Kingswells in Taipei

Thanksgiving in Taipei!

We had TWO. The Westin Hotel was kind enough to through a Thanksgiving party for all of the 747 Freighter folks. I got to see an old friend from work, David. I'd NO idea he was working with my husband. Our second Thanksgiving was at our place. We did our own turkey, made stuffing, candied yams, roast potatoes and gravy and our guests brought some lovely salad, green beans, and homemade ice cream... and wine and corona! It was great fun. The company was wonderful, and the kids were pretty durn good. It was hard to imagine skiing and sledding as is our normal Thanksgiving tradition. I missed it alot this year. A bit o'sledding and a load o'snow makes Thanksgiving real. We are thankful for the friends and family we have here and at home, and for the opportunity to be here and know we can return home. SO, we went around the kids table.... India was thankful for school, Jessi was thankful for friends and dinner. I can't remember what Lulu and Andrew were thankful for, and Sam was thankful for diggers. This was the first Thanksgiving for most as our company were from the UK and Australia.

Today the kids and I set off for the Ketagalen cultural center in Beitou. Beitou is north of us and deeper into the mountain. It is also the beginning of a long stretch of hot springs resorts, so the beautiful stream that winds through the park is STEAMING!!! The cultural center was small but magnificent. It is amazing how alike some of our native american crafts are to the aboriginal Taiwanese crafts. I'd love to see a book comparing some of these native cultures. And then, they are so different!

Not much else, just thought I'd drop a line.

Happy Thanksgiving!