Thanksgiving

We had a mid-day walk at Walden Ponds with Noah and Henry Dog. Of course, Rouse was in bird-mode. He spotted a small flock of Evening Grosbeaks, a bird he has not seen in decades! This eclipsed my notable sighting of the Sandhill Cranes at St Vrains State Park the other day.

We gathered for our Thanksgiving feast around 4:00pm. When we arrived at the house, Susanna was finishing up the turkey and other dinner deliciousness, while Noah was roasting chestnuts for appetizers. I couldn't wait any longer to present Noah with his "new-again" childhood quilt, which I had taken home to patch and repair after our last visit in September. After the ooh- and aah-ing, it was time for dinner.

What a menu! Of course we had all the good food that had been prepared at the Back to Basics Kitchen, including green bean casserole, classic scalloped potatoes, cranberry chutney, quinoa dressing. Between dinner and dessert, we successfully put together a Liberty jigsaw puzzle. Then, THREE pies for dessert! Pumpkin, apple, and chocolate. Alas ... I did not get a picture of those pies. We must've been too eager to dig in!

Even in this crazy year of COVID-19, we continue to have so many things for which to be thankful. Right now, we are grateful for this time spent with Noah and Susanna in colorful Colorado!

pleasant walk at Walden Ponds

arriving at Noah & Susanna's house

"a little turkey in the oven"

host and hostess busy in the kitchen

Noah preparing chestnuts for roasting

Susanna preparing everything else.
Notice Henry waiting for a morsel to drop!

family portrait

Henry's reward for being patient

after-dinner puzzle

new quilt label

even the back looks good

repaired and "visibly-mended" log cabin quilt
Hard to believe I made a quilt that is now 40 years old!