Life's a Stitch

Judging from the pictures can you guess where we were? Hint: we got brave and took our first flight since the pandemic started. 

There were badlands, cactus, sage brush and hoodoos, enough to make you believe we were thousands of kilometres south, when in fact we were a bit northeast of Calgary, in Drumheller, Alberta. It was a glorious 23 degrees (74.3 F). 

It all started the previous week, with Canadian Thanksgiving in AB where we did it by the book. It was a relief not having to Zoom yet another holiday dinner, but was disappointing not to be able to gather with more than M and KC’s household. And don’t let yesterday’s photos fool you, Thanksgiving brought us a smidge of snow. 

Being Thanksgiving, food was the highlight. I’ve handed the Turkey baton over to M, so I was only responsible for sweet potato cauliflower mash and gravy. Dessert was from Made by Marcus, their famous pumpkin ice cream pie decorated with torched marshmallows and toasted pumpkin seeds. 

The rest of the trip’s meals did not disappoint, given KC’s passion for cooking. The highlight for me was a lesson in making his homemade gnocchi, light potato pillows that melt in your mouth. Now back home, I’ve already made them and they were delicious with chicken cacciatore.

What a great souvenir, coming home from travelling with the ability to relive the experience with delicious food. Thank you KC and M.