An Old Fashioned Thankgiving

Our Thanksgiving day was splendidly quiet.
The sky was blue, the sun was out.
The wind blew slightly through the trees.

Yet, there was bustle going on in the
kitchen as dinner was being prepared.

There was time to make a hand turkey too!
Remember those in grade school?

The turkey was done by 3:00,
just as everything else was placed on the table.

We gave thanks to God for all our blessings
and for providing such a generous bounty.
We read scripture as we finished our feast.

Mr. Darling sat in the parlor and read a Thanksgiving devotion.
We then played a game and enjoyed the delectable
desserts that sweet Freckles prepared.

We talked about the first Thanksgiving and closed
with a short story, which Maestro kindly read aloud to the family.

An Old Fashioned Thanksgiving
By Louisa May Alcott
(1832-1888)

We then watched the movie...
but much different than the story itself.
It was sweet anyhow.

By the end of the day...
We were stuffed and so was the Turkey!

I do hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving !
Now off to plan for Christmas!!!