Everything on my family's Thanksgiving day table will be home made, except for our splurge, an assortment of organic cheeses & crackers. :) We got creative this year: a lot of our food will also be functional. Like the edible bread basket and the pumpkin bowls.
I am also proud, and thankful, that my family has a Heritage turkey from Antiquity Oaks, the farm where I interned. I don't eat meat, but it means a lot to me that my loved ones are able to enjoy a real turkey that was cared for & raised by people we personally know and trust!
And please keep Buy Nothing Day in mind tomorrow. If Black Friday shopping beckons you and you cannot refuse the call, please think as you're shopping. Ask yourself where your items came from and what their environmental footprint could be, ask yourself if they were made by child labor and if you want to show the "Holiday Spirit" by supporting child labor, ask yourself if it's worth it, and always support local businesses when possible.
Before you think about everything you want, remember what you have. Remember what you are thankful for.
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I've loved Thanksgiving ever since we moved out here, because it really is our harvest celebration. It marks the end of outside work and the beginning of hibernating and planning for next year.
ReplyDeleteHope you enjoyed the turkey!
We home made everything and that was lovely. I was in charge of a lot of stuff =)
ReplyDeletegood point about black friday. i just remember hearing about that worker that got killed last year. it is disgusting.
this morning i did go shopping. my sister picked up something she wanted but we decided to go against getting it because of the line. The line at Target went from the cash registers, zig zagged through all the food and arts and crafts aisle, and then over to the electronics. That's HELL of a long line.
oh and by the way. my sister found my tattoo this morning. there was a lotof explaining on my part. she likes it but doesn't getwhy i got it. i know it'll grow on her though. i love the idea of tattoos