Pocketful of Blue

WISHING EVERYONE  A VERY HAPPY THANKSGIVING! ❊  ❊  ❊                                                                                           

With crunch time for Thanksgiving here in the US quickly approaching, I thought we could stand a little lighthearted fun. I found some images that might put a smile on your face, I know they put one on mine : ) The perfect Thanksgiving. source And here is Marie's version of a healthy Thanksgiving. She was so proud of her Tofurkey! source But I think she may have stolen the idea. source Gotta love this kids smile - and he's being such a good "helper" too. source I hope the guy in the apron shaved his armpits - just sayin'. source This looks like a disaster waiting to happen, right? source No words needed. source Umm . . I didn't realize Julia Child's cooking show was rated "R". source Apparantly you must have these items to prepare a perfect Thanksgiving dinner. I don't know how Grandma ever did it. source With her size 0 waist, I don't think Barbie ever  ate a Thanksgiv

O Gracious God,   w e give you thanks for your overflowing generosity to us.      T hank you for the blessings of the food we eat and especially for this feast  today. T hank you for our home and family and friends, especially for the presence of  those gathered here. T hank you for our health, our work and our play. P lease send help to those who are hungry, alone, sick and suffering war and  violence. O pen our hearts to your love. W e ask your blessing through Christ your son. Amen. ~ source source ~ I am thankful for the friendship and community that I have found  through all of you in this place we call 'Blogland' ~ Blessings,  JoAnne

I know, we're not even past Halloween and I'm posting about Thanksgiving! Well, I can't help it! I just found out that I will be hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. My Mom moved to a smaller house recently so we decided to have everyone at my house. She will be helping me with the dinner ~ thank goodness! Anyway, I instantly started obsessing about the tablescape. I went to our nearby Dollar Tree and bought a few things and used mostly what I already have. This is what I have come up with so far. . . I really like the color combination of aqua blue and deep red this year. This is actually the china we received when we got married 18 years ago  and I still really love it! I can't believe I was insightful enough at that time to choose something timeless or more likely, I was just lucky. I found most of these flowers at the Dollar Tree. I would like to have several small bouquets rather than just one. This basket was a