Daughter Lise and I walked to the creek before others got up on Thanksgiving Day. Our church had a service the day before, so there was nothing to rush for.
We had a leisurely breakfast, after which I put the turkey in the oven. It turned out it wasn’t a fake turkey, after all. Several large pieces of turkey breast were put together in a mesh bag to hold them together. How easy it was to slice, with no bones to get in the way!
Here we are, gathered at the table. Left to right are Max and his mother Kathie (Bob’s daughter). Beth and my brother Bob are next, then Lise and David.
For an appetizer, Beth brought crackers and four kinds of sliced cheeses. She prepared a lovely spinach salad with feta cheese, candied pecans, and dried cranberries. The standard foods were on the table – turkey, dressing, gravy, and homemade cranberry sauce. Lise baked Parmesan zucchini, and I sauteed yellow squash with onions. Kathie contributed a lovely sweet potato casserole. We took a break before dessert – lemon cheesecake and a pumpkin cheesecake pie.
Before they left, Kathie asked Max to take a photo of three of us. I’m very pleased to have this more formal picture. It was marvelous to be with this small family group after being with the larger gathering a week ago.
Mehrling Muse 
do you need my address to send me all the leftovers Anne? Pumpkin cheese cake sounds delicious!
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David and Lise laughed at your comment. We finished the pumpkin dessert a few minutes ago. Sorry.
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well you tell David and Lise that I haven’t had any turkey in over ten years and heart burn is in the mail 🙂
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Ha! Ha! Our leftovers would have done you harm.
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“Happy Thanksgiving!”
Beautiful family together at table. So delicious & beautiful menu. Beautiful all photos. Beautiful & good looked with Lise & Beth.
Tack car!
God bless you!
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We enjoyed each other. Two live two hours away, and two are three hours away by car. We don’t see each other often. Lise lives in Denmark.
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Thank you so much!
Iam so glad to. Beautiful family together & enjoyed eachother. I like. 👍
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Happy Thanksgiving. Lovely photos to remind you of great times with family and friends.
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Great post and family photos! I too wish I’d have been there for the leftovers!
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I wish you lived close enough to come here.
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Aww, me too! Someday I’m coming that way, so get ready!!
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Just let me know when.
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You’ll know in plenty of time! We don’t go anywhere without a plan…except the store, lol!
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I love the photo of you and Lise at the creek! And cows in the background–I love cows, and I do not recall having seen them in earlier photos. You and Lise look so much alike! Did she get her red hair from you?
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The cows don’t always pose for our creek photos, although they are always in that pasture. Lise and I both had brown hair with a slight hint of red. My dad was a true redhead.
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Your pictures are a delight as always Anne. The menu not so much, as you’ll remmber well from your time here many things you eat regularly are a bit exotic for us though I’d do anything for Sweet potatoes.
Huge Hugs
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We all like sweet potatoes, too. How about some Hungry Hugs??
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Ever welcome. xxxxxxx
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Sounds like a perfect Thanksgiving. You all look wonderful, and the place looks so festive. Love you!
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Did you take any photos on Thanksgiving?
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I did 🙂
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Looks like a perfect Thanksgiving meal. I love the picture of you and Lise at the creek for your early morning walk. So much to be thankful for. xo
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Hello beautiful ladies! As you know I was there in spirit for Thanksgiving and wanted to share visually with you what that looked like in my wacky mind. Pardon my bad picture editing skills. Mike was not up yet and I am a sad second on technical things.
Seriously Aunt Anne it was beautiful that you shared these pictures and I thank you for your wonderful blog. (I did save the originals before adding my wack-a-do versions to my camera roll. And I will treasure them!) Muck love to each of you! Love Julie
Sent from my iPhone using voice to text speech recognition. Please pardon when Siri cannot translate my Southern accent.
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That was a tasty Thanksgiving, with the added flavor of family! Lovely, Anne!
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We had a small group of mostly old fogeys. My kids are all in another state. We had a nice time, but missed our kids.
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It’s too bad you couldn’t have had your children with you. I had one of three with me.
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Your day sounds like it was particularly pleasant. I enjoyed the pictures. You are certainly blessed.
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Yes, we have many blessings and try to be blessings to others.
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Another Thanksgiving meal and family get-together done and blogged about … wonderful memories for now and years to come.
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