happy thanksgiving...

a very happy, blessed, and thankful thanksgiving to all...

thankful...

i am thankful. thankful for so many good things in my life. making an entry daily to my "i am thankful for..." list this month has made me become more aware of how much i have to be grateful for and how many blessings i have in my life. being aware of what i have to be grateful for makes me realize how very many blessings i have, which, in turn, makes me more aware of how blessed i am and more grateful. and on and on... being thankful and giving thanks makes me feel much more blessed and happy!

again, happy thanksgiving! be happy and be thankful...

talking turkey...

this is a vintage lacer to stitch up your stuffed turkey before baking it! i remember my mom stitching up a turkey and i've done it too but not with one of these lacers. i've just used needle and thread. i love the color and and the detail to it! it's amazing to me how something quite ordinary is so appealing to look at. new things just don't have this look.

speaking of turkeys, i heard on the food network that to have a really moist turkey you should soak it in a brine of water (enough to cover the turkey), 2 c salt, and 1 c sugar for 12 hours. i want to try that! hope that you have a moist turkey for thanksgiving!

sharing food and joy...

these pictures are from the children's book "one little, two little, three little pilgrims" by b.g. hennessy. to me these pictures depict the sharing of food and joy at a thanksgiving feast. i love that!

i hope that we are all able to share in the food and joy of thanksgiving with our family and friends and also with those who are less fortunate than ourselves. to count our blessings and to be a blessing to others. isn't that what thanksgiving is all about?

thanksgiving greetings...

thanksgiving greetings to you... again! another thanksgiving postcard to show you today. this one is sitting on top of our breadbox in the kitchen. the color is so good and the turkeys so realistic!

i found the teapot, creamer, and sugar bowl at an antique shop in red lodge, montana when my husband and i were on our honeymoon. they are the pattern of my dishes. i call them church dishes because you used to see them at every church and have even accumulated some of tehm from a neighboring church that closed. i don't know the name of the pattern or who made them. they are plain and simple and cream in color. i love them! they're the only dishes i have and i am always on the lookout for replacements or pieces i don't have. to me they look good whether i'm serving an everyday meal or a thanksgiving feast!

another thanksgiving greeting...

here's wishing you sincere thanksgiving greetings! i love these old postcards and am always on the lookout for old holiday postcards. i love the color and the detail! i like to set them out wherever i can around our home.

they are so pretty to look at and it is fun to read the greetings that have been sent to friends and family in years gone by. as much as i love getting a card or letter in the mail, i can only imagine how much the greetings were appreciated in days past when there was so much less communication!

a frosty morning...

it was a frosty and foggy morning here on the prairie! both the frost and the fog were incredibly beautiful, almost surreal. the earth is looking more and more at rest all the time, and also so peaceful. i love that about this time of year. the earth slows down, the days get shorter and colder, and i am able to be in my warm, cozy home.

the frost and the fog are both gone now but what a show they put on! i'm looking forward to another show tomorrow morning! have a warm, cozy day...

inspired...

it was a beautiful sunday here on the prairie. feeling inspired after church and by the sunny day, i was ready to bake an apple pie! i have apples from our neighbors and my mom's friend. i've made apple butter, apple crisp, and apple cake with the apples. but not a single pie! until today....

i really enjoyed making the crust, peeling and cutting up the apples, and putting it all together. like i said, i was inspired from being at church and the sunny day. it smelled heavenly as it was baking, and looked like this when it was done! i was pleased! and it tastes as good as it looks!

tom turkey on a platter...

and here is the tom turkey that is the most special to me! this is a thanksgiving platter that my dad bought for his mom when he got out of the army. that makes this platter over 50 years old. isn't is great? i love it!!!

i had been looking for a turkey platter for awhile and mentioned to my mom about wanting one. she told me about the one dad had and the story behind it. the platter had been tucked away and i had forgotten about it. i was excited to see it and knew i had found my turkey platter! i asked dad about it and he said i could have it after thanksgiving last year! so now i have a turkey platter! lucky me!

another tom turkey...

here's another tom turkey that decorates our home! this one is a candle. i've also seen other novelty thanksgiving candles including men and women pilgrims and men and women indians.

there'll be more tom turkeys to come...