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Look who's coming to dinner.
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womanridge
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I anticipated your advice and invited two familyless friends to join me and my family next week. Sure wish you could join us and make your Turkey stuffing for us.
Thanks for sharing, Helen.
Thanks for sharing, Helen.
Bumblebee
New member
I hear you Helen
Thank you for your beautiful prose.
You have expressed sentiments similar to mine but much more eloquently that I ever could. Over the years I have been the recipient of the generosity of others and given to others as well. Both the giving and the receiving feel great. Sorry that you are personna non grata at your daughter's this year and that the rest of your family is so far away...raising a glass or two of fine red wine to you.
Thank you for your beautiful prose.
You have expressed sentiments similar to mine but much more eloquently that I ever could. Over the years I have been the recipient of the generosity of others and given to others as well. Both the giving and the receiving feel great. Sorry that you are personna non grata at your daughter's this year and that the rest of your family is so far away...raising a glass or two of fine red wine to you.
H
HELEN
Guest
I wish NewStar could send me a bobbie! Sounds like just the thing.
Keep you fingers crossed about the book Voni it's closer than ever!
Sweet! I want one!
On a different note, to lighten your TG menu, try some of these tips:
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=11221&sc=3022
Voni
sMiling
On a different note, to lighten your TG menu, try some of these tips:
http://www.weightwatchers.com/util/art/index_art.aspx?tabnum=1&art_id=11221&sc=3022
Voni
sMiling
Muriel
BMW MOV
OooOoOoOoh, not again! Friends in the neighborhood that DON'T ever call me...
Black Fly and I gather with our friends who are also childfree, and their empty nest parents.
There is little funnier than old Mainahs, they like their humor dry, and their turkey moist, ayuh!
Often there is a venison pie or some other lovely old traditional dessert (a berry or apple buckle, betty,
dump, crisp, pie or crumble.)
If I were on the coast, I'd stop by
But Walt is in Anson - a fair ways inland. Heck, we rarely get to see Hannu and Leslie - in the next town. Sigh.Have a happy. Be happy, be thankful, be glad, and be gay . . . that you're not a turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
Phew, got my annual ditty posting over and done with for this year.
Muriel
R1100rtp
New member
Good Idea, Helen....When I lived in Waukesha, and cooked Thanksgiving dinner for the family, I'd often invite friends that had no immediate family nearby. What's a couple more plates at the table...(even if they have to sit at the "kids'" table
Certainly no match for Helen's prose, but I used to have fun with the following:
As we travel the land on our shiny two-wheels...
we often forget to give thanks
For the friends that we've made, for the vistas we've seen,
and for the money to put gas in our tanks.
When you're seated today among family and friends,
and you're feasting on turkey and dressing
Close you eyes and recall all the sights that you've seen
and give thanks as you count all your blessings!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to my MOA family!!!!
Karol Patzer
BMWMOA Ambassador
PS:....we're going to Wisconsin to my son's and they're cooking
(the primary cook is vegetarian, and doesn't make us eat To-furkey 
manicmechanic
ABC,AMA(LIFE),MOA,RA,IBMW
Friends, lets also remember those who won't be with friends and family for other reasons. Begin with those who are in harm's way keeping us safe. Then there are the police and fire services closer to home. Also remember those with your utilities, keeping the lights on and other things working. We don't just all go home for the holidays, as much as we'd like to. I know over the years I've missed more family holiday events than I've made.I'm sure there are others who can speak the same.
Hi, All,
Last year (before the lay-off) I was working at the copper mine in Morenci, AZ. With Harriet gone and no one in the house, I pulled an extra shift and let someone with a family stay home during the holiday (same at Christmas). This year, being "forcibly retired", I'm cooking dinner at home - roasted, stuffed Cornish Game Hens - for Harriet's 2 brothers. The 3 of us will have dinner and then all three of my K75's will be in use for the rest of the day and probably the next day or two.
Last year (before the lay-off) I was working at the copper mine in Morenci, AZ. With Harriet gone and no one in the house, I pulled an extra shift and let someone with a family stay home during the holiday (same at Christmas). This year, being "forcibly retired", I'm cooking dinner at home - roasted, stuffed Cornish Game Hens - for Harriet's 2 brothers. The 3 of us will have dinner and then all three of my K75's will be in use for the rest of the day and probably the next day or two.
copilot
Tina Doggett
In my humble opinion Thanksgiving is the beginning of the holiday season where we really feel the stress of any family dysfunction. This is the time of year that I think about how I wish I had a family that was close. In the last couple of years I've realized family is what you make of it. It's not the bio family, it's the family you choose.
We're really lucky that the kids actually do love us. Thanksgiving this year will be at my son-in-law's parents house. They only live a few miles from us. Joining us will be my son, my daughter, son-in-law (of course) and our grandson Roman. We're very lucky. This isn't an obligation, it's a choice. And Mark and I have each other. Doesn't get much better than that.
We've always invited people that are alone (for whatever reason) to Thanksgiving dinner. That's what it's all about. So - I'll take this moment to wish all of you blessings and a peaceful, stress-free holiday.
We're really lucky that the kids actually do love us. Thanksgiving this year will be at my son-in-law's parents house. They only live a few miles from us. Joining us will be my son, my daughter, son-in-law (of course) and our grandson Roman. We're very lucky. This isn't an obligation, it's a choice. And Mark and I have each other. Doesn't get much better than that.
We've always invited people that are alone (for whatever reason) to Thanksgiving dinner. That's what it's all about. So - I'll take this moment to wish all of you blessings and a peaceful, stress-free holiday.
Rod Sheridan
New member
Well, Thanksgiving was last month for us, that's so we get the best pick of the turkeys!
I always cook our turkey on the BBQ, uncovered for the last 20 or 30 minutes with the rear infra-red burner on to give the turkey that nice colour.
Darn, now I'm dreaming of turkey, stuffing, cranberries, parsnips..............Rod.
I always cook our turkey on the BBQ, uncovered for the last 20 or 30 minutes with the rear infra-red burner on to give the turkey that nice colour.
Darn, now I'm dreaming of turkey, stuffing, cranberries, parsnips..............Rod.
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BUBBAZANETTI
Guest
just finished making my Tourtiere (French Canadian Meat Pie) and will be heading up to MA with it in a cooler tomorrow afternoon. 2 thanksgiving dinners on thursday about 2 hours apart then planning on hanging with friends and my dad this weekend. still better than trying to cram anyone into my place.
have a good one everybody!
have a good one everybody!
ultracyclist
New member
I long for the Thanksgiving of old.
When my mom was alive we celebrated the November birthdays among "us" kids over Thanksgiving. It was an old fashioned kind of get-together, offering the traditional culinary family goodies with a special cake-a big torte, actually, baked by a survivor of the camps who owned an old fashioned bakery (read: 500 calories per bite!).
As mentioned in other posts in this thread, our extended family has many of the characteristics of others including the challenge of distance, some strained family relations, and this horrific economy.
I miss those days. I miss the simplicity and the clarity.
What is Newstar's book about?
When my mom was alive we celebrated the November birthdays among "us" kids over Thanksgiving. It was an old fashioned kind of get-together, offering the traditional culinary family goodies with a special cake-a big torte, actually, baked by a survivor of the camps who owned an old fashioned bakery (read: 500 calories per bite!).
As mentioned in other posts in this thread, our extended family has many of the characteristics of others including the challenge of distance, some strained family relations, and this horrific economy.
I miss those days. I miss the simplicity and the clarity.
What is Newstar's book about?
