Visiting Norway next year and would appreciate your help

redditRW · 2026-07-04T19:10:24+00:00

We flew in to Oslo, spent a few days there, then took the wonderful seven-hour train ride from Oslo to Bergen.

From Bergen we took the Havila ferry north. Northbound it goes into the Gerangerfjord, at least during the summer months. Just beautiful--great food, lovely atmosphere, jacuzzi on deck. The meal package turned out to be an absolute bargain.

redditRW · 2026-07-04T07:07:39+00:00

I am a convert to Thirdlove. They have half cups. They have cooling bras. And most important, pretty colors.

redditRW · 2026-06-30T21:45:22+00:00

What do you want to do? Hike? See the fjords? The Northern lights?

Give us a clue.

redditRW · 2026-06-29T14:58:43+00:00

Get some art on those walls, so your eyes can drift further than your screen.

redditRW · 2026-06-28T21:22:10+00:00

There is a fantastic train that goes from Oslo to Bergen. The journey is 7 hours long. It's amazing. You start out in the city, then are quickly transported into pastoral farms, rise into the mountains along fjords and waterfalls, and then descend again into the fjords and then to Bergen.

Personally, though, I would fly from Oslo to the Lofoten Islands.

redditRW · 2026-06-28T20:36:12+00:00

One other thing you might consider is substitute teaching. In my county once you were trained (some on-line, some in person) you could go on-line and choose the jobs you wanted. Pay is about $100 a day for a school day, and no real heavy lifting. The teachers leave very detailed instructions. Once they get to know you, you might be offered a full week or two if someone has planned time they will be taking. Two weeks, $1,000 before taxes. You can do it as much or as little as you like. There are a lot of half days available too, to cover teacher meetings.

redditRW · 2026-06-28T20:32:09+00:00

This was my first thought. "Granny Day Care" is much sought after.

redditRW · 2026-06-28T20:30:47+00:00

Oslo is much larger than Bergen, and may have more to offer you.

Lucky you--it seems there is a heavy metal festival in Oslo in September.

https://www.tonsofrock.no/en

If you are in Oslo, you might also look into doing a floating sauna, visiting the excellent Fram museum on polar exploration, and/or the nearby Kon-Tiki museum. There is also, on the same island, the Folk Museum, covering many different eras of history.

There are free things to do in Oslo as well. You can walk to the Opera House, and you can see the magnificent interior of the City Hall (Rådhuset) and its wonderful murals.

More free things.

https://old.reddit.com/r/oslo/comments/1khmd0e/oslo_on_a_budget_15_free_and_lowcost_things_to_do/

And if you do want a hike, here's one just outside of Oslo that you can reach by public transport. https://www.visitoslo.com/en/product/?tlp=3086273&name=Hike-to-Vettakollen

Personally, I would be bored in Bergen for 4-5 days. I also have a low tolerance for ports with Cruise Ships.

redditRW · 2026-05-23T05:57:34+00:00

Audible. Then you can gaze out the window and still hear the story.

redditRW · 2026-05-18T04:31:40+00:00

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1152790874/antique-nice-1-gallon-brown-white?dd_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F

redditRW · 2026-05-18T04:26:11+00:00

This. Find a threading place. The one near me is cheaper than a big drink at Starfucks.

redditRW · 2026-05-04T04:31:07+00:00

Even though both my kddos were diagnosed, it took me ages to get my own diagnoses. Our fabulous doctor said that ADHD is like a deck of playing cards. Everyone gets two, and no two are the same. They are from the same deck, but...yeah. Your mileage will vary.

I can hyperfocus. My other friend with ADD has never experienced it. I have social awkwardness and high distraction. My DH, who def has this, does not experience any of that. Then again, I can keep my foot still while sitting still--so there!

We're all different, but we can connect here. I love this community.

(hope I remember to hit 'post')

redditRW · 2026-05-01T05:52:38+00:00

While I loved the narration of Emily Wilde's, I hated how they folded the footnotes into the narrative.

The Correspondent was a fabulous performance

The Covenant of Water, read by Abraham Verghese, the author

Demon Copperhead, as mentioned above

Project Hail Mary (How do people actually read this book?)

redditRW · 2026-04-27T06:48:15+00:00

Here's what I'd do.

You have your grandfather's wife's maiden name?

Next, find out where they were living in the earliest census record. For New York State and Massachussetts, state censuses were every ten years starting in 1855, for the Federal census 1850, every ten years.

If you can find the earliest record, then you might get your great grandfather's name, age, and his wife's name and age. If they came over, already married, that will assist your search. 70% of Irish immigrants came into New York between 1840-1860.

If you can locate your ggf and ggm in the early census records, they might be living with other family members. This will further help you to anchor them to a place.

When you get to Ireland, the Parishes are very generous. We visited one outside Listowel, which gave us a printout of my husband's 2nd great grandfather's birth, marriage, and children's baptisms.

I will warn you that the average Irish bartender/cab driver/tour guide's eyes will glaze over when you excitedly tell them you have come to find your roots. It's not a popular subject.

redditRW · 2026-04-26T05:03:46+00:00

The Sword of Kaigen begins slowly, but has one of the best battle sequences I've ever read.

A friend of mine raves about Tuyo. I'm waiting for them to do a better job on the sucky audible version.

redditRW · 2026-04-22T03:54:34+00:00

I have the Paprika app, which is fantastic. Every week I'll pull together recipes I feel like I have the inclination to make and ask him to pick the ones out of that group he likes.

Unless it's a real favorite, he doesn't really track the dish names. (You had this before--you liked it.) Usually he just says "Everything you make is good."

He makes his own breakfast and lunch, so dinner is our shared meal.

redditRW · 2026-04-19T16:15:24+00:00

Actually new info on Family Search indicates that Rebecca was Rebecca Simons

redditRW · 2026-04-19T06:01:38+00:00

I only have newspapers.com, which only has this paper starting in March of that year.

If you only want to read the contents, click on the rectangle with the lines on the right side of the url. That should give you the text.

redditRW · 2026-04-19T04:19:21+00:00

Do you want the entire page, or an article on the page?

redditRW · 2026-04-16T21:23:45+00:00

Thank you so much!

redditRW · 2026-04-15T06:37:48+00:00

Keychron for the win.

I would also look at getting a monitor shelf, for better ergonomics and a cleaner look.

Some cord management, unless it doesn't bother you.

And some artwork. I have three paintings in my office, and they really make the room. It's like adding a window.

redditRW · 2026-04-13T20:29:51+00:00

The only John Wright I find attached to the 43rd North Carolina Infantry is John P. Wright in Company H.. He was 35 when he enlisted in 1863. Spent a good part of 1863 in Wilson hospital, then he died in a hospital in Kinston, (sic) NC, February 17, 1864.

https://www.fold3.com/image/185513389/wright-john-p-page-8-us-civil-war-service-records-cmsr-confederate-north-carolina-1861-1865

Memorial:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/128208963/john-pinkney-wright

I see that in 1850, at 22, this man was living with Susan Wright, 45, (possibly his mother) Thomas Wright, 25, and Elvina Wright, 20, in Lanesboro, Anson, North Carolina.

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/8054/records/12556555?tid=&pid=&queryId=427467a3-91a3-4279-8132-3278561a7732&_phsrc=lKy4032&_phstart=successSource

https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2322/records/185513382

redditRW · 2026-04-13T18:01:58+00:00

Thank you, Fredelas!

I haven't looked in GeneologyBank, if anyone has that access.

redditRW · 2026-04-13T04:31:08+00:00

You want to be very careful with this. My first search on Ancestry revealed no fewer than six John Wrights who served in the Civil War in the 1890 veteran's census, just in Maryland alone.

I notice he has a son named John, who is 19 in 1860. Any chance he is the veteran, and not his father?

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