kusa no to mo / sumikawaru yo zo / hina no ie (Even a thatched hut / May change with a new owner / Into a doll’s house)
from a haiku poem in Oku no Hosomichi (奥の細道) by Matsuo Bashō (松尾 芭蕉) (1644 – 1694)
Monday 10 October 2011
Thanksgiving 2011
My youngest daughter and her boyfriend
On Sunday, I had Canadian Thanksgiving with three of my
children and my youngest daughter’s boyfriend. Thanksgiving Day or Jour de l'Action de grâce (fr.) is an
annual Canadian statutory holiday which occurs at the end of the harvest season
and is before the American one because of the northern climate`s earlier
harvest. I believe that
Columbus Day in the States is on the same day. The Kitchener – Waterloo Oktoberfest
parade in western Ontario is today followed by a three day beer and German food
festival.
Since 1969, Kitchener-Waterloo Oktoberfest has developed its own traditions,
becoming the largest Bavarian festival in North America with the greatest
Thanksgiving Day Parade in Canada. Thousands of visitors celebrate annually in
our Festhallen, and by attending one or more of our 40 family and cultural
events. Through the celebration of this Spirit of Gemuetlichkeit, the local
economy is stimulated and over 70 charities and not-for-profit organizations
raise funds to support the high quality of life enjoyed in Kitchener-Waterloo.
Willkommen to you, your family and friends.
Thanksgiving dinner
I had Turkey with stuffing, beets, apple salad, mashed
potatoes, homemade buns, squash and gravy for the main course. For dessert, I
ate homemade pumpkin pie as well as homemade apple (northern spy) with whipped cream.
The wine was a white German Spätlese (late harvest) to compliment the main
course and an Ontario Niagara region ice-wine to go with desert. Certainly
filling!
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