sarah in nyc

 My dear friend Shawna loved Thanksgiving. She was a beautiful, elegant cook and baker and loved to set a beautiful table. We often celebrated Thanksgiving together, (along with the second Seder and the second night of Rosh HaShanah). Shawna put thought and care into everything that she did and understood the power of flavor to evoke memory AND also push the eater to experience something new. After Shawna died it seemed imperative that we continue to do Thanksgiving together with her husband and his family. So we do.  Our preparation begins with a trip to Monsey, to Bingo to buy the holy brisket. Is brisket not traditional on your Thanksgiving table? The core of Shawna's Thanksgiving meal was both turkey and brisket.  After every trip to Bingo I share images of some products that catch my eye or amuse me. Charley, Shawna's husband pointed out this keyboard. He didn't know that Uncle Moishy is the frum version of Al Yankovic. Uncle Moishy has had a long career of concert p...

 Between having trouble uploading photos all last week and how completely inconvenient it is to write and post from my phone I didn't post for much of our visit So I will attempt to catch you up on the rest of our Texan adventures. We loved downtown Amarillo. There are some wonderful Art Deco buildings in the center of town. A detail of the Paramount Theatre We have discovered that old Kresge stores are often little Art Deco treasures with decorative details created to match the location. This one has lovely brickwork. There are yellow flowers for Amarillo. The courthouse is a few blocks away. The library is on the same civic block. I just loved the children's entry around the corner. My own childhood library has the same sort of lovely welcome for children. All of downtown has been planted with trees that turn a glorious shade of yellow in the fall. We saw windfarms. I just love how the turbines look vaguely human. Groupings of the windmills look like they are having a meeting...