Thanksgiving

 A lovely day at my neice's, again.  Everything was delicious, but I think my favorite this year were the mashed sweet potatoes with candied pecans. Yum! I am going to make them for my party. That's not to say that I didn't love the turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli, and pies (pumpkin and pecan).

She always has a signature drink and this year it was a chocolate martini with this cute ginger bread man perched on the rim. She got them at Trader Joe's and they had a big notch on the bottom, meant to sit on hot chocolate mugs, but equally good on a martini glass. I am going to borrow this idea, too. I stopped at Trader Joe's on the way home.

Her daughter always make a charcuterie platter. So attractive and full of delicious goodies. I ate too much, as usual.

Lovely tablescape, different every year.

She found these large pinecone candles at Aldi's. Faux light, of course, but they even glowed inside, making them look so very real.

Another perfect Thanksgiving and now the rush to Christmas! I started my decorating today. So much still left to do. It's a lot of work,  but I do love the results. I hope to finish this week.