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Erin Henderson's avatar

I’ve never been able to resist a rogue… and I do love coq au vin.

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Colu Henry's avatar

🙌🏼🙌🏼

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LINDA STARK's avatar

This will be our second year going rogue. We’re having rouladen, mashed potatoes, our traditional “Christine’s Grandma’s Italian Inspired dressing and something green. Done with turkey…..

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Colu Henry's avatar

Delightful!! Love it!

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Audra Chapman's avatar

Saw Rachels in a church attic in Brighton England! Letters to Egon is incredible and moving and all the things - just like your experience on the train. This was a heartwarming read Colu!

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Colu Henry's avatar

Wow, that sounds absolute incredible! I'm so glad it touched you! Xo

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Christene Barberich's avatar

"Our own stuff..." Here, here 🥹...and also, GRACE ❤️

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Colu Henry's avatar

So very beautiful. ❤️

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Alexis deBoschnek's avatar

Holding on to that moment <3

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Colu Henry's avatar

So glad we experienced it together. ❤️

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Hélène Heath's avatar

A beautiful whirlwind of events indeed! And as a chili crunch hoarder, I'm gonna run not walk to order this one. Yum.

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Colu Henry's avatar

What a trip! That crisp is so good!!

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Florence Blair's avatar

I’m thinking of going rogue for Christmas (having always done turkey and trimmings, as is THE tradition here in the UK) so I loved reading your alternatives! Food for thought…

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Colu Henry's avatar

Oh yay! Please do keep me posted! I'd love to hear where you land! Xx

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Marian Coombs-Bucci's avatar

Hi, I tried the link for your trip but it’s not active

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Colu Henry's avatar

Oh no! Please try this! https://www.aweventurer.com/colu-henry

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Marcia's avatar

Love your description of 'going rogue' and that's exactly what we're doing this year. Thank you for the great reminder -- it is so freeing! Planning to spend the day assembling a true Lasagne Bolognese (Verde!) with hand cranked spinach pasta sheets and a ragu that will take much of a day to simmer to perfection. V much looking forward to a quiet day of focused, food bliss. Plus, fun fun fun wine pairings. Cheers to unconventional Thanksgivings!

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Jolene Handy's avatar

Beautiful, Colu ❤️

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Sarah Copeland's avatar

P.S. I was just talking to my kids last night about going off script (for us) and doing a Mexican Christmas dinner one year, making tamales and mole, or spending Thanksgiving or Christmas in Spain or Portugal. It was a hard no for them. They are young and still forming their ideas about what holidays must be. But I think at a certain age (ours!) it is liberating indeed to reimagine all parts of our lives, starting with holidays.

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Sarah Copeland's avatar

This letter was such a refreshing change of pace this week; thank you. I think the thing I miss most about living in NYC was the up-close and personal witnessing of others' humanity, their humility and audacity, and sometimes grace, on subways and trains (and buses!). I took and loved NYC buses, especially routes where elders often traveled with their carts or their grandchildren. This sweet story brought it all rushing back.

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