[Leica] Nathan's PAD 29/11/2019: Thanksgiving in Alicante

[Don Dory]

Wonderful friends to start dinner near midnight.  Interesting that fresh
cranberries can be found in Texas but you have to look for them.

On Fri, Nov 29, 2019, 11:36 AM Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote:

> I realize that Thanksgiving was yesterday but since I returned home from
> Brussels just before midnight, all these photos were made today, very early
> today.
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> Having left the US 24 years ago, we do not maintain many American
> traditions, but we have stuck with Thanksgiving. And since we moved to
> Spain 12 years ago, it has become an annual ritual to celebrate it with our
> closest Spanish friends (4-5 other couples) who enjoy the “exotic” food.
> Last year we skipped it because we were in the middle of a remodelling of
> our newly acquired house, and we were just not up to hosting a Thanksgiving
> dinner, but this year things were back to normal and it was especially
> enjoyable to host the first Thanksgiving in our new house.
>
> I had been on a business trip to Brussels and came home around 11:45 p.m.
> This was the scene that greeted me:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-fxZrZmx/A
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> The turkey was in a sorry state at this point (but there was plenty of
> white meat for me on the table):
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-fNHz7nS/A
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> I had brought some nice Belgian cheese with me, and it was devoured with
> pleasure:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-LhVjnHk/A
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> A lovely smile:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-tjrHksM/A
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> Around 2 a.m. it is time for the pecan pie:
> https://www.greatpix.eu/All/Picture-A-Day/i-5h2pxHJ/A
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> About an hour later, our guest had left and we went to bed, tired and
> happy. Needless to say, I took today off to recover from the trip and
> Thanksgiving, especially since I am travelling again soon—I am off to
> Munich on Sunday.
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> In terms of food, our Thanksgiving dinner is quite traditional—turkey,
> mashed potatoes, green bean casserole etc. But we add some local touches,
> such as good cheese (whether Belgian or French or Spanish), and several
> bottles of French champagne were also consumed, as well as some Ribera del
> Duero red wine and such. The best of both worlds.
>
> Cheers,
> Nathan
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> Nathan Wajsman
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> Alicante, Spain
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