Thanksgiving, Part II: Good Friends, Old & New

7 a.m. Thursday, November 25th (minus 3 degrees)

A big shout-out goes to the friends who braved single-digit temperatures and snow-covered icy roads to join together for Thanksgiving dinner.
Encouraged by unusually warm weather earlier this autumn, I had originally thought it might be possible to build a fire in the patio stove, where guests could gather with cups of hot cider and relax after dinner. 

What was I thinking? We could barely get the back door open, and the idea of standing around outside was clearly crazy.

How in the world do birds stay alive in this weather?

We sat around the table inside, where we didn't have to scratch in the snow to find crumbs to peck.

Connie and Donna were festive in red.

Jeremy and Ramona shared a laugh during dinner.

 Good friends, old and new, toasted my birthday...

...and we topped off the evening with a game of Canasta.

Happy Thanksgiving!