" *JimH*" wrote in message
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"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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*JimH* wrote:
...........everyone going tomorrow for Thanksgiving dinner?

We are headed out to my sisters.


I'm cooking here for a "cast of thousands," or so it seems. Relatives
from Flor-ida, friends from Kenya, Virginia, and South Carolina. Give me
your tired, your weak, your hungry. They won't be hungry when they leave
here. If they ever leave.

So what's on the menu besides the bird?


Thursday is to be a day spent with dear friends (it's their year to host).
I always have mixed feelings about alternating Thanksgiving between their
home and ours; I really enjoy hosting TG dinner. They do put on a good
traditional meal, and my friend barbecues the turkey; it's always great.

Then Friday, it's off to Angel Island in our little runabout for a picnic of
leftovers and a hike and some frisbee. That is, if it doesn't rain!

Thanksgiving, my favorite holiday. Turkey smothered in gravy with mashed
potatoes and gravy and stuffing and gravy and warm dinner rolls slathered in
butter (and gravy) and green beans dripping melted butter and pumpkin pie
with whipped cream and wine and friends and loosened waist bands and ...