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Nick & Carter Holiday #9
Cinco de Mayo, 1963
Sunday, May 5, 1963
It's a chilly Sunday morning and Nick and Carter have been invited by their cook, Doris, to join her family down in Mountain View for a big party celebrating a holiday they've never heard of: Cinco de Mayo.
When they arrive, they find a delicious meal awaits them. The main dish is cabrito, which is roasted goat, something Carter developed a real taste for when they lived in the Congo. Fortunately for Nick, there's also a roasted pig which he has with big scoops of that green goop he loves so much that has the name he can't pronounce.
In the end, the day turns out to be one that reminds them both of an unspoken truth: family isn't necessarily the one you're born into as much as it is the one you choose.
It's a chilly Sunday morning and Nick and Carter have been invited by their cook, Doris, to join her family down in Mountain View for a big party celebrating a holiday they've never heard of: Cinco de Mayo.
When they arrive, they find a delicious meal awaits them. The main dish is cabrito, which is roasted goat, something Carter developed a real taste for when they lived in the Congo. Fortunately for Nick, there's also a roasted pig which he has with big scoops of that green goop he loves so much that has the name he can't pronounce.
In the end, the day turns out to be one that reminds them both of an unspoken truth: family isn't necessarily the one you're born into as much as it is the one you choose.
34 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 5, 2020
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Frank W. Butterfield
123 books106 followersFrank W. Butterfield, not an assumed name, loves old movies, wise-cracking smart guys with hearts of gold, and writing for fun.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
Although he worships San Francisco, he lives at the beach on another coast.
Born on a windy day in November of 1966, he was elected President of his high school Spanish Club in the spring of 1983.
After moving across these United States like a rapid-fire pinball, he currently makes his home in a hurricane-proof apartment with superior water pressure that was built in 1926.
While he hasn't met any dolphins personally, that invitation is always open.
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May 14, 2020
Sweet little story.
May 13, 2020
A brief excursion to celebrate a holiday unfamiliar to Nick and Carter - then as now one celebrated more in the US than Mexico. Not a lot happens but there is some background family detail (Carter's mother is having a break from her treatment) as well as comment on the local political situation.
A pleasant interlude, not overly spoiled by the attitude of one character towards Nick and his party...
A pleasant interlude, not overly spoiled by the attitude of one character towards Nick and his party...
May 5, 2023
Another delightfully fun look into the loves of Nick Williams and Carter Jones. With this holiday short, we see the couple spend a wonderful moment in time honoring a holiday they are unfamiliar with. Seems odd that these two could be unfamiliar with anything as worldly as they are but it's a perfect example of the realism the author puts into these shorts. Let's face it, we all have things that we don't fully understand, appreciate, or know at all(though too many refuse to admit that😉) and that's how life should be, always finding something new to discover.
In Cinco de Mayo, 1963 we see Nick and Carter being their loving selves but we also see friendships and the mens' interactions with said friends. Sometimes how characters are with friends can be even more entertaining and telling, especially established couples in holiday/seasonal shorts. It's these telling glimpses into Nick and Carter's journey that make this such an enjoyable and entertaining series.
In Cinco de Mayo, 1963 we see Nick and Carter being their loving selves but we also see friendships and the mens' interactions with said friends. Sometimes how characters are with friends can be even more entertaining and telling, especially established couples in holiday/seasonal shorts. It's these telling glimpses into Nick and Carter's journey that make this such an enjoyable and entertaining series.
September 7, 2020
Short and sweet
This was a short and sweet story of good company, with one exception, and delicious food. The star of this story is Luis. The ending was cleverly cute as it drew on Nick’s magic at making romance come alive with everyone whose privileged to enter his circle. Loved it!
This was a short and sweet story of good company, with one exception, and delicious food. The star of this story is Luis. The ending was cleverly cute as it drew on Nick’s magic at making romance come alive with everyone whose privileged to enter his circle. Loved it!
September 8, 2025
Cinco de Mayo
As good an explanation for the holiday as any I’ve heard, though it has become popular today pushed mostly by business looking to capitalize on sales.
As good an explanation for the holiday as any I’ve heard, though it has become popular today pushed mostly by business looking to capitalize on sales.
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