Julenisser 2025
This is my sixth original Nisse, and I hope you’re enjoying the silliness as much as I am! Cut around the outline and fold back the two tabs to stand them up at the edge… Julenisser 2025
Julenisse 2024
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
2024 Calendar Art by Margaret Meps Schulte
Many times over the years, I’ve used my photos and artwork created in one year to assemble a calendar for the next. Here are the 2023 images used to create my 2024 calendar.
Julenisse 2023
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
Julenisse 2022
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
Julenisse 2021
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 2020
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
“Riding With Freddie” remembers Dunedin’s friendliest resident
Freddie Webb was a Dunedin icon, locally famous for her friendliness, humor, and comical headgear. She cruised the streets in a bright yellow golf cart adorned with teddy bears, inviting complete strangers to ride with… “Riding With Freddie” remembers Dunedin’s friendliest resident
Pinellas Trail bench celebrates the art of painted rocks
Margaret “Meps” Schulte was selected by the City of Dunedin to paint a colorful park bench, entitled “Dunedin Rocks,” for the Pinellas Trail, an urban greenway used by 1.5 million cyclists, walkers, and runners a… Pinellas Trail bench celebrates the art of painted rocks
Trapped at a Rally
By the time they had been holding court on stage for nearly an hour, my blood was boiling. I was being held hostage, in broad daylight, in a public park in Dunedin, Florida. The gathering… Trapped at a Rally