The Thanksgiving feast...

This year we will host 13 people for Thanksgiving - so yesterday's post of a 28.5 pound turkey isn't that bad. As more of the recipes become available on-line I will update the post.

Here is the Menu:

appetizer
Cheese Tray
vegetables and Dip
Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
Spinach and Artichoke Dip
Gail's Nut Bread

Main Course
Roasted Turkey w/Thyme gravy
Davis' Stuffing
Cranberry Chestnut Stuffing
Goodrich's Creamed Onions
Sweet Potato Creme' Brulle
Corn
Brussels Sprouts w/Poppie Seed
Mashed Potatoes and Turnips with Roasted Pear Puree
Karla's Cranberry Sauce


Dessert
Pecan Pie
Squash (Pumpkin) Pie
Blueberry Pie
Mince Meat Pie
Apple Pie
Congo Bars
Vanilla Ice Cream
Cheese

Beginning of Thanksgiving

Hi everyone-

Let the festivities begin!

Thanksgiving a very American holiday is/has already started. People gathering their good items for the traditional large meal with friends and family to give thanks for a good year. The Pilgrims did it - or did they?

My wife has already planned the menu with her sister. The 28.5 pound bird has been delivered to the house and the thawing has begun. Menu and links in the next post. We are trying a few new items this year hoping that all will go well.

Meanwhile work must continue as the out of town guests arrive and people on the roads get more insane. I remember Thanksgiving holiday travel - driving to see my Aunt Eileen in Norfolk, VA. I remember that traffic was so bad we turned around and tried the next day - it was one of those sites to see Mom and Dad trying desperately to get to a final destination but only to be turned around by dense traffic.

Well to all traveling be safe. And to all cooking your bird remember to cook it correctly.

having fun....

First Snow of 2004-2005 Winter Season

Well we got flurries on Monday - but today we will get somewhere between 3-6 inches of snow. This snow seems really early. The forecast did not even have this much snow this morning. By the afternoon news they gave us the 3-6 inch forecast. So here is a picture of our house - see even the Halloween decorations are still up...

Finished Goods from Claypot

I've been a little slow getting some pictures up on the blog. The previous previous article talked about how much fun we had at producing our pottery. Enjoy the pictures:


All of our pottery


Spot the fish 

Big Dig Woes

Hi everyone-

Well in case you haven't followed the most expensive road project in the US here is the latest.
Big Dig found riddled with leaks

While I agree that it is one the of toughest engineering projects - the oversite on the project was nonexistent - hence we had cost overruns.

For the main project website check out:

The Big Dig