Grateful For a Great Thanksgiving

I was holding my breath until the last minute but my 87-year-old dad and my 92 year-old-mom got to come with my brother for Thanksgiving. It is a long haul from Polk County to Tallahassee and their health comes and goes ---but is mostly excellent. They had not been to our home in several years and, of course, we had made some changes, most notably the kitchen paint and tile floor and the screened porch.

With our sons and daughter-in-law, we had eight for dinner. The weather even held and we were able to eat on the porch, with the additional warmth from the fire pit and a little heater at mama’s feet.

Here are a few shots, including some that our son took.

 

K makes an awesome pecan pie.

I had fun putting together this tall arrangement of cassia, red shrimp flowers, wheat celosia and grapevine. The tall, skinny vase allowed diners to still see each other.

Thank you, Lord, for this wonderful day.