We have spent the past few days with family at a cabin in Wisconsin. Everyone but us has now gone home and we will leave in the morning. It has been a very relaxing time with family.
The most unique event of the day was a virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). These are friends Cindy made during her travels and she stays in touch. The coming of the New Year seems a bigger event in Russia. They give presents and welcome Father Frost much as we do on Christmas eve.
We exchanged several vodka toasts each followed by a pickle. There appears to be an order to the toasts. I remember the second round is to remember your parents. They were eating caviar on toast. Hard for us to match that, but the cost in Nizhny is a fraction of the cost in the U.S.
We won’t be able to toast the New Year with all of our friends, but consider this a virtual toast – To you and yours, may the New Year treat you with kindness and engage you with new adventures.
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