Thanksgiving 2025

It’s the day after Thanksgiving.  Susan rescued the turkey carcass for me and I have just finished making broth.  We will have turkey soup for supper and there are three containers of broth ready to go into the freezer for soup stock some other day.  I remembered that I need to skim some fat from the top of them once they cool.  I had almost forgotten the process.  

There were 17 of us at 231 State Road.   Two tables were set in the dining room.  We used the best china and silver.   There was an abundance of food and laughter.  What a lot of work for Susan—in charge of the turkey and dressing and mashed potatoes—and several pies.  We all contributed something to the feast.  I made fudge—a tradition that goes back to my mother’s making fudge for Thanksgiving dinners.  And it turned out well—it was not fudge soup as sometimes happens.  I also made a corn casserole which may not be enjoyed by all, but I like it and we will have that with our soup for supper.

Dan made a “festive” sourdough bread with cranberries mixed in.  Alex made a beautifully plated butternut squash dish.  Laura made cranberry sauce and I think Michael made a pie.  There was a break between dinner and dessert for football and frisbee throwing outside—also a tradition.  And there was time for TV football too. No one read Psalm 100 this year but our patriarch said grace and gave thanks for family and food.

As always, I am so thankful for family—and also afterwards, thankful to sit quietly in our living room just with my husband.  I am aware of two families who are missing loved ones this year and hope and pray our circle stays unbroken.  May we not have to be thankful in the midst of sorrow as a prayer that I saved from years ago at SBCRC states.  

————Black Friday?  We made a trip to Dollar Tree where all items were $1.25 except for one that was $1.50!  But it is always a good shopping adventure.  We might do some Amazon shopping too—for a vacuum cleaner.  And then there is Black Friday football well underway at 3:30 pm.