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Published: December 3rd 2008
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Happy (belated) Thanksgiving! I spent my Thanksgiving day at work... but I did enjoy some cheese pierogi and gelato in honor of the day.
It has gotten cold in Poland - We've had a few snowfalls, but nothing sticks. The sun sets at about 4 pm, which isn't exactly uplifting.
The aerial pictures of Wroclaw were taken from the top of a church bell tower on a very windy Polish Independence day (Nov. 11). Happy 90th, Poland! As it turns out, my grandmother, Dorothy "Mamaw" Trotter, is a few months older than Poland itself. Of course the Poles have been around a long time, but Russia, Germany and Austro-Hungary had their greedy hands in these lands for many moons. On the Independence day there was a strange parade - a mix of horses and motorcycles, neither very impressive. The local school children also make hundreds of nice looking posters celebrating the Independence. The posters hung in the Rynek and churches.
The last few pictures are from a Speed School party on Andrzejki Day (St. Andrew's Day). It's the last day Poles are supposed to party before Christmas. There was a good turnout of students and fun was had
by all.
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Excuse me, crazy aunt Chelsea, I have seen you use my children as human shields plenty of times. The old Mima deserves a break. Haven't you heard of survial of the fittest?