Just catching you up on some doings! No crafts to speak of. The gorgeous weather of the past few weeks had us frantically yet also peacefully making inroads on the storm-tossed- and-battered landscape we call our yard. There is so much to do, but working outside, especially when the days are warm but also mercifully… Read More »
Ask Auntie Leila: No, really, how do you prepare for Thanksgiving?
Dear Auntie Leila, Any chance you could post about the things you do to get ready for Thanksgiving? Love, Susan You mean the magazines aren’t helping you with their advice to set the table the day before? You say you actually use that table at every meal for your impossibly large family? And even if,… Read More »
Thanksgiving runs into Advent, heads up!
Our Thanksgiving weekend is usually packed with a lot of lying around trying to digest all the food combined with frantic maximizing of the potential of able bodies to do heavy lifting. It’s hard getting them to move but it’s worth it to accomplish the last of the raking and other late-fall rock-bottom necessities. For… Read More »
A few fun parts of our day.
I made pies… Sukie also made some tasty pecan pie. I always think I should make a master Thanksgiving menu, and maybe this is it. I made Bridget step away from her breakfast so I could take a picture of it. It’s got to be hearty to get you through the Turkey Classic at the… Read More »
Giving thanks is what it’s all about.
I love that there is a secular holiday that is all about giving thanks. I love that my family does their darndest to get home, even though it’s really a pain. I’m already missing the ones who can’t come, and I love that they miss coming home, yet wonderfully give thanks wherever they are, with… Read More »