Preparing For Thanksgiving

Nothing else to do to the mantel with the addition of 2 orchids today. A prettier gourd fell on the floor and broke so the orange one replaced it.

Kind of early to buy flowers for the table but I think these may survive in a bucket of water in my cold basement till I arrange them hopefully with red and orange roses if I can find some a few days before Thanksgiving. That's my kitchen floor that I've been tiling for.... One day I'll finish or hopefully get someone to finish it for me. Until then.

I liked them because they remind me of black eyed Susan's.

Looking at tablescapes on the internet I like the ideas shown of wood boxes with harvest from the fall, candles, and flowers. I'll show you the finished product. For now I stuffed it with newspaper to raise the pumpkins up.

For the table and counters. Got them out early. I'm doing good this year because I started early. Each it's gets a little better. Not easy getting the house ready for Thanksgiving followed by Christmas but the earlier I start the less stressful it is. I'm hoping my brother will do Christmas as his house.

Put the leaf in the table and that'll sit there till I decide how I want to arrange it.

 

Planted amaryllis Marilyn this week after baking soil to kill any possible fungus gnats that may be in the soil. Then I covered the bulbs with plastic and some sheet moss. Lets see if it works. It would be nice if they wait to bloom for Christmas. Hopefully I timed it right. Lets see.

They joined the paper whites on the shelf. The paper whites are growing. I added the recommended mixture of alcohol and water to keep them from getting too tall. Hope it works. This is the first time I've tried it.

Taking a short break.

Lets sit a bit and enjoy the fire. Till it's time to start cleaning and organizing again. If I finish most of what needs to be done I can make the cranberry sauce tomorrow, and do some prep like grate the cheese, and cut onion and celery and put into containers until I make stuffing, macaroni and cheese, and potato salad (sorry for the blurry picture).

As close as she'll get to the fire today. Are you preparing for Thanksgiving?