One more huge highlight of my weekend at the Ottawa Art Expo was meeting an elderly Norwegian woman who came up to me because of my last name. Usually, people ask, "Are you Dutch?" because of the double A in Kaardal. My paternal grandparents were both Norwegian but born in Canada. I think their parents were born in Norway. My family history is a little muddy since we've been in North America so long, but we've always been proud of our Norwegian name. She spoke with a strong N