2014 has been a year of personal highs and lows, but as we celebrate Thanksgiving here in the US, I’m thankful for all of the blessings that have come my way…many of them from Armitageworld.
I spent last night in the kitchen making my contribution to the feast being hosted at my cousin’s home this year. We each received an assignment…mine was one pumpkin and one pecan pie and cranberries. I tried my hand at fresh cranberry sauce (so easy) but am bringing a can for those who just can’t stand the chunks. (Chunk oppressors are hiding *everywhere*)
As I go to experience the holiday with my extended family, I wish you all a great day. Whether you are a fellow American celebrating Thanksgiving, or a fellow earthling celebrating Thursday…I’m guessing we can each find something to be thankful for.
Peace and Love to all!
Ancient Armitage 
Jellied or chunky, it’s all good. E pluribus unum and wow, do we have a lot to be thankful for. I’m thankful for your presence in my life the last few years!
I am not much of a cranfan in jellied variety, but I don’t discriminate 😉
That is such a lovely thing to say…I never seem to think to say these things, but be assured, I certainly feel them too!
I admit that my personal favorite is relish made with raw cranberries and oranges / orange zest. One of my fellow refugees from TX friends told me she’s been putting jalapeños in hers lately and it’s fantastic.
Hugs.
Ohhhh..the tang, sweet, the spicy. I like it ( now I need to stop and retrieve a jar of sweet and spicy pickles to bring.)
mmm, you just made not being there unbearable. Your homemade pickles — fresh vegetables, your own special pickling solution — and I know how hard your dad worked to get those cucumbers.
I am thankful for finding you and all these wonderful wellwishers fans ,and ladies in facebook land that I never knew existed till I “fell ” for a certain gentleman , .. THANKYOU xx
Welcome Jane, and thanks for commenting. It really is true…it is like another whole family that you step into when you fall for that gentleman! 🙂
I made fresh cranberry sauce for the first time last year. It was very easy and I liked it much better than the canned 🙂
Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you have a lovely day. Ups and downs, as you say, but still a lot to be grateful for. And my sister told me not to bring anything! She insisted 😀
It was really easy…although, I wasn’t quite prepared for how actively those cranberries pop open when they hit the hot water! I added a few blueberries…it’s really good. (I think if there is any left I’m going to make milkshakes with it!
Happy Thanksgiving – a wonderful family occasion. Hope you will all have a good time!
Thank you dear friend! (Did you sense my hesitance to say “enjoy” the day? Extended family outings can be messy…but we keep at it ;). )
Hehe, yes… and I was wondering whether Thanksgiving is as stressful a day as Christmas… too many expectations…
Have you seen “Home for the Holidays” (1995)?
I was thinking exactly that 🙂
It was touch and go here and there because several of us are F A R apart in our views on a number of issues, but I’m happy to report that no blood (or tears) were shed…a vast improvement on last year’s event!! 🙂
I want to add to my earlier remark. I’m not the type of person who normally tries to get out of bringing anything. We didn’t know until yesterday if my son would be up to going. I was trying to make light of the situation but of course you would have no way of knowing that. It is actually a kindness that my sister is doing for me. She was willing to wait until the day before to know if we would be able to come.
I like Thanksgiving because there are no gifts and no huge expense. I’ve spent it with this particular sister almost every year of my life. She used to live in Michigan and we would travel there. Now she’s only 40 minutes away!
((((Tree)))).
That thought never occurred to me. It is very nice to have family within easy reach for the holidays…whatever our differences, time spent together is precious. I hope you had a lovely day!
I’m thankful that there is someone else out there who shares a fascination with both ancient antiquities and also Richard Armitage, and who blogs about it so informatively, gracefully, and humorously, and that I ever discovered this person.
I’m thankful for you.
Happy Thanksgiving, obscura. 🙂
(Also don’t forget the contingent of flat-out cranberry sauce haters. We’re here, and we know the rest of you haven’t actually “forgotten” how much we hate the stuff when you push it on us just one more time.:P )
I think it’s not so much that we’ve forgotten but that we just can’t believe there are people who hate cranberry sauce. Could you wear a conspicuous t-shirt to dinner to remind us? 🙂
The next badge project presents itself.
*blushes* I’m grateful for you too Alyssa (and hugely jealous of your amazing hair!!) I hope you and your’s had a happy Thanksgiving as well!
As to the cranberries…I just put them on the counter and walk away – no questions asked! (I have a lot leftover – I’m thinking of making them into an ice cream cake…ice cream can make almost anything palatable don’t you think?)
I think they are really good in the turkey sandwiches, but I’m guessing you don’t have much turkey?
not much…since the bird is shared between us, there’s not the characteristic ubiquity of leftovers 🙂
I will grudgingly concede that a little bit of cranberry is acceptable in a turkey-and-stuffing post-Thanksgiving sandwich.
Aaaaw.
Have a loving and peaceful Thanksgiving! pies and sauce look scrumptious! 🙂 We don’t do Thanksgiving here but that is no reason not to think of things to be thankful for and this has been a generous year in many ways 🙂 it will end richer than it began 🙂
Rich indeed – in sentiment if not always in ca$h 😉
Thanks to the hostess and her Paul Bunyan sized pie, I came home with my pumpkin pie uncut – my hubs will bring it across the street to the neighbor who’s wife suffered a severe heart attack a few weeks ago and is still in a rehab center recovering. (I’m thankful for the gift of our relatively good health too!)
Your pies look great. I have been making cranberry sauce for years and yes I get the chucky dislike, or in my case way to thin sauce. This year I made mine with maple syrup and it was very good. Trying to use less of the white stuff: sugar.
Yummy…putting that in my recipe-o-dex for next year. (BTW – my pies are cheaters to the extent that I don’t make the crust…I have never managed spectacular pie crust, and if one can’t do better than “meh”, frozen is perfect 🙂 )