Over the river and through the wood...

We had a lovely Thanksgiving with 14 for dinner and many overnight guests. Luckily our neighbors were out of town so we cooked two turkeys at her house. While the house didn't smell of turkey all day, it made preparing the side dishes possible. Here is the arrival of the turkeys.

I was so busy cooking that I forgot to take a photo of part of the table--it had an extension reaching almost into the kitchen. Luckily Hels was using my camera throughout the day.


Hels's third try at making pumpkin pie turned out to be a success. My Mother made an apple cider pound cake--delicious!

A walk in the woods and a little football was very necessary after this feast. I wonder how my Uncle's back felt after all the tackling?

My brother cursed me when he saw this puzzle back out after not finishing it last year. He ended up working on it for two days and discovered it has a big error in it. I promised not to have it out again!

Evening brought turkey sandwiches, more pie and games such as Yahtzee and Thunder Hole dice. The stones are from our island vacation. The bowl was carved by Hels.


Friday brought lots of outdoor time--Nels and my brother sided part of the barn. The rest of us ventured into the woods to find treasures for terrariums.

It was fun to make little forest worlds from moss, lichen, and bark.


I love having these little bits of forest with us through the winter.


I hope those of you who celebrated Thanksgiving this week had a lovely time. We certainly did. To the family members who read this blog--I'm so glad you were all here. It was nice to be together remembering those who aren't with us anymore and being thankful for the love we all share.

With these bits of green and red decorating our home, it's time to turn our thoughts to the lovely Advent season.