tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post2176052910658047974..comments2023-03-25T08:15:27.666-04:00Comments on Tales from the Park Side: The Snowy DayPaigehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749239295532187876noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-88819069579620165422007-11-24T00:43:00.000-05:002007-11-24T00:43:00.000-05:00You survived your first snowstorm. Hurrah! I do mi...You survived your first snowstorm. Hurrah! I do miss those locally raised turkeys from PA, but I was lucky enough to get an Amish turkey from my butcher here in paradise. I have that Thanksgiving disease, too. My mother finally witnessed it firsthad; hopefully, she'll quit her bitching now.<BR/><BR/>Happy to hear that there's been more harmony in your house.Alto2https://www.blogger.com/profile/04383871934188791511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-63447654337200119752007-11-21T15:20:00.000-05:002007-11-21T15:20:00.000-05:00Yes, sorry for being confusing, it is Monika. Blo...Yes, sorry for being confusing, it is Monika. Blogger has decided that since my ISP is in Switzerland, it will turn everything into German (ignoring the French and Italian parts, as per usual). Not understanding German, I use the path of least resistance, and stay logged in as the H...<BR/><BR/>...So the turkey is going on roadtrip? One last hurrah?! <BR/><BR/>Have a safe drive!goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589996899696462121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-23409717261689679272007-11-21T12:52:00.000-05:002007-11-21T12:52:00.000-05:00Happy Thanksgiving, Paige. I'm glad it's going to ...Happy Thanksgiving, Paige. I'm glad it's going to be a relaxing one. I hope you and your family have a wonderful trip!<BR/><BR/>Talk to you when you get back. <BR/><BR/>xomkMillie Rossman Kiddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582946208538243890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-80474066675793379752007-11-21T09:08:00.000-05:002007-11-21T09:08:00.000-05:00What a lovely comment, and I have lots to say abou...What a lovely comment, and I have lots to say about about it when I am not running to pack everyone for our road trip (dogs included, as they are off the kennel; cat and chickens left to fend for themselves until Friday.) But...who are you? Are you Monika, writing under another name? And if not, how did I get so many lovely Swiss readers? :-) Happy Thanksgiving to you! More later. xx PaigePaigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749239295532187876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30776217.post-29458514960989843282007-11-21T05:37:00.000-05:002007-11-21T05:37:00.000-05:00I am very jealous of your heirloom turkey -- nothi...I am very jealous of your heirloom turkey -- nothing like that here. And I tried to find one back home, but never succeeded. Don't think I'll be able to find a whole turkey here, or fit it in our itty-bitty toy oven even if I do. And being Canadian, it is not Thanksgiving for us anyway, although it *is* my birthday (not to mention the babe's due date, which even though he didn't use to emerge, should merit some sort of festivity right?).<BR/><BR/>I LOVE thanksgiving though, and so feel very cheated at not having celebrated it this year. The H did not get the day off at work, even though he works for the Canadian gov't. They do some sort of trade-off between local and Canadian holidays, but from what I can see, we seem to have even fewer than before (which is fewer than the Americans to begin with). And you really need at least a 3 day weekend to all the turkey stuff.<BR/><BR/>The H claims I get very stressed and difficult at any holiday, even Thanksgiving. My memory though, is that I find Thanksgiving less stressful, more enjoyable. Everything seems golden and warm, enjoyably sweet. I have the perfect pumpkin pie recipe (for years I have toyed with James Beards' to get it just right, for us at least), which gives me no end of comfort. I really, really get your need to orchestrate the meal from beginning to end -- I am the same.<BR/><BR/>I wish we actually had that many people to come over. We are from small families -- I am an only child, and all my extended family is in Europe (for most of my life, behind the iron curtain). The H's is 5 hours away, and, more significantly, they do not "do" celebrations. Hence, the H does not really know how to make things festive, or celebrate. This makes every holiday fraught, and something of a disappointment (especially Christmas...all those unmet expectations). When I was a kid, we always had lots of friends over, but these days, we don't. We are a bit shy, and we have moved around so much, we don't have anyone to invite over (oh god, I am depressing myself on my birthday...).<BR/><BR/>Better stop this interminable post.<BR/><BR/>(well, I did want to mention that since moving to Europe, the H has really gotten into researching WWII, and this week is reading Band of Brothers. He'd love to take the tour they do every year, and is very eager to see the miniseries, so your H has been coming to mind in our house lately)goodfellowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08589996899696462121noreply@blogger.com