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'Til next time,

Your Friends at NORSLAND LEFSE

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Dear ,

Winter has finally settled in here in Minnesota in what has appeared to be an upside-down national climate.  We hope you're keeping warm and dry.  Our hearts go out to those of you in many parts of the nation who are under water or heavy snow.  Winter can be so cruel--and so beautiful!

The Staff at Norsland Lefse

It’s February, and everywhere we turn, we’re reminded to take the time to express our affection to those we love. But if you’re tired of saying "I love you" in the same old way, here are a few "new" ways to express your adoration!  (You’ll have to research for the exact pronunciation…) 

Albanian - Te dua
Bavarian - I mog di narrisch gern
Bosnian - volim te
Brazilian Portuguese - eu te amo
Bulgarian - Obicham te
Chinese - Wo ie ni
Danish - Jeg elsker dig
Dutch - Ik hou van jou
Finnish - Mina rakastan sinua
French - Je t'aime
German - Ich liebe dich
Hawaiian - Aloha wau ia 'oe
Hopi - Nu' umi unangwa'ta
Hungarian - Szeretlek te'ged
Irish - taim i' ngra leat
Italian - Ti amo
Japanese - Kimi o ai shiteru
Navajo - Ayor anosh'ni
Norwegian - Jeg elsker deg
Polish - Kocham ci?
Romanian - Te iubesc
Russian - Ya lyublyu tebya
Sioux - Techihhila
Spanish - Te quiero  Te amo
Swahili - Naku penda
Swedish - Jag älskar dig
Swiss-German - Ch'ha di ga"rn
Sign Language - Spread hand out so no fingers are touching. Bring in middle & ring fingers and touch then to the palm of your hand.

Try some of these out on the one you cherish, but remember, it doesn't matter how you say, just how you show it! 

 Sven's Funnies..

DAT OLE, HE NO DUMMY…(A Norwegian Love Story for Ice Fishermen…)

Ole & Lena lived by a lake in Nordern Minnesota. It vas early vinter and da lake had froze over. Ole asked Lena if she vould valk across a frozen lake to da yeneral store to get him some smokes. She asked him for some money, but he told her, "Nah, yust put it on our tab."

So Lena valked across, got the smokes at da yeneral store, den valked back home across the lake. Ven she got home and gave Ole his smokes, she asked him, "Ole, you alvays tell me not to run up da tab at da store. Why didn’t you yust give me some money?"

Ole replied, "Vell, I didn’t vant to send you out dere vit some money ven I vasn’t sure how tick the ice vas yet!"

'Have a favorite Nordic joke or story?  Emai l us today!

 NEWS FROM OUR SUBSCRIBERS:

Jim T. from Albuquerque, NM writes:  "'Received my order about four hours ago.  My wife is the Scandinavian part of the marriage and was eagerly looking for it.  (I believe she ate one package without removing the plastic sack).  She said it ranks as the best lefse she has eaten since her grandmother made it for the family some 40 years ago."

Carole F. from Jacksonville, FL writes: "...I bought the lefse for my fiance' who is from Wisconsin and grew up with it as a treat around Christmas.  He is a real lefse lover and likes it plain with just a little butter.  He declared your lefse the best he has ever eaten.  I loved it, too.  I know we'll be ordering again!!" 

Email your favorite lefse ideas, and we'll share them with all of our Norsland friends.