Oh dear. I appear to have peed in the pickled herring, metaphorically speaking. Last night I came home to a somewhat perturbed Science Girl who informed me, in no uncertain terms, that the Norwegians do not have sole claim on Ballard; there are, in fact, just as many Swedes and Finns there. (Have I mentioned that she is Swedish-Finnish on her mother�s side?) So, in the interest of domestic tranquility, and to set the record straight, let me now amend last night�s post � Ballard is chock full of Squareheads of every type, all contributing to the friendly-yet-occasionally-somewhat-icy nature of Seattle life. Not just Norwegians!
So let�s all have some potatiskorv and lefse, maybe a little akvavit, and we�ll have a big laugh about this.
And maybe I won�t be sleeping on the couch again tonight.