MEMORY LANE

MEMORY LANE OF AMERICA.

You're names are all written in our hearts.

                                         Please come and visit us in South Africa on a Safari.

HANS & ELISME

LIGHTS SWITCHED ON

                  Al the different businesses and organizations sponsor a light display at the     
                                                   Waterfront Park on the Mississippi.

                  Friday evening. They do have a parade going through the town ending  at the Park.                                     Christmas Carols are song  by different choirs, beautiful. 
The Mayor did a short speech wishing everybody a blessed Christmas season, then a prayer.
         
                           The count down to switch on the lights starts with a fire work display. 
                  Then the automatic (pretend) switch on the light. Never in my life did I see 
                                                                                     such a display.

                   

                                    Once again we were wishing our grand children could see it. 
The temperature was now 28F freezing point. That didn't prevent the people from La Cross
                                                              to come out a d watched the lights.

Our newly friends the Dutch couple Hilo and Judith invited us to Dinner. We met Alexander         their son.What a pleasant evening with delightful French cuisine.

They are what any terms will be described as a world  wise family.  They have lived in so many countries and speaks, Dutch, French, German and English.

After a very delightful evening with music shared from different countries. We said goodbye with a promise to stay in-touch. 

BLACK FRIDAY IN AMERICA

                       In America BLACK FRIDAY shopping is really a day of BIG BARGAINS. 
                                   Must of the shops have a 50% discount some even do a 80% .
                    The shops in the Mall stays open 24  hours. Walmart is one of the shops that stays  
                                                                          open everyday for 24 hours. 

                            Hans and Elisme went to see whats going on. They enjoyed a coffee at their 
                                           favorite coffee shop and it is not STAR-BUCK. Heheheh

                                        Hans says he thinks he is now addictive to coffee. 

                                                  Must say the coffee here is really good!

DON AND HANS

Don and Hans

                                 Don picked Hans up to go and see this amazing collection of trophies. 

                                                        Tom shot them all over the world.

    Hans true, enjoyed the visit. He has never seen this collection before.  Thanks Don and Tom. 

THANKS GIVING

                For Americans this is a day of saying thank you and doing kind things to others.

Hans and Elisme were privileged to be part of  "Thanks Giving"  in South Africa. 

This year we had the opportunity to experience it here in America.

We started of with going to John and then to his neighbour - Laurie ( she is a professor- has a double Doctors degree) . Concealing parents on children's puberty questions.  Her book on this subject is available on Amazon. 

Once again we met so many new friends. The breakfast was done in the American way. New guest were just coming in. Everybody so comfortable and mingling. We feel part of this world.

Thanks Lori your hospitality was outstanding.

11:00am Don and Nancy picked us up to go to her brothers farm ( Nancy grew up on this farm)

They will have all the family there. This will be a traditional THANKS GIVING.

So nice to see how the Americans value their families.

 

Nancy's family is a big family, they were 5 brothers and sisters, one sister sadly passed away in a motor accident. 

The other 4 attended the lunch with their children.

Turkey was the main attraction with every dish and filling's recipe from their Moms or Granny's.

After a spread of one dish more delicious as the previous. Coffee and pies was served. One of the niece was having her birthday 14 years old.

Candles  and blowing out of them and singing, happy birthday, made us feel at home.

Debby was putting all this together. Thanks so much for making us part of your THANKS GIVING.

This will always be part of our memories.