Thursday, April 26, 2012

Searching for Grandma

My mother often seems worried or upset when I talk about my Finnish heritage, so concerned that I'm ignoring the other parts of the recipe that make up my ethnicity. It really has nothing to do with that at all, but is just the one that seems more prevalent and tangible to me most times. I can attribute my maiden last name, my skin tone, my slightly slanted eye in baby pictures, and my folded eyelids directly to the Finns and their Mongolian ancestry. I know my nose and high cheekbones are due to the 1/16 Cherokee passed on from my mother. Percentage-wise, I have more German in me than any of the others because I get it from both my mother and my father. However, German culture and heritage didn't play much of a role in our home. The predominant traditions and values were distinctly Midwest Norwegian. Perhaps because my mother's culture was so prevalent was why I more often talked about my Finnishness, to maintain a connection to that side.

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Teaser

Ok, so I have a whole post written up about the Edible Book Festival but haven't managed to resize and plunk in the pictures yet. So while you wait patiently, here's a teaser pic:


And in case you didn't like that, here's an adorable picture of family snuggle time!