Thanksgiving 2011

The storm yesterday didn’t hit us as hard as we thought it might, but we still ended up with about 4″ of snow which turned crunchy and icy overnight.  The day has been beautifully bright and I am taking my time with the meal preparations.  We are going to celebrate this evening with our elderly [...]

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Giving thanks

Thankful for the lovely Thanksgiving weekend, amongst many other things.  We shared a truly wonderful dinner with our son, grandson and our neighbor Susie.  Once dinner was on the table, I totally forgot to get the camera out, but I did remember to take a picture of the almost-set table and the turkey! The bird [...]

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In-betweens

We have had a lot of unnaturally warm weather this November and I have to say that I have been enjoying it.  It’s not winter yet, but the brilliance of October has definitely gone past.  I always feel as if I want to hold onto those brightly colored leaves on the skyline, but when the [...]

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Butchers and a Local Thanksgiving harvest

Wow, it’s Sunday and it’s still sunny and warm. I am reveling in being at home for the day and  am recuperating from the back to back trips to butchers:  Friday night a trip to the butcher in Albion to pick up the fresh pork cuts from our pigs, and a 200+ mile round-trip yesterday [...]

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