Our hamlet after the season's first light snowIt was amazing to see the sun this morning. Shining in the living room windows, it illuminated the walls and furniture in ways we hadn't seen in what feels like months. It's cold outside — below freezing. But if the sun stays out, all the snow will be gone by this afternoon, I bet.
Sunrise near Saint-Aignan, 26 November 2010Our Thanksgiving dinner was a success but we don't have any photos to show. I've said it before: when you are hosting a group of people for a big meal, there just isn't time to take photos as well. The steamed lamb I made was good — everybody seemed to enjoy it. It cooked for at least three hours, and then stayed warm over very low heat in the steamer pot for another two or three hours.
View of the vineyard in snow from our back gateSorry I don't have pictures. I'm glad, however, that we do have leftovers for today's lunch. Here's a link to a recipe — Paula Wolfert's.
Beautiful pictures! WOW!!!
ReplyDeleteYou really DID get some snow there the other day!!!
Glad you had a nice Thanksgiving..
Leesa
Beaver, I just saw your WaPo reference from yesterday...LOL...gotta love Buchwald(RIP)...thanks!
ReplyDeleteVive Kilometres Deboutish!
We got quite a bit of snow too. Now it's just freezing cold. Thanks for the recipe.
ReplyDeleteWe had the same kind of weather... burst of icy snow, and coverage of the same amount, and it's now just about 5 degrees below freezing.
ReplyDeleteHappy day after Thanksgiving :)
Judy
The second picture would make a great painting. I like snow - when you don't have to drive in it.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures love them all.
ReplyDeleteI do like the back gate the best.
We don't get snow here and our houses are not made for a snow event ever!
Claire M
Australia
Hi Dedene, I replaced the optional onions in Wolfert's recipe with some unpeeled cloves of garlic. I used a NZ leg of lamb, but I bet shoulder would be even better because more moist.
ReplyDeleteClaire, that's what it was like in San Francisco, where we lived for 17+ years. No snow ever. In Saint-Aignan, this is very early snow but not unusual otherwise.
Hi Leesa, Bill, Judy, Diogenes, I hope you all are having nice Thanksgiving weekends. Leesa, thanks for the pix. Bill, are you snowed in?
Our snow didn't arrive until last night.
ReplyDeleteWinter has arrived here too, although we were under "Alerte Orange" and didn't actually get that much snow. I'm a bit disappointed.
ReplyDeleteYou and Walt are really blogging on! I've lost all inspiration, I'm afraid...but felt like dropping in on some old friends this evening.
Take care!