Back in the late seventies I met a girl from Australia named Penny. We decided to hitch hike from Germany to family in Norway We arrived in Norway and ended up sleeping the park in front of the Royal Palace until about 5 am when the local police rousted us.

We decided to hitch a ride to Drammen and from there to Honefoss. Where my relatives lived. About 1 mile outside of Oslo we were picked up by a medical student heading south to his family summer house. His name was Vegard. Though I have no idea where Penny is today Vegard and his former wife Unni and his family have let me become part of their family. Line became my goddaughter and watching her grow into a beautiful , smart, accomplished woman is one of the joys of my life. They are far more important to me than I to them but they never let me feel that way and always welcome me with open arms when I get there. Thanks to Covid I haven’t seen them in awhile and hadn’t gotten the chance to meet my great granddaughter. We remedied that this summer . I love everyone of them !