We had a beautiful Thanksgiving day with our daughter and her husband’s family.  In addition to the tenderest pork roast this side of the Mason-Dixie line, standard Thanksgiving fare was offered, including turkey and all the trimmings.
89 year-old Ruby again delighted but did not surprise us with her dee-vine Florida pear cobbler, chocolate pecan pie and blackberry cobbler. Everything was delicious beyond words, except for the pumpkin cheese cake I made. The gingersnap pecan crust was burned and I don’t know why.
But with a few of my ordinary but satisfactory pumpkin pies and Ruby’s contributions, there was no shortage of desserts.
In his turkey suit, Alastair, of course, stole the show from the roasted bird. With his good looks and sweet nature, this little boy does not need cute clothing to win everyone’s attention. But he was precious in his black and white houndstooth check suit, made up from the John-John pattern in Martha’s Favorite Applique’s book by Martha Pullen.
The turkey design from the Autumn Harvest collection by Designs by JuJu was added to the front, enabling the John-John to be worn beyond Thanksgiving day. I hope to get another button-on embroidered for other occasions. Continue reading