A poem for the holiday.

At Grandma's House

I like the taste of turkey
Any time throughout the year
But it never
seems to taste as good
As when Thanksgiving's here.

Could be it's all the trimmings
That are cooked with it to eat-
But I think it's
eating at Grandma's house
That makes it such a treat!

~Author Unknown

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!

A Day of Thanksgiving...

Today I'm thankful for friends online. For awhile I didn't get out alot and so making friends online was a way to connect without worrying about how to do that. I don't like hanging out in bars and I don't do sports. And sometimes you just want friends to yak with not necessarily with the same common things.

And here online I meet all kinds, people with many different lifestyles and opinions,,people from other countries...

But most of all I'm thankful for the friends who stay on each others lists on here, even when we don't agree. We don't have to agree all the time. We don't have to believe what others do. But respecting others and agreeing to disagree makes for some wonderful friends. Ive seen some lately talking about deleting some people on their lists. And some have been deleted too.

Ive done that and Ive been deleted too. And I think the answer is being courteous and respectful, no matter what. And so those have deleted me, I figure are not people Id want to be around anyway. And those Ive deleted refused to be respectful decent people. Those that are left are the best. We are not all the same and yet we are. But how we treat others says alot. Those that cannot contain their anger at basically strangers on a computer, make me wonder just what they are like in real life.

My feeling is I wouldn't want them around me there either. So I'm thankful for friends who know that you have to give love and respect to get it. To those who know you visit a blog its like visiting someones home. 

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. 

Some November things ....

The dog

Uh oh moms got the camera again. 

Maybe if I look bored she will go away. (it worked!)

new apron - Since Im ruining all my clothes with cooking here, I figured its about time I got some aprons. No wonder Gramma wore one all the time. I like this one,,,nice garden botanicals on it.

Apothecary jar - They are all the rage I know. But I didn't have any and this one spoke to me. Its done like mercury glass on the base and lid.

Found this fat lil bird in Goodwill and had to bring him home.

Dining room table

Dining room - I hand painted this turkey many many yrs ago when my kids were babies. And the platter they are on is a beautiful Italian hand painted one I bought from the gourmet shop I used to work at when I first landed in Ca. The small resin pumpkin says ....As for me and my house...we will serve the Lord.

Living room - This is my new coffee table. I finally decided I wanted a small glass topped one so it wouldn't fill the room or take away from the view when the windows were open.

Living room - Lots of pumpkins and a nice big resin turkey for the holiday.

Living room - I found this dorky bird when I still lived in CA. He kept speaking to me and getting my attention. I just had to bring him home.

Living room - I decided since it stopped raining to go get some twigs from my yard to fill out the big vase.

Front porch - Pretty much the same except I added a terra cotta turkey to it. Next yr there will be no real pumpkins here, only fake.

Front porch - And this is why next yr will be just fakes. The birds are attacking this side of the punkins. They think I cant see that? Grrrrrr

The peas are growing like crazy with lots of flowers too.

PEAS!!!

We have peas........dont know how many Ill get but they are growing!

The broccoli bed has taken off too. No broccoli heads yet but Im hoping.

 

Garden

The mint has gone wild and the herb bed is dying back. Mom sent the fairy on the glass ball tho for my garden.

Getting ready for fall....

I went grocery shopping yesterday. I really wanted to go thrifting but it was hot. I needed the change from my shopping to do the thrifting and if I went there after I shopped, stuff would melt in the car. So I didn't do it. On the way home tho, there is a place called the Decor Warehouse. Its an outlet for holiday decorating. I was there a week or so ago and bought this gorgeous metal pumpkin. (no pic right now, if I get a chance to, Ill post that later). This place sells a lot of what the craft stores do but much cheaper so I like to go there around the holidays.

Ive been feeling stuck in the hot cuz of this heat so since it was so close and I knew I wouldn't be in there long, I went yesterday. I really should avoid this place tho. Its ez to spend toooooo much. But I saw that stuffed turkey up there in the top picture. He was calling my name. I tried to ignore that but he just wouldn't let me leave the store without him! Hes got long dangly legs and his feathers are felt with wire in them. You can bend them to shape. I showed my bf today and he laughed.

This lil guy smiled at me and I knew he wanted to come home with me too....sigh. I really have to stop picking up strays lol. Hes only about 3in. high but soooooooo cute! So I bought him for Halloween.
And I bought this pretty pumpkin, small like the other one but with that saying on it, for Thanksgiving.
And then I saw these table runners draped over the chairs of a dining set. Some were green background and some were this beautiful rich brown. Its shiny, silky fabric embellished with stitching, appliques and sequins. The green seemed a bit gaudy tho. The brown looked so rich and I figured would go much better with whatever I have around.
Look at the details on this ....looks even better in person. The camera seems to make it much shinier than it is.