An Especially Happy Thanksgiving!



With a face like this...what's not to be thankful for?

How about a whole couch-full of sweet

faces to be thankful for?

They are GG and Pawpaw's great-grandchildren.



Grandma Karen and GG with the newest member

 of the Mississippi side of the family.



This was our first time to see this sweet

little boy. He was a joy all weekend.

We also got to visit with the twins (niece's children)

 and the triplets and their older brother

(nephew's children) on Thanksgiving Day.

(Yep, we come in groups on this side of the family:)

The only thing missing was our daughter and son-in-law

who gathered with the family in Shreveport this year.

We have much to be thankful for...........

I visited some of the beautiful places around Columbus

while I was there. It is a beautiful old city

with tons of southern history.

I will share those pictures in a later post.

Till next time.............

                                  Carolyn

                                  

~ GIVING THANKS ~

"Over the river and through the woods

Trot fast my dapple gray.

Spring over the round

Like a hunting hound

On this Thanksgiving Day. Hey!

Over the river and through the woods

Now Grandmother's face I spy.

Hurrah for the fun,

Is the pudding done?

Hurrah for the pumpkin pie."

                        English folksong

We will be going

"over the Mississippi River"

and through the

"woods of western Mississippi"

to Mother's house this week.

We won't be riding a dapple gray

but we are looking forward to

mama's dressing and pumpkin pie!

 I am thankful for family and

the opportunity to gather together

around the table in fellowship.

Wishing you all a blessed Thanksgiving Day.

                              Carolyn

Chicken Pot Pie Weather

Our daughter and son-in-law came for

supper. The weather was

crisp and cool yesterday, so I

decided it was a pot pie night.

Rooster plates seemed to go with

the chicken theme :)

Hot from the oven!

This recipe was given to me by

a co-worker many years ago

and always tastes good and is

very simple, quick and easy to prepare.

Chicken Pot Pie

2-3 chicken breasts - boiled and chopped

2 cans cream of potato soup

1 can mixed vegetables-drained

(frozen mixed veggies can be used also)

1/2 cup milk

Fresh rosemary - finely chopped

(or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)

Salt and pepper to taste

2 pie crusts -  I use Pet Ritz rolled crusts

that come two in a box.

Mix all ingredients and pour into an unbaked pie shell.

Top with second pie crust.

Slit top crust to allow steam to vent.

Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until

top is browned and filling is bubbly.

We also had a green salad and Shannon

brought brownies for dessert. Not gourmet

food by a long shot, but good and filling

and best of all, shared with family.

Till next time.....

                          Carolyn



~ LEAF LOVE ~

"How silently they tumble down

And come to rest upon the ground

To lay a carpet, rich and rare,

Beneath the trees without a care,

Content to sleep, their work well done,

Colors gleaming in the sun.

At other times, they wildly fly

Until they nearly reach the sky,

Twisting, turning through the air

Till all the trees stand stark and bare.

Exhausted, drop to earth below

To wait, like children, for the snow.

                                                    Elsie N. Brady, Leaves

Are you tired of tree pictures?

I hope not..........

The trees are spectacular here now.

I am afraid any day now, I am going

to wind up in the ditch because I have

 my eyes on the trees instead of the road!

As I write, we are actually getting some rain

and I'm afraid most of the leaves will be

on the ground after this.

I hope your part of the world has been

 as beautiful as ours this fall.

These are pictures from my yard.

Sassafras, Black Oak, Crape Myrtle and

maybe a few others are pictured today.

Till next time.......

                               Carolyn

I am in a love/hate relationship right now....

with Blogger!

I have been having trouble commenting on some

of my favorite posts...

now I seem to have lost my followers...

I am about ready to throw in the towel.......

Any suggestions??

These pictures were taken at beautiful

Lake Greeson in Arkansas. We spent

the night at a friends lake house on our

way home a couple of weeks ago.

It was peaceful and serene on the water

with the wind whispering through the pines.

It is kinda hard to stay irritated with

a reminder of views like these.

Oh well, in the words of that famous

Southern philospher, Scarlett O'Hara,

"Tomorrow is another day"

See you soon.....

(unless blogger decides to delete me altogether!)

Just a few colors of the season...........

I thought Mama would enjoy these autumn leaves.

I think I inherited my love of trees from her

and I know fall is her favorite time of the year.

It's "berry" beautiful right now.



This is the month for giving thanks.......

Today, I am thankful for this wonderful

fall weather and the beauty of our world.