A very Happy Thanksgiving tomorrow to all my U.S. friends! Preparations for a somewhat smaller holiday have been taking place here. Yesterday I made our traditional Apple Cake from the recipe passed down from my Grandmother. Today I baked Pecan Pies (my favorite!) and also cornbread for the stuffing. Tonight, I have a date with some sweet potatoes.
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| Peeling apples for cake. |
Tomorrow we will go to my son’s house. We have put much thought into whether or not we go since it is being recommended that you stay home this year. We see my son, Chris occasionally and if there are “covid bubbles” as some describe the small group of people that you do see, my son and his family would be that “bubble” for us. Local authorities are asking that groups be under ten and our group will be. It will be my son, daughter-in-law, two grandchildren and grandson’s girlfriend. Our other son, Sean has decided to not go anywhere so we will deliver some Thanksgiving treats to him afterwards.
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| Apple Cake |
We will take all the goodies I have made to Chris’ house for our family dinner. Kristi is making the turkey and many other delicious dishes. She is an excellent cook! I make the stuffing every year because I use a family recipe that my Mother used to make and everyone loves it. I’ll also be bringing the sweet potatoes, Apple Cake, Pecan Pies and a few other treats.
I know Thanksgiving may not be the same for many of us this
year because of covid. The important
thing to remember is that we each have many things and people to be thankful
for in our lives. There are some people
I would love to be with that I won’t see but they are still in my life from a
distance and I am very, very thankful for them all. I am also thankful for good health for myself
and my family. We have a warm home and
plenty of food and I am certainly thankful for those things. All of my blog friends are also a blessing to
me and I am very grateful for each and every one of you! Happy Thanksgiving!
Your Apple Cake looks wonderful.
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A very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones Gayle! Sending love to those wonderful gud dugs!
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ReplyDeleteThe apple cake looks lovely.
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Thank you Jackie! I hope you and your family have a wonderful day.
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ReplyDeleteThank you Red! I hope you have a wonderful week with some great bird watching on Saturday!
DeleteI am so pleased to hear you have bubbles to merge. Happy thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteEveryone talks about their "bubbles" and I'm really not sure one way or another but I really want to see the family. Happy Thanksgiving to you!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! Your cake looks so good and the pecan pies sound good too. I make dressing like mama always made and so do my daughters now too. Hope you and you family have a happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteThank you Henny! I love the family traditional recipes. I hope you and Poppy have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones, dear Bonnie! It is not a holiday observed here, but not a day goes by when I am not thankful for all the good things and people in my life - my family and friends, my home, my job, my health. And among those friends are all the lovely people I have got to know through blogging, such as yourself!
ReplyDeleteYour food looks and sounds delicious, and I love the table cloth!
Thank you Meike! I agree it is important to always remember and be thankful for the many special people and opportunities in our lives. I appreciate your friendship!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving, enjoy your day.
ReplyDeleteI hope you have a wonderful, art filled day today!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving Bonnie! I hope you have a special day with your family. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Simone! And thank you for your friendship! I enjoy your art!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your family, Bonnie!
ReplyDeleteHi Mary! A very Happy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones! It is good to see you today!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving. I hope you all stay safe and well. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and your loved ones Rita! I hope you are feeling better. I am thankful for your friendship Rita!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Bonnie. Enjoy your celebration! Sounds yummy :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Jenny! It was good to see my family. I hope things are going well for you.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Bonnie. Hope your day was a sweet one.
ReplyDeleteThank you Linda. It was low key but nice. I hope you are well!
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving a day late! Your cake looks yummy! I can only imagine how good it was to see people in person!! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Connie. I hope you and Far Guy had a nice day. We only saw a portion of the family but it was very nice. The Apple Cake is Tom's favorite and what he waits for each year. ; )
DeleteI hope that the Thanksgiving feast went well. Your apple cake looks like a triumph. Glad you got to see Sean with some of your love.
ReplyDeleteWe had a good day and enjoyed seeing some of the family. Thanks for stopping by YP!
DeleteI, too, am thankful for my blog friends. And always so thankful for a warm home. But days like today, am especially so.
ReplyDeleteThat apple cake looks delicious!
I am glad you were able to be with some people. Our Bubble is our kids, and this one couple they are friends with. But we just saw the kids last weekend.
From your blog it sounded like you had a nice Thanksgiving. It is good that the two of you were able to be with your kids as well. We don't see anyone except our kids lately and we only see them occasionally. Yes, these days we can be especially thankful for a warm house!
DeleteWe don't celebrate thanksgiving here but we do celebrate Christmas. I was thinking only today that it could be pretty grim but that whatever one believes (and whatever festivals one celebrates) we all need a time when we can focus on the good things that make life worth living.
ReplyDeleteHi and welcome to my blog! Your are right, we all need a time to focus on things that make life worth living. Christmas may not be the same as always this year but we can still each make it special in our own way. I hope you will have a special Christmas in whatever you decide to do!
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ReplyDeleteHi R! I hope you are well.
DeletePecan pie has become a new favorite of mine at Thanksgiving and I imagine yours were a big hit. Hope you had a nice time with the family.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Mr. Shife, pecan pie is my ALL time favorite dessert! It was a regular holiday dessert when I was growing up in the south and I believe it is in my blood. I hope you and your lovely family had a wonderful holiday!
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