I looked from the kitchen to see why son John $pencer was snickering. He said Sadie’s tail was hanging off the chair. Sure enough, it was! I took a photo before walking around to see his view.
We had given Sadie an almost-empty peanut butter jar to lick. She worked on it for hours, trying to get her tongue to the bottom. She was so intent on her mission that she was unaware I walked around to get another shot of her peculiar pose. Later, daughter Lise felt sorry for the dog and dug out the remaining peanut butter with her fingers for her to lick.
I nominated long-armed Nathaniel to take our selfies as we hung out at the creek. The sun was playing with shadows, so it wasn’t the best shot. We’ll keep it to remind ourselves of the pleasure we had in walking together.
Nathaniel worked all day in the kitchen. He made a butter/herb mixture and put it under the skin of the turkey, ready to cook the next day. Eggnog was prepared, and dinner rolls were ready for baking. He and I put together our traditional cranberry-mince pie. I first used the recipe in 1975, when Nathaniel’s mother was four years old. I stirred together the filling, while he made the pastry. He used a mixture of butter and shortening, so I know this will be the best pie ever.
John drove Lise to her annual dental appointment several towns away. She had two-hour sessions, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. Despite that, she was game to eat barbecue with the rest of us. We felt that was a good reward after a long day. No hangups here!
Mehrling Muse 
Your meal looks like it’s going to be amazing!
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We’ll have some good food and company. Hope you’ll post about your day.
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Kids had to work. They are showing up after midnight. We will celebrate tomorrow 🙂
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Where are you? That’s nice that you can celebrate tomorrow. We’re going to take it easy.
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NY with Mom. We celebrate Christmas with them, too. They should be here within 4 hrs. Can’t wait. 🙂
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Sadie had obviously found the optimum jar licking position when you caught her. A little undignified but worth it. A Happy Thanksgiving to you all and may the food be as good as you expect it to be. You’re dining in the best of company,
Massive Hugs to Share. xxxxxxxxxxx
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Thank you, David. I love that thought — I’m dining in the best of company! It’s true. How I wish I could have all my dear Facebook friends here, as well.
xxx Thankfully Joyful Hugs xxx
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Loved this picture of the dog. Not only was the tail hanging over but the butt too! So cute!
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The dog did not look comfortable to me, but she stayed in that position for a long time.
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Dogs are crazy. Like cats. Weird positions that they seem to like.
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Sadie is coming back tonight. We all enjoy her.
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Awww. Happy dogs are great to have around.
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Ha ha! Enjoyed hanging out with you here! Happy Thanksgiving to you all – cranberry mince pie looks so delicious!
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The pie was delicious. Chef Nathaniel said the pastry was too thick, but no one left any on a plate.
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Cranberry mince pie sounds great. Would you be willing to share the recipe?
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I’d be happy to share the recipe. The trick is for me to remember to send it.
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We always use peanut butter to wrap around Grace’s pills. Your dog looks as “well behaved” as ours. Love the lattice top on the pie. I just took my lattice topped mincemeat pie out of the oven. It is so impressive and requires so little time to actually braid the strips.
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Nathaniel rolled out the dough, but he was happy I offered to do the lattice top. He might have made it prettier than I did, but he didn’t want to fiddle with it.
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I saw a device in the King Arthur catalog that you can use to punch out a lattice looking top. It wouldn’t have the three dimensional aspect though.
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I don’t think there is a substitute for a proper lattice crust. For the least amount of weaving, I add a strip to alternate sides. I got that tip from a magazine years ago.
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That is a great tip. Will come in handy at Christmas.
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The pie sounds delightful. Dry, Shoefly is our specialty. Happy Thanksgiving all.
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Dry Shoefly sounds delicious. Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
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I think it is a great picture of the four of you – the shadows are so minimal … thank goodness for the long arms of Nathaniel for taking selfies and reaching into the oven to take out that pie, which I’m sure by now is gone and the dish has been relegated to Sadie to clean. 🙂
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We all ate too much and took small servings of dessert. We’ll be pushing pumpkin cheesecake first.
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Happy Thanksgiving to you Anne and to the rest of your bunch! I have a feeling your meal will be amazing and the company excellent.
Loved the picture of Sadie! We are just relaxing after hosting at our home today. I was to busy and did not get any photos!! I am having a tough time believing that of myself.
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I have only a few photos taken today. Thanksgiving is a busy time for a cook.
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Love that pie. Nice family photos Anne 🙂
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Sweet Sadie ! Also love Lyse’s smile- she is beautiful – the pie and the memories are wonderful- trust mothers to remember everything- my mum remembers even which frock I wore when I went where when we were small .
Thanks for sharing, Susie.
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what a lovely day=well except for the dentist part-but even that seemed to turn out well.
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Lise is here only once a year, so the dentist is a necessary thing.
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Lovely blog you have! ❤
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Thank you. I appreciate your reading it.
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