My friend Marie and I had a lovely dinner at the Persimmon restaurant in Bethesda. We both ordered the salad with beets, goat cheese, and almonds. Delicious!

We then went to the Bethesda Writing Center to attend a presentation on Contemporary Nordic Literature sponsored by the Embassies of Norway and Denmark and NORLA. Two young authors were present and read from their works - the Danish Christian Jungersen and the Norwegian Lars Ramslie. It was an informative and stimulating evening.