What a lovely Thanksgiving weekend with the whole family! That included our two, spouses, and grandchildren, plus Gina’s mother, sister, spouse, children. Eighteen in all! And everyone stayed with Josh and Gina but us; we went to a hotel. Quite a crowd! The grands are ages 8, 9, 13, 13, 17, 18, 21, 22. Yesterday … [Read more…]
November in Tennessee was much colder when I was a child than it is now. We knew it would be “hog-killin’ weather” on our long Thanksgiving weekend from school. Since my father was a teacher, this was a good opportunity to get our hams and bacon and sausage prepared for the long winter ahead. I … [Read more…]
You may have noticed that stores everywhere—department, grocery, gift, right down to Dollar Tree—seem to have skipped Thanksgiving. The displays and decorations went right from Halloween to Christmas. In a way, that’s deplorable. After all, Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of the year! I love the special food and getting together with family and friends … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving is a wonderful season of family time, memories, and delicious and nostalgic food. I love hearing what dishes are special to each person. My friend Cathy says it’s their traditional corn pudding. My daughter is taking stuffing when the entrée is ham, just because for her it isn’t Thanksgiving without stuffing. Can it be … [Read more…]
What a great Thanksgiving party we had last night! Althea and I had prepared pumpkin squares (big pan version of pumpkin pie), brownies, Craisins, bananas with peanut butter, candy corn, hot spiced cider, and sweet tea. Odd combination? Yes, but the reason is clear: we had 85 people in attendance! When we realized so many … [Read more…]
Thanksgiving time has always been very traditional for our family. Since we lived in a different state from either family of origin, we alternated between Thanksgiving with my family in Tennessee and Steve’s family in Indiana. Mother loved feeding guests, and the less likely they were to pay her back, the better. She took seriously … [Read more…]
