In the days leading up to the time when turkeys really should be laying low in hiding, we were graced with the company of our group of twelve! In the early morning before Thanksgiving, they were right in our neighborhood again, even wandering up to our front porch! As charming as it was, I couldn't help but to feel bad knowing that they really ought to be out in the woods, not dodging traffic and going door to door looking for handouts. (Our neighbor was tossing them bread from her front steps, but thankfully other than that we haven't seen people feed them.) At least they seem to be doing well and their numbers have not diminished since we first saw them a couple weeks ago.
The next day, we ate one of their domestic cousins at the home of Bud (Seth's uncle) and Jean. They had all their kids over, including Seth's cousins Karen, Beth, and Mark and their families. It was nice to see Gina, Mark, Adah, and Kate again. Besides spending a day with Gina and the girls in Raleigh over the summer, we hadn't seen the gang since they moved to VA about a year and a half ago. We were also happy to see Chrissy and her family, even though they live practically down the road. It was such a great time catching up with our 'New England family'!
Jean putting the finishing touches on the 7 or 8 types of sweet potato and squash (YUM!)
The kids' table with the respective parents
Like so many others, this weekend we put out our Christmas decorations, ours being particularly sparse and mediocre (the showpieces include a large Santa Clause candle and about 10 nutcrackers of various sizes). However, with the weather persisting in the 60s--interrupted by a small scattering of days in the low 40s--it feels rather out of season...
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