Happy Thanksgiving and it is the Hodgepodge

 

Happy Thanksgiving to you all.

We will be traveling to visit family this Thanksgiving. I have not seen my sister since last Thanksgiving, it will be a blessing to catch up in person.

 

And now it is time for the Hodgepodge. 

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

 1. Do you feel like you have a 'full plate' at the moment? In what way? 

 

I am feeling good about my commitments I have for the month of December. 

 

2. How did you learn to cook? If you have children did you teach or encourage them to cook? Do you like to follow a recipe or is your cooking style more 'let's wing it'.    

 

 I learned from my mom. Yes, both of our son's enjoyed learning how to cook. Our son Atticus enjoys baking. I do follow a recipe.

 

 3. Last time you bit off more than you could chew? Elaborate. 

 

This usually happens to me while gardening. I will start a project that I think will only take me about an hour. Instead half of the day has gone by and I am still in the thick of it.

 

  4. When did you last say 'the more the merrier' and mean it? 

 

When our son's have others with them for a visit and they did not tell us ahead of time. I am so happy to spend time with them and meet their friends and co workers. 

 

 5. Write an acrostic using the word T-H-A-N-K-S.  

 

Time with family.

Heading back to the family farm.

Apple pie with ice cream.

Nonstop belly laughing at the Thanksgiving table.

  Kitchen clean up, everyone chips in.

Sharing memories from the past.

 

 6. Insert your own random thought here.  

Happy Thanksgiving 

 

Over the river and through the wood,

    To grandfather's house we go;

         The horse knows the way

         To carry the sleigh

    Through the white and drifted snow.

Over the river and through the wood--

    Oh, how the wind does blow!

         It stings the toes

         And bites the nose,

    As over the ground we go.

Over the river and through the wood,

    To have first-rate play.

         Hear the bells ring,

         "Ting-a-ling-ding!"

    Hurrah for Thanksgiving Day!

Over the river and through the wood,

    And straight through the barn-yard gate.

         We seem to go

         Extremely slow--

    It is so hard to wait!

Over the river and through the wood--

    Now grandmother's cap I spy!

         Hurrah for the fun!

         Is the pudding done?

    Hurrah for the pumpkin-pie!

Lydia Maria Child

Over the River and Through the Wood

 

 

Over the river and through the wood,
to Grandfather’s house away!
We would not stop for doll or top,
for ‘tis Thanksgiving Day.

 

Heading home for Thanksgiving. I grew up in Phillips, Wisconsin. I moved away 28 years ago. My parents live 15 miles west of Phillips on our family farm. We visit often. 

A friend of mine recently traveled through my hometown and sent me this photo with the following text. "Carla, this is where you grew up? It is so beautiful!"

And it is. Lakes, rivers, county forest land and more.  

I live where I do now because of my husbands career. I never would have thought to move here, but I am glad I did. I did not think that when my husband said we were moving to Cameron, Wisconsin. I did not want to move away from my hometown. It was hard for me to leave family, friends and what I knew and loved.

 We grew as a couple when we arrived here in Cameron. We had no family close by, no friends and no clue of the community.   We learned. We learned, sometimes very slowly about the new community we live in.  We made friends, who are now treasures. My husband excelled in his career. We raised a family and they have now flew the coop to a new city to learn on their own. We gave back and continue to do so in our community we call home for now. 

 

How about you? Do you live in the community you were born and raised? 

Do you have a desire to move back to your hometown or state?

 

On the Road Friday ~ Confluence of the Chippewa and Red Cedar River

 

 

Hello Friends, it is Friday and it is time to hit the road. Today we are going to visit the shores of the Chippewa River and Red Cedar River. 

 

The Chippewa and Red Cedar rivers meet south of Menomonie,  near the Dunnville State Wildlife Area in Dunn County, Wisconsin. 

The confluence is a significant natural and recreational area, where the Red Cedar River flows into the Chippewa River. It is accessible via the Chippewa River State Trail and Red Cedar State Trail. 

 

 

Do you spy Ernie? He is looking back at the boys. Both Sam and Atticus joined us on this adventure. It was a fun day of rock picking, looking for clams and enjoying the river.

 

 

 We continue to find little trinkets left behind on our hikes.

 

 

 Here is a shrine to Busch Light. 

You never know what you might find or see when you get out and about in Wisconsin.

 ♥

Carla