Feeling Gravy

"Be thankful for what you have, and what you don't have."

My yoga teacher says this at the end of every class when we sit in angeli mudra, just before "namaste." We all need to be reminded that there are many things you don't have that you may want but you're better off without them. End of philosophical musings.

Twelve of us sat down to a feast that included turkey with traditional gravy, goose with bourbon-maple syrup sauce, stuffing, mashed potatoes, sweet potato fries, mixed vegetable saute and cranberry relish and sauce from the can. Dessert was apple pie with vanilla ice cream and tiramisu. Prior to this, we had cocktails and a myriad of hors d'oevres brought by my friend Doug.

We were an eclectic group, ranging in age from 20 to 89, 7 family members and 5 friends. I did almost all the cooking and my sister and mother-in-law did all the dishes. The fridge is stuffed and we even have food in a cooler on the unheated enclosed porch.

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