“Happy Thanksgiving”
What a lovely day on Gypsy Hill celebrating Thanksgiving. All three generations posed for this picture before we drove up to #3 to meet the rest of the family.
Will, Christine, Campbell and Ollie arrived at the same time as we did, for their first Gypsy Hill Thanksgiving experience. Christine had to deal with a hungry Clorinda as she assembled this delicious appetizer. Grammie didn’t want to wait for the dill sauce and sprig and was happy to help herself to the cucumber and lox bases.
Ollie enjoyed playing with the new #3 dog, Molly. I think they’re probably about the same age and really had a ball getting to know each other.
Everyone had a great time assembling snacks and dinner.
Luciano did a good job of making sure every last bit of turkey was carved.
Amy made a very passionate speech about being connected with the Earth and why we should all be thankful for that. The Robertson boys hadn’t heard a speech quite like that before, and it was the first time Amy had sat down at the Thanksgiving table and given a speech.
Frankie took full advantage of the after dinner cookies with a double fisted performance.
We’re not sure what Clorinda thought was so funny as she was taking a picture with Giancarlo and family. But it was clearly hilarious.
Soon it was time for Luciano and Massimo to relax with some TV. They really were very well behaved all day. Massimo reported the next day that “Uncle Keith is the best at spraying whipped cream into my mouth.” Not sure that’s what I want to be the best at.
Some sunset pictures from both #3 and #1 – the sunsets were just beautiful every day we were there.
I always enjoy this New Orleans Thanksgiving table with the classic Hubig’s pie and James Booker in the bottom corner.
Will and Christine did it all again on Friday for their lunch with Melanie and Guy (Christine’s Dad). Will was very proud of his bacon latticed turkey.
The girls (Diana, Alicia, and Caroline) spent a chunk of Friday putting up Clorinda’s Christmas tree and decorations. Clorinda was quite happy to sit and read “The Lincoln Highway” that I had shared with her, while all the activity took place around her. It wasn’t until Saturday morning that she really took time to investigate and enjoy all the decorations.
Diana went to sushi with Adamo and the boys on Friday night and had a good time meeting the owner and sharing some wine with her. She did bring home a yummy soft shell crab for me.
Our flight home on Saturday was very smooth with no issues. After all the warnings to expect disruptions due to low staffing of pilots, flight attendants and TSA staff, we had no issues at all on our three flights. The airports weren’t overly busy and all our flights were on time and smooth. Maybe we just got lucky.
Diana got this amazing aerial picture of Gypsy Hill as we flew home. It’s the dark green wooded area right in the middle, above the golf course. You can clearly see Adamo and Grammie’s houses as you zoom in. Nice job McD!
It was nice to sleep in our own bed on Saturday night and we were fully rested for a run on Sunday morning. Perfect weather – 55 degrees and sunny. After the run we spent some quality time scooping leaves out of the pool. Then I thought I would put the cover on the sunshade umbrella for winter. Diana suggested letting it fully dry from the rain first, and then we discovered that about 50 wasps and other critters had decided to make the sunshade their home. Note to self – open up the umbrella more often in the fall. I sprayed all the wasps to kill them off, then realized the spray was staining the umbrella. Some Spray N’ Wash and a good soaking with the hose and everything seems fine. The easy things that turn into projects. We finished up the manual labor portion of the day by retrieving Christmas decorations from the garage attic. Now I’m relaxing with football and typing this post.
Stay safe and kind!