Florida Thanksgiving and Southern Hospitality

My friends and expert horse women

We celebrated Thanksgiving with our close friends at their ranch in Florida.  This spectacular ranch has a small mountain, several lakes and magnificent aged trees draped in Spanish moss.

View as we rode along

The menu, luau style (fire deep in ground covered with sand) 2 turkeys, wrapped in burlap, then encased in tinfoil, wrapped in green leaves, buried in the sand and  slowly baked for eight hours.  Our host spent 24 sleepless hours caring for the fire and ensuring accurate temperatures, for this gourmet feast.

Treasures included 2 turkeys and a roast

We saddled up some horses and rode and talked and visited.

Riding and visiting

Cydney on Star

Our  hosts decorated this table themselves

Burlap tablecloth,notie the fresh flowers hanging from the rafters

Two pals and their dogs out jaunting around

Alexander, Chris, Matt and Tyler catching up

Uncle Tyler and Coner

Someone called that dinner was being unearthed

Mithell, Mark E.  John Jn entertain m3

Turkeys and a roast ready for carving

Notice the burlap pattern on turkey. 

My dear friends

Dwight Holmes and Artist Mary Rose Holmes enjoying family and friends at Thanksgiving

Each guest brought their favourite vegetable or dessert dish  and believe me when I say Martha Steward would have been envious of the skills of our cooks.

Mark E, Helen Tilston, and little Mary Rose

Friends linger over coffee following dinner

I am truly thankful to my family, my friends and all who make life worth living each day.