Just a quick post to wish everyone in the US a very Happy Thanksgiving. For those that don’t celebrate the holiday, I wish you all the best as well.
So, who is cooking and who is not? This year I will be cooking, along with my husband. I have a 20 pound monster of a turkey in the fridge and all of the ingredients for everything else. At least I am fairly sure I do. After seeing the craziness in the market yesterday, I can say for certain that if I don’t have it by now, it won’t make its way to the table.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We have so much to be thankful for and it is wonderful to have a day to enjoy family and just be grateful. For us, the day tends to be centered around food and family which are two of my favorite things!
About two weeks ago I was browsing Pinterest looking for ideas for the table this year. I found this simple wooden box filled with candles and small, decorative pumpkins. I showed the picture to Ray and asked if he might have time to make one for me.
The following weekend he came through with his version and it far surpassed the picture I had shown him.
The wood is the most gorgeous walnut. He had a number of scraps left over from a table he was commissioned to make for my sister last year. I am so happy with it. I love it with these autumn colors.
Ray really loves looking for pieces of wood with exceptional grain and this was no exception. He was sorting through his ‘stash’ looking for just the right pieces. (You know how we are in a fabric shop… wandering, thinking of possibilities, feeling fabric to see what the hand is like? That is Ray in a hardwoods shop. He goes a little nuts with all of the wood and all of the inherent possibilities contained within. And I totally get this.)
I look forward to using this piece over the years. It is like a blank slate and can be decorated for any holiday. It is pretty awesome having a creative guy and it is fun to have this in common with him.
I hope each of you are able to spend time with your friends or family and celebrate all that we have to be grateful for. Thank you for your virtual friendship – I so enjoy our community.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Yay Ray! It’s beautiful. Have a fabulous Thanksgiving.
Ray says thanks Sophia! Looking forward to pictures of your grandbaby’s first turkey day. I suspect he will thoroughly enjoy the meal!!
Wow, what a beautiful table setting! I hope that you have a wonderful Thanksgiving, too. I’ll be cooking mostly on Friday for our annual “Friendsgiving” that we host. 🙂
Thank you! Have a wonderful Friendsgiving. Does everyone bring something or are you on task for the whole meal? Either way, have a great celebration.
B.
That is gorgeous!! What a talented husband you have. Have a beautiful celebration with your family. I know this will be an especially thankful time for all of you.
Absolutely. We are incredibly thankful. Amazing to think of what life was like a month ago.
Take care Janine,
B.
Great job Ray! I have a similar one made by my great uncle that I treasure as well.
Happy Thanksgiving Kringles!
Hi Vickie!
I will pass your note along to Ray. Thanks so much. Hope you guys have a fun holiday as well. Are your kids/grandkids coming? At least some of them, I hope?
We are in Bozeman at Amy’s with one granddaughter. 17 degrees today!
Happy Thanksgiving Bernie! What a beautiful box – the way he constructed it just enhances that gorgeous grain. Are there little dividers in it? Would love to see a picture of the box empty (not that I don’t love your decorations!) I am totally putting this on Hub’s Honey-Do list! I am thankful for talented hubbies. 😉
Hi Linda:
I will email a couple of pictures for you in a few days. I plan to put away the fall decorations and start pulling out the Christmas boxes soon. He didn’t put any dividers in it. That would have been a good idea. Hope you had a nice holiday!
Take care,
Bernie
Beautiful and simplistic centerpiece. I love it. Happy Thanksgiving to your family too!
Thank you Diana. I also love the simplicity of the wooden box. With such a pretty grain, the box itself didn’t need to be ornate.
Hope you and your family enjoyed the holiday!
Take care,
Bernie
A Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well! Your husband created a beautiful center piece for your table. We have spent the past few days prepping food for our family gathering. I always go a bit over board with the desserts 🙂
Hi Tish,
We are the same with the desserts – only nine people and there were three pies and two types of fudge. Yikes. But it was a nice day overall. I hope the same is true for you.
Best,
Bernie
Tell Ray that is gorgeous! I am going to get my “MacGyver” to take a look at this and make me one too. I can see a Christmas arrangement in there for sure. Hope you had a wonderful gobble gobble day yesterday, and that cooking that beast went well!
I will tell Ray – that is so sweet of you Sandra! I am definitely going to use it for our Christmas table as well. It is such a pretty piece of wood – I look forward to playing with it and using it at different times throughout the year.
Take care,
Bernie