Happy Thanksgiving!
japra | Nov 27, 2008 | Comments 17
This is not a rude gesture. I asked Roxi what I should say in my Thanksgiving post and she made “Turkey Hands”. Photo on my Blackberry Pearl because I’m too lazy to boot up my other computer for Photoshop.
Today I’ll start cooking our Thanksgiving feast–we’re doing our meal tomorrow, remember? I’ll start the pumpkin soup, assemble the stuffing and mashed potato casserole, marinate the cucumbers, and make the cranberry sauce. Tomorrow I’ll make the pie, cream the spinach, and bake the ham (I’m actually giddy about trying this!).
It is weird to shop for Thanksgiving here in England. The stores aren’t packed with last minute shoppers! The only ones shopping like mad are the Americans. As for me, my tiny refrigerator has been stuffed for days. I just need a couple of things, so I’ll stroll into the grocery later today for fresh spinach and apple cider. I decided we really need spiced cider for the tree trimming.
Blessings to you and your family on this American Thanksgiving day!
PS Thought you might get a kick out of this article from the Times Online. :-)
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About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in England with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 17-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
Happy thanksgiving to you and oyur family!
What cute turkey hands, I wondered at first. Happy Thanksgiving, one of my friends that moved to the US a few years ago cannot believe how big it is down there.
Happy Thanksgiving! Turkey hands–my kids don’t know that one! Love it!
Have a wonderful Thanksgiving and be thankful for the experiences of living abroad.
Happy Thanksgiving!!!
the turkey hands are too cute! i never had/celebrated thanksgiving until i started working for an american company. it sounds like a really beautiful tradition. happy thanksgiving from asia! i like your blog.
Emm–Thank you! Good luck tomorrow!!
Christine–It really is a big deal: lots of family, food and American football on the telly.
Audrey–I just hope it doesn’t turn out to be a really rude gesture!
Ginny–We are so thankful for our time here. :-) Have fun with your family!
Laurie–You too and eat a piece of pumpkin pie for me!
Acey–Welcome and thank you! Does your company give you days off for the holiday or do you have a celebration in the office?
:0) What good timing – I am just on a tea break (still deciding between Ceylon or Earl Grey). Thank you for the good wishes. I am feeling quite confident.
Hope you had a fabulous feast!
Greetings from New York.
happy thanksgiving to you and the gang! AW – I’m sure you wish you were here! I’m sitting on the porch in a sleeveless t- shirt!
Emm–I know you will pass with flying colours!
Elizabeth–We’re eating ours tomorrow and will enjoy it immensely, thank you.
Joni–Rub it in, will ya? I love winter in Texas. No heat, lower humidity and best of all, NO MOSQUITOES! It’s, ahem, relatively mild here. I can stand outside in a tee-shirt… for about two minutes! Hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving.
Japra, did you say ‘telly’? You must be ‘crossing over’ to the British side!
Love that turkey!
Happy Thanksgiving to you, dear! We are counting our blessings, thinking of the First Thanksgiving in America. But you don’t have to be a pilgrim to be thankful!
Christine–Ack! I did. Oops.
Rebecca–She’s a funny girl :-)
Mimsy–Do you think blessings = number of calories consumed on Thanksgiving? If yes, I’ve thousands of blessings. ;-)
I hope it turned out great. I’ve never spent a Thanksgiving in England. Are they even aware of it?
Calories are BTUs. They are blessings of a sort! xoxMimsy