A profound sense of God’s goodness came over him, and he would have liked to have given thanks to Him, but he was a socialist and stood there helpless … – Agnar Mykle, Rubicon, translated by Maurice Michael
Posts Tagged ‘Thanksgiving’
Giving Thanks
Posted in Commonplace Book, tagged Agnar Mykle, Thanksgiving on 2011-11-24 | Leave a Comment »
Thanksgiving, 1986
Posted in Austin Tales, tagged Enchanted Rock, Thanksgiving on 2010-11-26 | Leave a Comment »
November 1986 — it was our second year in Austin and we were at least 1,000 miles away from nearly all our kin and friends. We had neither the money nor available vacation time to spend the holiday with relatives in the north or east, and those few people we knew in Austin had their [...]
Thanksgiving in the US of A
Posted in Musings, tagged recipes, Thanksgiving on 2009-11-26 | Leave a Comment »
The fourth Thursday in November has arrived, and with it the harvest festival celebrated in the United States as Thanksgiving. I will ignore the disputes of origin, and the athletic events associated with this week, and proceed to what nearly every person in the US thinks is central to this event — the feast. Menu [...]


