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Thursday, November 27, 2014

an american-italian thanksgiving



These things
say
'Thanksgiving'
to me:
Canon 6D + Tamron 24-70 lens
LR preset: kk_earthywgrain
PS textures: kk_waterfront1 and kk_waterfront21


as seen on Instagram
iPhone 6 captured with Camera+ app
edited with Leonardo and Stackables apps

family heirlooms
now in my keep:
ravioli rolling pin,
collander,
macaroni pot,
Italian embroidered linen tablecloth
and matching napkins
(a wedding gift for my folks in 1953)


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This is what
Thanksgiving dinner
looked like
in our family:
homemade ravioli
with
homemade ricotta filling
and
the best ragu
you ever tasted.

We kids never had a traditional
Thanksgiving turkey dinner
until we were
grown
and living on our own.

For the record,
none of us
ever objected.

Also for the record,
we considered ourselves
Americans
of
Italian/Irish/Swedish
descent.

Greg, Cindy, Mom, Grandpa,
'Dudie,' Adrienne, Lissa
(Dad was behind the camera)
Thanksgiving 1966
at Dudie & Grandpa's house

Dudie wisely got out her best
plastic faux lace tablecloth
for us kids
(tomato sauce stains quite reliably)

Greg, Cindy, Adrienne, Lissa
making ravioli with Grandpa
in our kitchen
November 1969
See the rolling pin?

The tradition continued
- in a way -
when we kids
had kids,
only now it's



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Happy Thanksgiving!



8 comments:

  1. I have never seen a ravioli rolling pin before, awesome! I remember plastic tablecloths so very well. Hope you Thanksgiving was wonderful.

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  2. Love both your shots. And your transparencies are so cool to have too. I've thought about doing a holiday book on our family traditions. Thanks for your encouragement the past days. And for speaking truth.

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  3. Wow, absolutely love that first shot. Nice.

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  4. Love your from above image! Our kids table always had the plastic tablecloth - no matter the meal!

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  5. Love, love, love your photos!....new and old! How lucky you are to have such a wonderfully rich mix of traditions! Italians always seem to have the best holiday foods in my opinion:)

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  6. I enjoyed sharing some of your American - Italian Thanksgiving. Don't ya love those old slides?

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  7. Cindy, I'm sorry I am late getting to view this post, but so glad I didn't miss it! The picture of your family simply melts my heart . . . so much love in the ordinariness of life. Your view on family heirlooms is similar to mine - those things, beautiful and functional, that my family used over and over again, and infused with significance. Thank you for sharing your heritage! I would love to try those ravioli!

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