Thanksgiving ~ Part 2.

Scrumptious food. Leftovers when there is too much!

Silly faces, a tired Chef. New decorations for our

table this year. Stories to share. Memories to make.

These are what we'll remember each Thanksgiving!

~ Chy

Thanksgiving ~ Part 1.

We had a lovely Canadian Thanksgiving Celebration

this weekend. Not rushed, very laid back and oh so good!

Turkey with all the fixings, veggies, stuffing and gravy.

Feel so loved and full but thankful for our sweet life.

~ Chy

 

2nd Thanksgiving.

In honor of friends and family members

who reside in the United States, we made

a little bit of a Thanksgiving Dinner last

night. Chicken instead of turkey but so good!

~ Chy

Thanksgiving Dinner.

We had the most amazing dinner with our family and

our neighbors from down the lane. The kids were in

the kitchen and we were all at the dining room table.

Such great conversations, laughter and sad moments

with sharing some tough experiences we've all had

in the last little while. This is how community is built

and now healing can happen. Sharing is caring and we

are fortunate to have such amazing people in our lives!

Thanksgiving.

~ Chy

Pumpkin Hunting.

Pumpkin hunting will be happening today. We need

a few to fill the front veranda before Thanksgiving

dinner with our neighbors from down the lane. We

do have a couple of "fake" white ones but need orange.

Wish us luck!

~ Chy

Blogtober: Day 28.

More photos from our Thanksgiving feast with

family and friends. At the top, a veranda view

from the front steps. A sweet arrangment from

our neighbors down the lane. Others did also

bring along gifts and wine. We truly had no

expectations of gifts but it was very thoughtful

of everyone.  A photo of the turkey, the buffet

all laid out, then a shot of our dd waiting to "dig

in!" The apple cake that was part of desert is in

the next shot, and then a photo of the table. Our

best friend Trevor kept getting his elbow in the

way of the shot, and when I teased him, his man

response was to put his entire arm in the photo.

Men! Finally, a picture of my very full plate,

that was soon followed by a very full belly!

And full hearts for those who were with us.

For all my U.S. friends, a taste of what is to

soon be on your tables in November! Enjoy!!

~ Chy

Blogtober: Day 9.

Our Canadian Thanksgiving for 2022 was beyond amazing! We celebrated with family and friends, with 12 for dinner and will have to look at a bigger table next year. It was a lovely weekend of working on the cottage to make sure it was ready for a crowd, cooking a few dishes ahead, baking on the day of and opening our door to our guests, who all arrived with gifts in hand, not something we were expecting but so lovely to be spoiled. For dinner, we had roasted turkey infused with oil and rosemary, flavored stuffing, tasty gravy, creamed potatoes, Caesar salad, sweet cranberries, cheesy biscuits and a Winter Harvest salad with Balsamic Vinegarette. After we ate to our hearts content, we had a short break while sharing stories at the table, and then we brought out the apple cake I made from a recipe a dear friend shared (rave reviews), tiny pumpkin tarts with whipped cream (dd made from scratch this year) and my favorite, Key Lime Pie (I'm not a fan of pumpkin pie). We filled our cooler on the deck with coolers, ale and Strongbow. And turned our Butler's Pantry in to a small bar with ice, different spirits and my Irish Cream. The small children played, the adults conversed and laughed, and we went well in to the night. I didn't want anyone to leave but in time, we all said our good nights and today, we're still sharing these new memories and laughing at the funny moments. Today, we thought about doing a bit more landscaping as the morning was warm and sunny, but I was achy and we decided to take a day off. In the afternoon, the rain started, so we got dressed in our warm sweaters and headed in to town to look for Halloween costumes. No luck so we're looking online tonight. But we treated ourselves to hot chocolate while we browsed the very quiet stores ~ many people have Thanksgiving dinner on the Monday. We like Sunday so we can have Monday off if we want to just chill. 

As we left town, the rain started to get harder but calmed as we got to the cottage. We settled in for a cozy afternoon, watched a documentary, I had a nap and woke up to a very windy storm outside. The wind was so strong we had to move the Fall items on our veranda closer to the door as the pumpkins and plants were rolling around! It was loud and almost scary how fierce the gusts were. It's still storming now but with the darkness, we can't see if everything is okay. We'll check in the morning but hope everything is okay out there. I'm sure all the beautiful leaves on the trees will have blown down to the ground. That will make me sad.

I may share more about Thanksgiving, including photos but for now, that's the quick rundown. A great day with amazing company, beautiful food and another warm, Fall day. Thanks for reading! Wishing you a beautiful week ahead!

~ Chy

Thanksgiving Day.

To all my U.S. blogging buddies, sending you

a "Happy Thanksgiving" wish as you enjoy

this day of gratitude, family and tradition. I

love this holiday the best, though in Canada,

we celebrate and gather in October. We plan

to watch the Macy's Parade today. First time!

~ Chy

Blogtober: Day 11.

This weekend across our lovely country of Canada is traditionally for gathering together with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving. But with Covid and restrictions, our time together is limited and small. Most people will eat their holiday dinner on Monday but we love to do Sunday so we always have Monday as a day of rest and fun. And time to recover from such a big meal! Our 2nd Covid Thanksgiving with just the 5 of us, making me sad that we can't have everyone over but happy we have our little cohort here. We roasted a small turkey, and added in mashed potatoes, butternut squash, garden peas, savory stuffing, caesar salad, fresh buns, cranberry sauce and turkey gravy. So good! For desert, we had nanamio bars, 2 different kinds of butterscotch confetti so we could settle a debate (vanilla marshmallows vs. fruity ones ~ no difference at all ~ I won!), and tiny pumpkin tarts with whipped cream. Dgs did a funny toast, we noshed and laughed, shared memories and then cleaned up, relaxing for the rest of the evening. It was a beautiful day with rain, blowing leaves, a hockey game that was won by our team with dgs in goal (6 to 3) and resting so we can do some more landscaping today before the snow arrives! This was a lovely weekend and I hope everyone across Canada stayed safe, enjoyed their feast and found something good to to be thankful for in our 2nd Covid year. Happy Thanksgiving! Namaste, my dear blogging buddies! 

~ Chy