May your stuffing be tasty
May your turkey be plump,
May your potatoes and gravy
Have never a lump.
May your yams be delicious
And your pies take the prize,
And may your Thanksgiving dinner
Stay off your thighs!
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!
Some of our family will be here until Saturday, including our little two-year-old, Caden! We'll have a lot of fun being entertained by him! 
I found this Indian maiden at Hobby Lobby a year or so ago. I was disappointed that there wasn't an Indian scout to go with her, but I bought her anyway because she was half price, which made her $6.00
She is displayed on the hall tree in our foyer.
I usually don't like, or buy, figurines without faces, but I made an exception with her. I don't know why I have never liked faceless figures. Some people like them because they can use their imagination about how they look. How do you feel about this?
Time for Kelli's Show and Tell.
I found this cute little Pilgrim rag doll at TJ Maxx this year. He was only $6.99 so I had to buy him! There wasn't a lady pilgrim to go with him.
He sits on the small curio cabinet with the cornucopia and ceramic turkey.
The two little Pilgrims above are flat on the back, they sit on a ledge in our house. I think I found them at a craft show.
You can see how tiny the two little Pilgrims above are. I don't remember where I found these, I've had them a long time. They also sit on the narrow ledge.
These little Pilgrims are salt and pepper shakers. The hot pad is in the back. A grocery store here sells these every year. I haven't been there this year to see if they have anything new this year.
A close-up of them. Last year they had an animated TV commercial with these little cuties.
Here's a craft that would be easy to make. It's a Pilgrim hat made from the craft foam. I think it could also be used around a flower pot, or another round container.
Here's the backside of the hat, with elastic attached. I bought this hat, and the turkey hat I shared on Thursday, for my two-year-old grandson, Caden, who is coming for Thanksgiving! I hope he will let us take a picture of him wearing the hats!
Go here to Kelli's for more Thanksgiving fun. Today I'm sharing turkeys I use in my decor. Also at the bottom I am sharing three turkey crafts you can make.
I bought the turkey, above, at Hobby Lobby last year. This year I added the Give Thanks sign also from Hobby. (See below:)
The "Give Thanks" is fashioned from metal.
The large wicker basket turkey is filled with silk florals. I made this years ago and display it every Thanksgiving.
A close-up of the wicker turkey.
The wicker turkey above is smaller and is filled with purple toned silk florals.
A close-up of the smaller wicker turkey. Notice they both have lace bibs with ribbon bows and pearls!
The turkey above is made from a mushroom.
A small turkey tea pot.
My grandson made me this silk leaf turkey pin many years ago. I still wear it! I think it would be easy to make: supplies: silk leaf, popsickle stick, brown pipe cleaner, wobble eyes, paint, pin back.
Glue a pin to the back of the leaf after it is decorated.
I bought this cute little flower pot turkey at a craft show. Some of you crafty people could probably man one like him, using wood cutouts with the mini flower pot.
I'm showing this side for you to see how the round circle is glued inside the flower pot.
I bought this turkey hat for my grandson, Caden, age 2. He is coming for Thanksgiving. I hope he will wear it long enough to take a picture! I bought it at Target for a dollar. It is made of foam cutouts, I think it would be easy to make. Below, see the back side with elastic band attached.
Happy crafting!!
For Wednesday's Giving Thanks I am sharing my Cornucopia's. Go here to Kelli's for more.
This is my favorite cornucopia, it is white ceramic. I found it at a thrift shop many years ago. I filled it with faux magnolias and gold fruit.
Another ceramic cornucopia that I found at the same thrift store. This one is filled with silk fall flowers and leaves. Each Thanksgiving I display the cornucopias in different places.
One year the white cornucopia was displayed on my hall tree in the foyer.
Another year I used the white cornucopia as a centerpiece on the dining room table.
THE LEGENDS OF THE 5 KERNELS
"It was very cold for the Pilgrims that first winter. Food was in short supply. Some days, they had only five kernels of corn. When spring came, the Pilgrims planted the remaining corn. The sun and rain helped the seeds to grow and much food was harvested in the fall. Every Thanksgiving thereafter, the Pilgrims placed five kernels of corn beside each plate to remind them of their blessings:
The first kernel reminded them of the autumn beauty.
The second kernel reminded them of their love for each other.
The third kernel reminds of their family's love.
The fourth kernel reminded them of their friends ... especially their Indian brothers.
The fifth kernel reminded them of their freedom.
Below is a picture I found on Allposters.com of
I'm participating in Kelli's Giving Thanks this week. Go here to see more.
Today I'm sharing my Thanksgiving cactus. I thought it was a Christmas Cactus, but last week I went outside on our porch and was surprised to see it is blooming already, just in time for Thanksgiving! I remember my grandmother always had a big cactus like this blooming each Thanksgiving, she called it a Thanksgiving cactus too since that is when it bloomed.
Do you have a Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus that is blooming?
Today I'm sharing a little sewing kit that belonged to my mother. I don't think it is real old, but she kept some of her thread and pincushion in it.
I like this little sewing box because it looks vintage, even though it isn't.
My Spiritual Sundays post is short, but it's powerful! My daughter sent this to me after I told her about the rough week I've had since the election. I just love it when my children give me counsel! Here's what she sent me by email:
It's time for Kelli's Show and Tell. Go here to see more.
Today I'm sharing my Granddaddy's pipes. He always smoked pipes and had a small collection of them. I called him "Papa." Papa was a tall man, and all his grandchildren thought he was grand!
I display Papa's pipes in our family room on the end table by our sofa.
A close-up photo of the vignette where the pipes are displayed.
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