"Hygge," the word currently circulating from Denmark, the country that has topped the World Happiness Report three times since in 2012, is one description of To Denmark With Love, written by an American who married a Viking. This is also why that other word "scand-wagon" has become a worldwide invitation for enjoyment, friendship and discovery.

So, what would you do with a dead badger on your doorstep? If you're Judy Falck-Madsen, consternation gives way to laughter, and recollection produces one of many wonderfully humorous anecdotes about town and country living in Denmark....