We counted our blessings under a waxing gibbous yesterday, so full of food, football, friends and family that we could hardly move. Molly’s turkey, Vinnie’s corn bread stuffing, the Askew’s famous sweet potatoes and a million other delicious treats sent enticing smells wafting through our rented cabin, and we eyed the giant wooden table longingly. [...]
I’m taking my gratitude in small doses this year, like the kind of spoon sipping you do as you prepare a special meal. We won't have the whole gang around the table this time, but I plan to fill the empty chairs with happy memories. I believe laughter and love ingrain themselves in the wood [...]
Midway through our road trip to Minneapolis yesterday, I commandeered the XM radio and we all enjoyed a little "Breakfast with Broadway". By 10 a.m., a song came on and I knew we had our theme for the day The best of times is now. As for tomorrow, Well, who knows? Who knows? Who knows? [...]
On Black Friday, we woke to the sound of a turkey dance. They came from the woods, gathered in the sun, and thumbed their little beards at us from the cornfield next to our cabin. Still a little doped up on tryptophan from our Thanksgiving feast, we gathered at the window to watch them play. [...]
I'll always be grateful to Gulliver, the first turkey I ever cooked. From his humble beginnings on a farm owned by my father's friend, Gulliver grew to be the largest turkey we ever cooked in our oven -- weighing in at a whopping 22.46 lbs. He was a feisty turkey, even post-mortem, attempting a daring escape from our [...]