You would never, never have guessed why I was here and then gone again a few times.
Get this - I was cooking Thanksgiving Dinner!
Now that my daughter is living in Columbia again and her husband works all holidays, and my sons are in Florida, I have my turkey dinner whenever the spirit moves me.
I feel no need to toe the mark the way the rest of the world does.
To me, every day on God's earth is the beginning of a 'New Year,' and I don't celebrate on the designated one with the herd.
Decided Thanksgiving was nowhere written on a stone tablet as 'must be on a certain Thursday in November.'
It can - and IS - any day of my choosing, thanks given without limit anyway.
It is more fun and easier to select a day when I am up to the task.
This year tried Pepperidge Farm packaged (bread - not cornbread!) herb and onion dressing, adding sautéed celery and onion. Very good!!
I used to slave like my Mom did - cutting the requisite 8 cups of bread cubes, adding all the spices, etc. Time and labor intensive!
Up to learning other new tricks, too - followed a gravy-making method on the turkey cooking directions that was better than my ancient one.
I AM FLEXIBLE!
LOL
I now have "What shall I cook today?" solved for a few, with the grand finale soup from the carcass and clinging meat to anticipate.
On Thanksgiving Day, then, I will have pumpkin pie with whipped cream, phone calls with my children, and no sweat..:)))
There's never a bad time to give thanks....Thanks! :O)
