Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.

On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.

Thanks, Dave! I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
Happy belated!

Jill

On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 4:21:13 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>
>
Thank you kindly. Drop by tomorrow and I'll fix you a hearty plate
of food. Sorry, there will be no alcoholic beverages available to
consume. Plenty of iced tea and a great variety of soft drinks, though.

On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>
> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
> Happy belated!
>


We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)

On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 4:46:21 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
> > On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
> >
> > Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
> > Happy belated!
>
> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>
>
Pshaw! Winters are generally not nasty down here in the South.
Jill is farther South than me and on the coast so her winters
will be even milder than mine.

On 2017-11-22 5:51 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 4:46:21 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:

>> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>>
>>
> Pshaw! Winters are generally not nasty down here in the South.
> Jill is farther South than me and on the coast so her winters
> will be even milder than mine.

True for the South, but there are a lot of Americans who are north of
me. It was below freezing here today and it may snow tomorrow.

On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 5:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> > On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
> >
> > Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
> > Happy belated!
> >
>
>
> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)

I like having Thanksgiving in November. I can usually use the
great outdoors as an overflow fridge. Plus, in early October,
we're still likely on air-conditioning and I don't want to run
the oven.

I'm going to haul the turkey up out of the basement fridge early,
give it a shower, and put it on the (cold) gas grill to await
stuffing. I'll probably put the carcass back on the grill
overnight and boil it tomorrow.

Then again, we don't travel or have people travel to visit us.
If the weather is bad, we just hunker down and cook. OTOH,
if the weather is good, we just hunker down and cook.

Cindy Hamilton

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>I like having Thanksgiving in November. I can usually use the
>great outdoors as an overflow fridge. Plus, in early October,
>we're still likely on air-conditioning and I don't want to run
>the oven.
>
>I'm going to haul the turkey up out of the basement fridge early,
>give it a shower, and put it on the (cold) gas grill to await
>stuffing. I'll probably put the carcass back on the grill
>overnight and boil it tomorrow.
>
>Then again, we don't travel or have people travel to visit us.
>If the weather is bad, we just hunker down and cook. OTOH,
>if the weather is good, we just hunker down and cook.
>
>Cindy Hamilton

Seems you have Thanksgiving down to a science... ENJOY!

On 2017-11-23 7:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 5:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:

>> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>
> I like having Thanksgiving in November. I can usually use the
> great outdoors as an overflow fridge. Plus, in early October,
> we're still likely on air-conditioning and I don't want to run
> the oven.
>
> I'm going to haul the turkey up out of the basement fridge early,
> give it a shower, and put it on the (cold) gas grill to await
> stuffing. I'll probably put the carcass back on the grill
> overnight and boil it tomorrow.
>
> Then again, we don't travel or have people travel to visit us.
> If the weather is bad, we just hunker down and cook. OTOH,
> if the weather is good, we just hunker down and cook.

It was mainly the travel that I was thinking about. I know that it is a
major travel holidays of the year and the first snows can cause some of
the worst travel woes.

That reminds me..... I had to ply out to Victoria by way of Edmonton.
There was snow on the ground and some sort of precipitation happening.
Thank goodness I did not have to go outside, but the plane got de-iced
just before take-off. I know that it is a good thing to be de-iced, but
it is still a little disconcerting to know that they have to take
special safety precautions just as you are about to go where man was
never really meant to be.

On 11/22/2017 5:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>>
>> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
>> Happy belated!
>>
>
>
> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>
>
It makes sense because that's when the harvest happens way up North.

Down here, my azaleas are blooming again:

https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg

President Lincoln declared US Thanksgiving to be the fourth Thursday in
November. Maybe some historian can explain why *Thursday*. It seems
like an odd day to choose. I'm pretty sure in 1863 people weren't
thinking about a long holiday weekend. (laugh)

Jill

On 11/22/2017 5:51 PM, wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 4:46:21 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
>>> Happy belated!
>>
>> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>>
>>
> Pshaw! Winters are generally not nasty down here in the South.
> Jill is farther South than me and on the coast so her winters
> will be even milder than mine.
>
Climate does have to do with the origins of harvest festivals, though.
But no, it's not cold here yet. This is one of my currently blooming
azalea bushes:

https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg

It will get cold (relatively speaking) in December, January and
February. But as a rule, it doesn't snow. You know that's what Dave is
talking about.

Jill

Cindy, I do pretty much the same thing. We have a three-season porch that gets as cold as the outdoors, so I put the outdoor plant shelves in the porch for the winter. In the late fall, the porch is a walk-in fridge, by December, it's a walk-in freezer. It's not quite cold enough in NH to put the turkey carcass out there this afternoon, but by tonight it'll be in the low 30°s if I open a couple windows.

We'll be having a very quiet holiday season this year, the mom of the largest family that usually comes, my young cousin, has been diagnosed with ALS, and it's going pretty fast. She can no longer travel. My son's family can't come because of work commitments. So that leaves me, hubby, and two bachelor brothers-in-law who barely talk. It sucks being the only female in the family.

Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

Denise in NH

On 11/23/2017 11:23 AM, wrote:

> We'll be having a very quiet holiday season this year, the mom of the largest family that usually comes, my young cousin, has been diagnosed with ALS, and it's going pretty fast. She can no longer travel.

I'm sorry to hear that. We lost my mother this year so I am concerned
how it's going to go today.

> My son's family can't come because of work commitments. So that leaves me, hubby, and >two bachelor brothers-in-law who barely talk. It sucks being the only female in the >family.

Thank goodness my brothers got married, it used to be up to me to be
entertaining at the dinner table on holidays. You couldn't shut them
up as kids but then they turned into teens. Now I have chatty sisters-
in-law and nieces. Thank you!
>
> Hope you all have a great Thanksgiving!

You too!

nancy

On 2017-11-23 9:58 AM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 11/22/2017 5:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
>>> Happy belated!
>>>
>>
>>
>> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>>
>>
> It makes sense because that's when the harvest happens way up North.
>
> Down here, my azaleas are blooming again:
>
> https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg
>
> President Lincoln declared US Thanksgiving to be the fourth Thursday in
> November.Â* Maybe some historian can explain why *Thursday*.Â* It seems
> like an odd day to choose.Â* I'm pretty sure in 1863 people weren't
> thinking about a long holiday weekend. (laugh)
>


Back then, a Thursday off would have meant a midweek break, not a long
weekend. People typically worked 12 hour days, 10 hours working and 2
hours for meals, and they worked 6 days a week.

On 11/23/2017 5:56 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Wednesday, November 22, 2017 at 5:46:21 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
>>>
>>> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
>>> Happy belated!
>>>
>>
>>
>> We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
>
> I like having Thanksgiving in November. I can usually use the
> great outdoors as an overflow fridge. Plus, in early October,
> we're still likely on air-conditioning and I don't want to run
> the oven.
>
> I'm going to haul the turkey up out of the basement fridge early,
> give it a shower, and put it on the (cold) gas grill to await
> stuffing. I'll probably put the carcass back on the grill
> overnight and boil it tomorrow.
>
> Then again, we don't travel or have people travel to visit us.
> If the weather is bad, we just hunker down and cook. OTOH,
> if the weather is good, we just hunker down and cook.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>

LOl!

Happy Turkey-day!

jmcquown wrote:
>
> I'm pretty sure in 1863 people weren't
> thinking about a long holiday weekend. (laugh)

No matter what they were thinking about weekends, food, etc. back
then, they got it all wrong. They're all dead now. ;-o

Am Donnerstag, 23. November 2017 15:59:11 UTC+1 schrieb Jill McQuown:
> On 11/22/2017 5:47 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2017-11-22 5:38 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> >> On 11/22/2017 5:22 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >>> Happy Thanksgiving to all my neighbours to the south.
> >>
> >> Thanks, Dave!Â* I noted yours in October even if I didn't comment.
> >> Happy belated!
> >>
> >
> >
> > We're not dumb. We have it before the winter turns nasty ;-)
> >
> >
> It makes sense because that's when the harvest happens way up North.
>
> Down here, my azaleas are blooming again:
>
> https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg
>
> President Lincoln declared US Thanksgiving to be the fourth Thursday in
> November. Maybe some historian can explain why *Thursday*. It seems
> like an odd day to choose. I'm pretty sure in 1863 people weren't
> thinking about a long holiday weekend. (laugh)
>
> Jill

Maybe because of the "Th"?
Declared nowadays, it would be Tuesday because of the "Tu" in
"Turkey-day"... ;-)

Have a good time!

Bye, Sanne.

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
news
> Climate does have to do with the origins of harvest festivals, though. But
> no, it's not cold here yet. This is one of my currently blooming azalea
> bushes:
>
> https://s8.postimg.org/mx5asllxh/pink.jpg

It's supposed to be 72 where I am in CA today.

Cheri