thankful preparations...

The turkey is thawing and the bread is baking in preparation for Thanksgiving tomorrow. I scurried around like a mouse this morning cleaning, vacuuming and otherwise disposing of, you know the stuff, the bits that just seem to accrue in the oddest of places.

Family comes in tomorrow and a super clean house is always so much more relaxing when welcoming visitors. I actually put a few things away when I have a full house, as it seems so much more clean, roomy and relaxing. Am I the only one that does this? Maybe it is owning a little house syndrome.

And the pumpkin pie mix, not for a pie, but a mix that I make each year that is darned delicious. Throw 1 can of pie mix in with 2 boxes of cream cheese, whip and dip fresh cut apples in and you have a mind blowing, lick the bowl clean, dessert to pick at all day long.

Victor/Victoria has been in good use this morning. Goodness that wheel really wants to spin fine yarn, so I am feeding it some hand-dyed Lincoln, a longwool breed somewhat similar to mohair.

Is is wrong to be somewhat overly excited about the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade in the morning?

I love grabbing the wee fresh from his crib, throwing a down comforter (now that is actually COLD) on the couch and watching his expressions change as different balloons pass by. And of course the finale - Mr. Claus waving hello.

So tomorrow = Macy's followed by a feast and then off to finish this:

Creating the vintage snow scene and decorating the tree. I was allowed to keep some of the vintage animals from my mother's 50's Christmas display she had as a child in Japan this year. Oh, did you know flickr has a vintage christmas group, yeah me neither.

I am envisioning a frosted forest scene with the small pieces I have.

More frost inspiration:

frosty fog

frosted steps

frost feathers

Now that is, Doctor Zhivago cold.

Happy Thanksgiving and/or Happy cold, winter like day for cuddling and eating too to all.

Comments

[Nancy]

happy thanksgiving! it sounds like you will have a truly wonderful holiday.

[laura]

happy thanksgiving!

you should have a little martha in your mailbox in the coming days.

:) laura