Thanksgiving 30.11.2013

DSC06410 Pre-Thanksgiving started on 24.11 with a beautiful fall day DSC06414 N&A and their friend Noa came over for a meal. DSC06415 La jeunesse enjoying the balcony.. DSC06416 spied upon by CP from the dining room windows
DSCN0366 The true Swiss Thanksgiving (Sat 29.11) started with snowfall! DSCN0367 Austin on his way down Cote de Pallens DSCN0368 Pilgrimage to the Brocante DSCN0370 Too much cool stuff!
DSCN0373 Nikki enjoys this place. DSCN0376 Who wouldn't want a judicious selection of this stuff? DSC06418 The salon in staging mode, awaiting labor DSC06419 Credenza with this year's harvest of sweet gum leaves
DSCN0385 Chatting in the sunlight DSCN0389 Moving toward a group photo DSCN0393 Ta-da! An excellent portait of Austin, Noa, Nikki, Rich and Deirdre DSC06420 Discussing who will lead the effort to arrange the tables
DSCN0379 Arranging the salon with big help from the Woerner/Waarich family DSCN0380 The traditional "X marks the spot" for Turkey DSCN0381 Paper turkey 1 DSCN0382 Paper turkey 2
DSCN0383 Paper turkey 3 DSCN0394 Still life with turkey tail DSC06421 Approaching final form with little candles (which are never lit) and more sweet gum leaves DSC06423 Turkeys take on the world
DSCN0395 Austin, Susan and Dierdre examine a phone DSCN0396 Nikki and Trish, Greg, Rich, Freddy and Leo in the back DSCN0397 Noa teaches Charlotte Mondale the rules of SET DSCN0399 Leo Mondale and Sarah Patton
DSCN0400 Trish, Greg and Nikki DSCN0402 It starts to warm up in the apartment DSCN0403 Austin, Susan and Deirdre DSCN0404 Trish says "hi!"
DSCN0405 Nikki and Trish DSCN0406 Rich and Sarah silhouettes DSCN0407 Leo DSCN0408 Freddy
DSCN0411 And those with young nimble minds attack SET DSCN0414 The Green Flash (er) DSCN0416 Amy and Christine in the light DSCN0417 A table!
DSCN0418 Donna and Leo dig in while Sarah checks out the neighbors DSCN0419 Nelson test drives the gravy boat DSCN0420 The kids table DSCN0421 Little Thibault seems left out
DSCN0422 A view down one axis DSCN0424 Gee, never seen that mountain before! DSCN0423 Dent d'Oche and Cie DSCN0425 Closer...
DSCN0426 Closest! DSCN0428 Freddy, Thibault and Donna DSCN0431 Near the window DSCN0432 Freddy and Deirdre
DSCN0434 Susan has cleaned her plate! DSCN0435 Nikki and Noa DSCN0439 Mary-Jo and Christine