Woo hoo!  After many years of studying Danish language and culture, I traveled to the small, happy Nordic country in September of this year. Stig and I brought back thousands of photos and priceless memories… Julenisse 2024

WHO, ME? Meps’ 2023 Julenisse is up to no good! He’s baaaack, our small Danish friend with the pointy ears! This year’s Julenisse has decided that some books are contributing to the downfall of civil… Julenisse 2023

Jeg præsenterermin tredje åreligJulenisse! (presenting my third annual Christmas-elf) Having completed 18 months of Danish lessons, I continue to learn about the havoc these small barn creatures have wrought on Nordic families for hundreds of… Julenisse 2022

The onset of the pandemic last year inspired my unorthodox illustration of a Nisse, the mischievous elf of Danish folklore. Families of yore were expected to set out a bowl of porridge to appease these… Julenisse 2021

Julenisse: The original “Elf on the Shelf” In olden times, farmers in Denmark blamed all kinds of misfortune on a mischievous elf who lived in the barn: The Nisse. On Christmas Eve, members of the… Julenisse 2020