Look to the stars: A Nisse’s fantasy
In this Christmas tale by Larrie Wanberg, Grandfather Nisse tells a story that has the little nisse children looking to the stars.
Author: Larrie Wanberg
A child’s Christmas story
Larrie Wanberg offers a semi-fictional Christmas story about a young girl in Decorah, Iowa, who learns to be proud of and thoughtful about her heritage.
Eyewitness to coworking
International Coworking Day on Aug. 8 at THE SANDBOX in Santa Barbara shared new ideas of working and creating enterprise.
A påske adventure
Larrie Wanberg tells how he learned to ski during his time as a Fulbright student at the University of Oslo in 1957-58 and of a particular Easter ski trip.
Meditation as custom “medication”
Larrie Wanberg writes of how In his recent experience with cancer, he found healing meditations vital in his personal journey to becoming cancer-free.
Sandbox for adults
Larrie Wanberg reports from StartupWeekendSB” with the promotional tag “Pitch…Build…Launch…Network…Learn” in Santa Barbara, an event sponsored by TechStars of Boulder, Colo.
Wiggles’s Christmas Wish
Wiggles’s Christmans Wish — It was Christmas morning in a tiny coastal village in central California that had little claim to fame, except that a dog named Wiggles was voted “Mayor” by the residents, as the Red Golden Retriever was the only dog in town…
Atterdag embodies aging the Nordic way
Eldercare in the Danish tradition is rooted in hospitality, charm, comfort, and security in a village-type setting, and choices for care, style of living, and enriching activities. These national qualities are embodied in Atterdag Village, a retirement facility in Solvang, Calif.
Elderhood in the neighborhood
Eight million elderly Americans today are experiencing the continuum of care from retirement homes to independent living, assisted-living, or memory care facilities. Luckily, a growing movement in America is changing the way care is provided to an aging population following the Scandinavian generational model.
70 years later, the interview concludes
It is not often that a friendship from college days lasts a lifetime and comes full circle nearly 70 years later. This story is of Arne Brekke, who lived his dream and leaves a treasured legacy for anyone who carries a Norwegian gene in one’s ancestry and is interested in the roots of one’s heritage.
