Thanksgiving #1 -- at the cottage

Our first of three Thanksgiving feasts, this one was held at my friend Betty Jo's cottage on the lake.  We picked cranberries and bbq'd turkey

Apples and caramel dip on the deck

The cranberries were on an island that we took the peddle boat too.  Nomdi just swam.

This guy was diligent about looking for berries

Greeting us at our triumphant return with cranberries.  I meant to take a picture of them but forgot.  We had a hard time finding any ripe one, they were mostly white, but they cooked up well!

A little music before dinner  . . .

To an appreciative audience

The remains of the feast.  Yes, that is pumpkin cheesecake . .

Believe it or not, these two are the same age.  In fact, Sam (on the right) is one week older.

 Sitting around the table telling jokes.  The kids really like the one about the monkey's butt.  Go figure . ..

  My attempt to take a picture of the scene without flash.  The candles did not look like this at the time (too bad!).