Thanksgiving day itself began with our being thankful for the flowers Sarah and Ed sent (and for the wonderful family we have) though we were sorry that they weren't here ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100911 and then the bread was put into the oven to start the stuffing ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100912 and the onions were being cooked ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100913 since the condiments had been previously diced ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100914 as the bread emerged into a glade of sun light so as for its brown not to be totally noticed. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100915 but it was clearly there ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100916 as the cooking continued (though you can see the bay leaf more clearly now than we could later) ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100917 and the butternut squash puree was being readied for its addition to the soup ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100918 and the frying pan was being prepped ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100919 as the cooking continued ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100920 as there emerged from the carpet (and from my camera which expressed a limitation which had to be overcome) ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100921 Jane ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100922 and Lauren who had to make her way back to the city ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100923 as Matt Traylor awoke ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100924 but this didn't stop the soup from being stirred. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100925 Suzanne and I felt that the day was too beautiful to waste and so we started on a walk to the Kramers where we visited until they had to prepare to leave for Brooklyn with food in tow ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100926 and the trunk was loaded ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100927 which involved all 4 of them (including Judy) ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100928 which made Rory celebrate ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100929 in various poses ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100930 before the family posed for a few Thanksgiving photo shots ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100931 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100932 and we began our journey home on which we ran into Jane and Ben who had been out for a walk ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100933 and then posed together for us. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100934 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100935

Back at home things were cooking ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100936 as the turkey emerged ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100937 and was properly brined ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100938 and then removed ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100939 to be cleansed ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100940 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100941 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100942 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100943 leaving this detritis ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100944 as I checked out the bacon scraps remaining ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100945 and the shredded cheese waiting ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100946 not to mention the floury mix ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100947 and the yams. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100948 All of this left a mess in the kitchen that could be viewed from all sides ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100949 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100950 as the turkey was basted ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100951 and brought forward ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100952 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100953 and the dough was created ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100954 to juxtapose with the turkey ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100955 before heart shaped biscuits (with bacon) were pressed out for cooking. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100956 This meant it was time for the ginger beer to emerge ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100957 and after some views of the food ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100958 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100959 dark and stormys were ready to be consumed ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100960 while football raged in the other room ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100961 and the table was set ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100962 though the carrots still had to be processed ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100963 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100964 and there were the Brussels sprouts. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100965 Jane got a burn that we would be following ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100966 but finally it was time to eat and so soup was served ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100967 which would perhaps wake Ben up in his Marines shirt. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100968 The biscuits appeared and looked better than they had in the prep photos ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100969 and there was the corn bread ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100970 and potatoes of various kinds ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100971 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100972 and stuffing ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100973 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100974 and the carrots were finally ready ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100975 which enabled me to make this design on my plate having to correct for the fact that the marshmellows were not melted on the sweet potatoes. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100976 I was then able to expand my plate to this ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100977 and even further ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100978 as turkey was served to Ben ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100979 cut from the whole ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100980 ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100981 and, of course, there were the chocolate turkeys with which to end the meal. ../../../Sabbat/2011/11.20-27.11Thanksgiving//P1100982