Who Was Olga Solveig Norton?
On November 1, 2008, my Nana passed away peacefully in her sleep. Olga Solveig Larsen was born in Feda, Norway and had a very fulfilling and full life. This post is in her memory. Nana was born early enough to live through WWII. German soldiers had invaded her village, and moved into her home for a brief time. While visiting Norway in fifth grade - where she joined my family on the trip - she showed the grandkids an amazing and massive boulder that she and her sisters hid sugar and flour and other food/ingredients under to keep the soldiers from using all of her family's mainstay. On a second trip to Norway during my senior year in high school, my cousin Jacki found that rock again - walking for so long through fields after the rest of us got frustrated and gave up. I am so grateful to her for finding it - my picture of that rock is one of my most prized possessions. It reminds me of where I came from... what my Nana had to endure to fight for her own freedom, to make a life for he...