This is the Anderson house - it was very small when he lived here, and it's now been enlarged and incorporates a very nice museum. There was a life-size statue of the man, and one of his suits of clothes - he was very, very tall.
In addition to telling stories, Anderson liked to amuse children with paper cutouts - below are a few samples of his work. Some were intricate and others were just silly. 
These are some nearby streets in the older section of the town - colorful buildings and narrow cobblestoned streets. 
In the modern new section of the city, there's a statue of Anderson surrounded by restaurants, clothing stores, tourist shops, etc. 
There's also this wonderful sculpture nearby which children (and teenagers) love to play on. 
No city square is complete with its church.
And from the sublime to the ridiculous, this is where I got an ice cream cone (right near the Anderson statue). 
And to round off a wonderful day, we found a flea market set up along the waterway, and I got to shop for an hour or two. 
And here is the musical group, playing folk songs, sea shanties and Civil War tunes.
Next, we're back to Denmark and Hans Christian Anderson's home (if I don't get sidetracked again.)
The barn below was HUGE! And yes, the roof did curve like that. 
Vikings were everywhere!
Here is a weaver at work using a simple card loom, with dyed wool hanging from the shed timbers. 
This little picture is similar to one I took of a girl doing handwork called "naalbinding", a kind of knotted finger-weaving. She was making round hats using this technique. 
This is our whole group, in front of the Viking Center entrance. 
These are the classrooms at the folk school - our lodgings were on the other side of the green and back - about a 10 minute walk back and forth. 
Our first excursion was to Ribe, the oldest town in Denmark. These are a few views of houses and streets there. 
The interior of the Ribe Cathedral, and a tiny picture of the exterior (taken from the internet). 
The lovely old house below is where four of us had dinner with the owner, a woman named Tonsie, who was a splendid hostess and cook for an evening. She took us for an auto tour of the countryside, answering all our many questions. She had lovely gardens and a sloping backyard, and she told us that territory line of Germany in the 1800s was actually on the opposite hill. And she showed us the absolutely gorgeous Christening gown she had sewn for her grand-child. (Unfortunately, these photos were lost.) 
There were lilacs in full bloom everywhere in Denmark, lining the country roads, in people's yards, in parks - just beautiful.
I got another blue ribbon for these self-striping socks, and a third blue ribbon for another pair of socks - lacy pink ones. 
Here are some views of the Woodstock Fair. It's a tradition - gotta go Labor Day Weekend. A little bit of concern about the expected hurricane Thursday, but it was no big deal after all. 
Always have to see the giant pumpkins. This year we also have a giant green thingie up on the board above that 800 pound pumpkin. 
And here's the giant cabbage.
I always have to pick up one of the newly hatched chicks. A little boy next to me was excitedly watching one break out of its shell - couldn't get a picture through the incubator screen. 
This is my favorite bunny. 
And I love this little old truck. Needs a little work. I'm thinking Son #1 could restore it and then give it to me. 
