Norway I could also do it here.  Luckily, many Norwegians still have a Viking spirit when it comes to helping society become more livable. […]

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Bonfire at a Norwegian Fjord

After a long period of cold and rainy weather, the sun finally arrived. My husband’s former wife’s family; mother, sisters, and close relatives in four generations decided to celebrate the event on the beach at the bottom of a long and narrow fjord.  I’m used to be with a lot of people, but not on an […]

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For the Heart and Mind in Halsa, Norway

One of the most popular Norwegian novelists, Anne Karin Elstad, was born here in Halsa in 1938. When I learned that my husband was a good friend of hers and that he directed a movie based on one of her novels, I immediately wanted to know more.  My husband seldom talks about his past as […]

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An Encounter with The Wild in Halsa, Norway

I am staying in a cottage just a few minutes’ walk from the administration center of Halsa, a fjord community in northwestern Norway.  And it’s so integrated into nature that you only notice a big supermarket when you pass by car. But with a closer look, you will be surprised what to find.  There is […]

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A Taste of Kindness and Freedom in Halsa, Norway

Our hosts here in beautiful Halsa, Norway are my husband’s former wife’s mother, Guri, and her second husband, John. I felt included at once. The sceneries are great and together with the best sides of human nature, wow, what a real fairytale to blog about!  A few days after our arrival, we were invited to […]

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A Childhood Dream Came True in Halsa, Norway

After a year in Southern Spain with almost no rain, it was a little funny to be suddenly in the middle of winter rain, even if it was midsummer.  But it is easy to adapt to a new reality especially when you are surrounded by good people. My husband and I have decided to spend the […]