Thanksgiving in O.B.

Hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving. We did. This was a first for us. a right of passage - I guess. We decided to brave the holiday here in our new town instead of trying to get home and back. We sure did miss our family, but we got to see them via video chat. I even experienced the love from my BIL, they got to harass me a bit. Felt a little like home.

The night before TG, I dreamt of cooking the turkey. I guess it was like they tell a pro sports player to "envision your goal". I walked myself through the pre-game press and then the game itself.

We had a lovely couple that Bear knows from OK training and now he works with him out here. They are really far from home and were not traveling either. It was nice to have company and be able to prepare food for others.

Here are some highlights from the menu including The Bird.

Elsie Mae's pan dressing:

Mom's Apple cake:

We are beyond blessed with the love of our Savior, family & friends. We are thankful.

Leaves

We found a couple of parks to explore last Friday. The leaves had already peaked, but we still found good color to see.

Current works

My goal, is to finish this large painting this week.

Sweetgum Studio

So, I had a Lowe's coupon that was burning a hole in my pocket. And I had some ideas that need to be purged. Here's the outcome - my art space has been hit by the idea fairy. Bear helped me install them the correct way - not my impatient, throw some nails up there unanchored.

A wire spice rack works well for my paints!