Quilting, Life & Such

[lydamorehouse]

Image: Willow claiming the Lisa's Star Trek quilt.

Hope you're not allergic to cats, lcohen!  Willow has claimed your quilt.  Also, even though Willow is by no means a smol cat, you can see that it's really not much more than a lap quilt. It does, at least, have a nice fleece backing and so it's extra warm and snuggly.

Anyway, hello, all. I am writing to you in the throes of Thanksgiving prep. The first of our guests are arriving within an hour or two. Since Mason came home yesterday we have been prepping like crazy. Yesterday was the rolling and grilling of the lefse. (No, we are not Norwegian, but we live in Minnesota. Lefse has ended up as part of our holiday staples via osmosis.)  We initially bought a lefse grill with the intention of making crepes on it, but then we were like... WAIT, this also makes lefse, so why not?? For you lefse experts out there, no we don't make it from scratch. We use Aunt Lena's mix. It has fake mashed potatoes. Sneer all you want, the lefse is still hand rolled and comes off fresh from the grill I'm sure yours is better, but we have only so many spoons during the holidays.

Mason is our expert with the lefse stick. So, it was fun to all be in the kitchen yesterday.

Today, Shawn made two pumpkin pies and got the cranberry sauce made. We used to be canned jellied cranberry aficionados, but then Shawn inherited a recipe that involves alcohol and its become a family (and made family) favorite. We have also been making nibbles for around the house for months--cookies of all sorts and almond bark dipped pretzels. 

We do all the cooking for our made family/friends, so Thanksgiving has long been a favorite holiday of ours. 

I'm going to go try to sneak in a nap before people show up, however. Wish me luck!

Comments

[bibliofile]

Once again, kudos to making something that sets off the void's beautifully and comforts them physically. User testing is important, and cats and humans often share similar preferences (yes fleece blankets, no cactus blankets).

Mmmm, all the food sounds so good. Have a good one.

[sabotabby]

God I love cranberry sauce and did not get any this year.

Willow is so gorgeous.