Today is Sunday and we’re mostly taking it easy.
Yesterday we spent several hours at a seven-year-old birthday party followed in the evening by a Thanksgiving fiesta hosted by Americans for Spanish and American families. We were the first to leave when we took our exhausted child home at 11:30pm, which, by Spanish standards, is not late at all.
- Kids at Lou’s school created a big poster for November 25, international day for the elimination of violence against women. We don’t know who led this effort or how the issue was discussed, but Lou did understand that domestic violence often means kids are getting hurt too. On November 26, the lead story in one of the Granada papers was about several local events promoting the rights and safety of women.
- The petals name examples of or wishes for equality: “Mama & Papa clean the house,” “Both girls and boys play soccer,” and “Everyone has feelings.”
- Without seeking it, we got to experience Black Friday shopping in central Granada. This was the first year smaller stores in Granada tried the tactic after a department store with locations nationwide saw success last year. Online retailers are also going to give “CiberMonday” a go.
- The Thanksgiving feast included cranberry sauce made from cranberries delivered last week by American visitors, turkey tenderloin, amazing mashed potatoes, authentic-tasting stuffing made in a paella pan (!), and an authentic-tasting pumpkin pie made from a neighbor’s giant pumpkin. I made a savory pastry with leeks and a sweet potato cake with cream cheese frosting.
- November 29: more unusually warm sunshine.