Delighted to read this report. When we share such things with each others they give us a glimpse of the soul and humanity we share regardless of nationality.
I cannot share with you any Thanksgiving specials at our place because what is Thanksgiving in America is just a regular workday in Europe. Then we do have several holidays that just regular working days with us.
But I did have my Thanksgiving special having such a nice talk mith my son as he was going on his first vacation for a long time - with his love at the wheel going to her childhood home at Disneyland. Thankful for cell phone connections accross the ocean with free unlimited time.
I was pleasantly surprised to see upon my return to AT this morning to see no posts since Thanksgiving Day.
I spent mine with my family. My brother and wife came out from Boston.
We had a bit of a scare, as my Pop was taken to emergency after passing out while carving the turkey(He is 95 but you wouldn't know it). It was determined that he had pneumonia. they kept him overnight and released to the loving care of his wife(my Mom). He is resting and recovering nicely at home. So, we had a reminder of what things we are truly thankful for, and while we have this special daywe need to be thankful to God for every minute of everyday we have on this earth, especially with our loved ones.
We had our tradidtional menu:
Turkey, roast, cornbread dressing, greens(yours truly), cornbread, yams, potato salad(yours turly), cranberry sauce, and a traditional vegetarian family favorite, tamalie pie(by yours truly ), more desserts than I can name, but they included my Grandmother's recipe for tea cakes and a favorite called Chocolate Delight.
It was a great time with family, including my 5 year old nephew who said that he hadn't had Thanksgiving dinner until he had some turkey. LOL!!
What did you do? Share some of your family traiditons and your menu for the day.