PARADING UNIFORMLY. Jody Thorsen Grage joins in on the traditional Bunad Parade at the Leif Erikson Lodge during its Tastes of Norway/Norwegian Heritage Day festival. Click on the image for more photos.
A well-attended crowd dropped into the Leif Erikson Lodge March 28 to take part in the Taste of Norway/Norwegian Heritage Day festivities.
On the menu was pickled herring, lafse, krumkeke and other traditional dishes.
A feast for the eyes and ears, including the Norwegian Ladies Chorus of Seattle, Norwegian Male Chorus, traditional Bunad parade, Barneleikarringen of Greater Seattle and the ubiquitous accordion player Richard Svensson, was also served.
Judy Swanson was demonstrating "rosemaling," or flower painting on dishes and small pieces of furniture, while Jeff Iller displayed his handmade tools, belts and figures carved from wood.
The magnetic center of the festival seemed to emanate from the Kaffestua kitchen, and in the center of the kitchen was Norse Home resident Elie Glaamen, rolling dough with a heavy pin.
"I'm almost 102," she enthused.
