Thanksgiving
A HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ONE AND ALL
The turkey. The Sweet potatoes. The stuffing. The pumpkin pie. Is there anything else we can all agree so vehemently about?
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
Happy Thanksgiving
Food on Friday ~ Thanksgiving
there is always something for which to be thankful
Well, it’s Wednesday not Friday, but there wouldn’t be much point in my publishing some Thanksgiving recipes the day after the event. So forgive my erroneous title, it’s for a good cause.
You know that we don’t have Thanksgiving here in England, and that some of the things you serve make no sense to me; candied yams for one. Yet, part of me wishes we did have a Thanksgiving feast in the dark months before Christmas.
There is at least one earlier Thanksgiving post here, you can click on the link of you’d like to see last year’s dishes. Also check out my November 13th post Food on Friday ~ Mid Autumn.
Have a very happy day tomorrow.
So, first up this week we have a Candied Yams recipe from Lena Abraham at Delish magazine. (I don’t believe I’ve ever had yams…..)
Candied Yams
This is another dish I really don’t get, but I understand goes down very well on the Thanksgiving board. From Gimme Some Oven; The Best Green Bean Casserole. This dish is also really healthy. Enjoy.
The Best Green Bean Casserole
All great meals need a light appitiser that one can also use as a snack with drinks if friends call around. Jessica Merchant at How Sweet Eats has this very easy recipe for Smoky Chipotle Cheddar Twists. I just know these will disappear fast…..
Smoky Chipotle Cheddar Twists
One of the most critical things about a turkey dinner is the gravy. Ergo from Chungah at Damn Delicious we have; How To Make the Best Turkey Gravy. Looks good to me.
How To Make the Best Turkey Gravy
To start off your Thanksgiving day with a very seasonal holiday breakfast we have these Easy Fluffy Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls from Tieghan Gerard at Half Baked Harvest. These would also go well as a dessert with coffee after dinner.
Easy Fluffy Eggnog Cinnamon Rolls
Our collection this week is from Country Living magazine; 68 Easy Thanksgiving Recipe Ideas the Family is Sure to Love. From this collection I have chosen to feature their Ginger Pumpkin Pie.
Ginger Pumpkin Pie
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
oh yes, cook a second turkey for the dog
but where are the trimmings?
Negative, Cynical, and Critical
it takes courage to be positive and happy when you’re hurting
sometimes we all need a little quiet contemplation
Reading back through my blog I’ve realised that so many of my posts are negative, critical of others, and quite cynical. My only excuse is that in recent years my heart has been hurting and my head has been confused. There is no cure for that unless one wants to change. You can’t stop being negative until you realise that there is another way of looking at life.
Well, there is going to be no more of that. It’s way past time that I looked on the bright side of life.
The world is a wonderful place, filled with dreamy clouds and blue skies if you have the will to search for them. Most people are good, interesting, and kind; and if you come across the other sort, someone truly toxic, then walk away from them, and don’t look back.
Be crazy, be weird, be stupid, be creative, be whatever ~ life is to short to be anything but happy.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk,net
I’ll get by with a little help from my friend.
Marmaduke is always happy
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
happiness is what we find at the end of the road
Right now, this minute, I’m damn happy. I have walked away from the person who was making me miserable, and you can make no more positive step on the road to happiness than that.
Not the Bob Marley original, but a happy version nevertheless.
Don’t worry, be happy.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be
Happiness is Good
there are so many good reasons to be happy
I’ve been miserable, depressed and stressed for months. All of that comes from within, but with a malevolent influence from something else. I would rather be happy than constantly suffering the slough of despondency. Most men are just as happy as they make up my minds to be. I’ve made up my mind to finally walk away from the alcohol that was the source of my unhappiness, and today I am happy.
So, some happy pictures for today.
Have a very blessed Tuesday.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
the rocks were all painted by school children
Tunes on Tuesday ~ Loreena McKennit
Dark Night of the Soul
This song is a little bit the way I have been feeling recently. Luckily, with the help of my friends, I am much, much better now.
Thank you everyone.
Please listen responsibly.
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
the long darkness
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Tunes on Tuesday
I once knew a girl in California
There are a lot of once in one’s life. I once owned a V12 e-type Jaguar. I once had a mistress. I once was a boxer.
Please listen with kindness.
jack collier
jackcollier@talktalk.net
Marmy
Being Alone
there is being alone and there is loneliness
One of the side effects of this supposed coronavirus pandemic is loneliness. I have not met another person for weeks. In fact I have not spent quality time with a friend since March 23rd this year. I am fairly sure this has been damaging to my mental, spiritual, and physical health.
Loveliness is no stranger to me. I even have a rule. Rule #2 ‘nobody is allowed in the garret….’ but this is taking things a little too far.
Again today the mass testing station just across the marina from me is deserted.
WTF is going on?
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jack collier
jackcollier&@talktalk,net
I want to go to California
Scenes on Sunday ~ Road Trip
keep cool ~ drive a Mustang convertible
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jack collier
jackcollier7@talktalk.net
California, a Mustang
and the girl riding shotgun
it doesn’t get any better than that
