Marc, Have a warm festive holiday. Jon Olympia, WA > On Nov 27, 2013, at 13:43, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > We are a list with, I suspect, a more non-US membership than a US membership. > So be it, and the hell to NSA. > > There was a tradition in Europe to celebrate the Feast of the Harvest on the > Sunday closest to 21 September. When the early emigrants crawled into what > is now the United States, they found that, thanks in part to the Gulf Stream, > that the US growing season runs a few months longer than it does in Europe, > so they changed things and ended up with a Thanksgiving Day in late November. > There are reasons why we regard either turkeys or hams as a delicacy to be > enjoyed as a family feast, but let that one go by for now. > > Be well, Rollei People! The knowledge of Rollei lore resides here only > because of you . Be in good spirit and I hope that you have have a grand > day tomorrow. > > Marc > > > msmall@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Cha robh bàs fir gun ghràs fir! > > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the > subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list