November 22, 2018 - Thanksgiving Day

14 degrees/cloudy/calm winds

Pentoga Road

At the risk of sounding like an annual Christmas letter, it's here once again; one of my favorite holidays of the year, Thanksgiving.

Wednesday was a busy one. Too busy. My morning stroll was chilly, but good. Seems an inch or less of snow drops about every night reminding me I'm not the only one using the road.

A flock of wild turkeys were somewhere in the distance and I remained on their trail for over a mile.

Crunch time had arrived for the Thanksgiving piece. I was finishing the sanding process when two other pieces cracked and broke. At this late date, there was nothing to do but plow ahead and hope the repairs didn't look too ugly.

No small amount of time was spent gluing, puttying, sanding, staining, muttering... and that was before the backer board was prepared. Soft pine. WHY did I choose soft pine? 

Mama didn't have a very bright boy.

I proceeded with delicate caution and decided to use green paint for the background with swirls of yellow and orange added. 

In the end, it passed Sargie's inspection and I can call this project done.

The rest of the day and most of the evening was spent in the kitchen preparing rutabagas. There were a hundred billion of them to wash, peel, slice, and put into a huge pan to boil.

Sargie arrived home from work early and joined me. After boiling the baggies, she made good, old-fashioned, cranberry sauce, the type where the berries pop in your mouth.

I was so tired last night that my legs wouldn't quit jumping and sleep was hard to come by. It usually only happens when I'm about all done in. 

We'll be leaving later this morning for Jeanne and Boyd's with a crock pot of rutabagas and a giant bowl of cranberry sauce in hand. I'm looking forward to the feast, but most of all, I'm looking forward to being with family and friends.

Mississippi Brother Garry sent the following a bit ago. I can't think of a better way to end on this special day.

Psalms 100:1-5 | KJV

1 Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. 2 Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.3 Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.4 Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name.5 For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.Psalms 100:1-5 | KJV