I am spending thanksgiving in Watch Hill, RI, approx. 30 mins out via train (to Westerly) from Providence,by the beach with some of my favorite company that include 14 year old twins extraordinaire (let's call them A&A) who design shoes, cars (via computer design programs), and write some pretty great poetry amongst other skills. Its nice to be in a homey atmosphere over a holiday like this even when your own family is far away, because like Christmas I feel Thanksgiving is a very 'home for the holidays' kind of celebration and so I am grateful to have always found myself welcomed by different families and friends over my 5 thanksgivings so far.
Anyway thanksgiving in Watch Hill was warm, with a crackling fire running through the evenings (its keeping my toes warm as I type this), filling and extremely picturesque for following our apple and pumpkin pie desert we strolled to the nearby beach to watch a sunset that essentially looked like a picture of a sunset, perfectly painted across the sky with one lone star hanging over lighthouse infront of us. I don't think this photo (via iphone) will do the scenery justice but imagine the sky more firey at the base and the yellowing as it moved up to give way to a dominant blue. Perfect.
Before the sunset walk however I got to eat my first tasting of sweet potato pie topped with roasted marshmallows, a sweet sweet concoction that found its place in on my topped up plate. It was strange, super sweet, concept in my head, but once it touched my tongue it made much more sense. I'm having trouble importing the visual so here's someone else's example of what this dish looks like.
Finally, my highlight for the day was look out an the driveway to see a very handsome buck walk calmly across it and head into the woods. An unexpected and beautiful sight, at least for someone whose primarily been city bound for the past few months, I took it as a good sign.
Anyway my thanksgiving's been pretty great. Yeah I got some homework to get to but I'm cozy enough to do it happily. Also I've found time to get back to re-reading Philip Gourevitch's We Wish to Inform you that Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families, which may not sound to you like a thanksgiving read, but is such an essential book for understanding the concept of humanity that I think that whenever it can be picked up it should.
By the way, I'm working on world music compilation post because you may or may not have noticed that I like to include links to what I am listening to at the end of my posts. I might wait on my brother, who has abandoned me to roam Costa Rica, to compile it because this is more his forte, or so he claims. Till then as always...
At Present: Listening to, Matt and Kim - Daylight Wishing I was, right here but with no homework impending. Oh well..
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