Tag: Thanksgiving
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Am I Truly Grateful?
photo courtesy of Ann on Unsplash Thanksgiving is a day of choosing to consider being grateful for all we have. It’s more than a turkey, pumpkin pie, and football games. I sometimes miss the significance of what it means to have a heart of gratitude because I’ve immersed myself in what have become the rudiments…
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The Bigger The Bird
My family sometimes enjoys leftovers. Not all leftovers. Dessert leftovers are big. Any meat not eaten during the meal is appreciated. Not so much any vegetables or dishes with more than one ingredient. Turkey, however, is one of those meats that can become a variety of fun dishes the second time around. Not leftovers, but…
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Everybody On Board!
I’ve been remembering fun snippets of our time in Pennsylvania over Spring Break that have me laughing out loud randomly. People look at me questioningly, but I just shrug and grin. Sometimes you just have to laugh. One of the fun things the kids were able to do was drive the Kubota around, a four-wheel…
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Compassionate Turkeys?
My friends Penny and Joe have a small farm in Colorado where they raise a variety of animals, including turkeys. The big guy will be on their table at Thanksgiving dinner. I know the president pardons a turkey or two at this time of year, a practice thought to have begun back when Abraham Lincoln’s…
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Lavish And Luxurious
photo courtesy of Heather Gill on Unsplash The holidays are approaching, and everyone’s thoughts turn to… Turkeys! Turkey is our meat of choice for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s tradition. Growing up, because of our family’s Slavic background, we paired turkey with dumplings and sauerkraut. I thought that was what everyone did. Until I got…
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