First San Miguel Thanksgiving

·         Flock-of-sheep roadblock on the way there

·         Ruth and Collier’s magnificent home that they built in the country

·         Morgan and Alexis making it from Colorado, despite snow hold-up

·         Loads of fabulous Mexican Champagne-like sparkling wine

·         Eleanor’s funny grace (she said, “Grace”)

·         Yummy calabaza soup

·         Precious $9-a-bag fresh cranberries

·         Stuffing with chapolines (fried grasshoppers)

·         Yams with fresh coconut

·         Magnificent falling-off-the-bone turkey

·         Pumpkin cheesecake from El Petit Four and lemon tart from Café Rama

·         Marge’s two kinds of ice cream

·         Coyotes howling in the distance

·         Dinner table talk about snakes and why drug lords leave San Miguel alone

·         Gary’s dry wit

·         Ruth reading from her newly published story about arriving in San Miguel

·         Almost full moon guiding us home  

·         Leftovers

Gracias