tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post8273336851300109060..comments2024-03-28T16:20:57.446-07:00Comments on The Gardener's Cottage: thinking about thanksgivingthe gardener's cottagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-55849511050629568172016-11-02T04:24:51.121-07:002016-11-02T04:24:51.121-07:00We have been prepping for weeks for Christmas deco...We have been prepping for weeks for Christmas decorating which begins today. We are going out with visiting family for Thanksgiving dinner. When we have decorated for Christmas in November in the past, we have had a most relaxed and enjoyable December so we are motivated. The Christmas boxes come down from the attic today! Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06793833033347164517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-49259862210713457622016-10-30T17:46:04.786-07:002016-10-30T17:46:04.786-07:00Thank goodness we have SAJ to remind us to get hop...Thank goodness we have SAJ to remind us to get hopping! ;)Eleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195209947252107326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-90611952970444040052016-10-29T18:45:26.822-07:002016-10-29T18:45:26.822-07:00wow eleanor, what a lovely comment. can't wai...wow eleanor, what a lovely comment. can't wait to see what you put together too! xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-76373925425408847732016-10-29T18:45:00.864-07:002016-10-29T18:45:00.864-07:00thank you char. it sure was a long hot summer. t...thank you char. it sure was a long hot summer. the weather has been so beautiful lately tho! good idea on the early set up! x0the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-76040622126283757372016-10-29T18:43:02.551-07:002016-10-29T18:43:02.551-07:00you are one to talk lady. your thanksgivings have...you are one to talk lady. your thanksgivings have been spectacularly beautiful! xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-53685527727528004332016-10-29T18:42:25.039-07:002016-10-29T18:42:25.039-07:00oh i missed that. was it good? xoh i missed that. was it good? xthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-14553669029282681172016-10-29T05:44:20.068-07:002016-10-29T05:44:20.068-07:00Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of them all so...Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday of them all so no, never too soon. I selfishly hope you host again this year because your tables are always achingly beautiful and I would never turn down a chance to see more photos of your home. xoEleanorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05195209947252107326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-13931493341795684282016-10-28T17:19:25.037-07:002016-10-28T17:19:25.037-07:00I always look so forward to the Holidays. Thanksg...I always look so forward to the Holidays. Thanksgiving and Christmas, my favorites. Living here in Southern California it has been a long hot & dry summer, so a wonderful fall/winter cool down would be wonderful. I plan on setting up and decorating for Christmas before Thanksgiving because last year I decorated to late. I just love your blog and the beautiful interior and garden pics you post! Char.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-32856918790274893832016-10-28T04:33:51.576-07:002016-10-28T04:33:51.576-07:00Whenever I think of Thanksgiving I think of your f...Whenever I think of Thanksgiving I think of your first thanksgiving day post! Your beautiful table set up in the garden with a plaid blanket and a pair of pheasants and jars of fresh herbs. Never too early!annie@mostlovelythingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14964878814684727910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-2263756231288519402016-10-27T07:56:04.366-07:002016-10-27T07:56:04.366-07:00Right now I am thinking about Friday and that Bill...Right now I am thinking about Friday and that Bill Murray will be on PBS for his Mark Twain prize. tnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-12984976120296910162016-10-27T07:40:11.836-07:002016-10-27T07:40:11.836-07:00hi linda, i think that thanksgiving with grown chi...hi linda, i think that thanksgiving with grown children is so much harder bc of everyone's schedules and time constraints. i think it best to be able to go with the flow too! xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-49211418541404071262016-10-27T07:38:56.235-07:002016-10-27T07:38:56.235-07:00i'm a planner too julie. not all my plans come...i'm a planner too julie. not all my plans come to fruition but some do and that's what is important to me! lol xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-76373304039372790362016-10-27T07:38:12.217-07:002016-10-27T07:38:12.217-07:00bravo for you elizabeth! yes, his posts from last...bravo for you elizabeth! yes, his posts from last year were fantastic and i can't wait to see what is up his sleeves this year! xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-7592242468370543332016-10-26T16:18:19.971-07:002016-10-26T16:18:19.971-07:00Vicki, my husband and I put the net mini lights on...Vicki, my husband and I put the net mini lights on our (long) hedges the day after Thanksgiving. (weather permitting) It's a pain but looks so pretty when it's all done. I used to put my tree up 2 weeks before Christmas. A few years back I started getting the tree sooner because I am the only one that decorates it now, and in addition with my gazillion ornaments it can take me a week to finish. At least after Christmas my husband will help me take the ornaments off the tree!<br /><br />LindaLRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-24295213702553139962016-10-26T16:06:37.749-07:002016-10-26T16:06:37.749-07:00Hi Janet, I'm not hosting this year and my dau...Hi Janet, I'm not hosting this year and my daughter and son-in-law are working so I haven't been thinking about it too much...Thanksgiving will just be delayed a day or two so they don't miss out!<br /><br />25 people is a lot...I think the most I ever had was 22 and that was pushing it. We did eat outside but then the rain came and everyone had to scramble indoors. :)<br /><br />Linda<br />xo<br /><br />LRS4AMANDAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17312878555775487787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-54099157464481029982016-10-26T10:28:48.340-07:002016-10-26T10:28:48.340-07:00I agree, I agree. It's all a recent mind-chan...I agree, I agree. It's all a recent mind-changer for me. I just LOVE that FF has Christmas up and running! I've often had to tap down the desire to play carols in July and wondered if it would be somehow more meaningful for me to celebrate at some other time than December, which seems to make little sense. Formerly, I'd scoff at the retail stores displaying Halloween & Thanksgiving & Christmas simultaneously but, what the heck, the more the merrier. My parents never put up one Christmas-y thing til about December 10 and I always regretted how fast it all came down, boxed away for another year. My husband puts up the exterior house lights (a BIG job) on Thanksgiving weekend which in other years I thought was 'way too early but now I anticipate and love it.Vickinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-88444769351600304092016-10-26T08:51:23.149-07:002016-10-26T08:51:23.149-07:00Not too soon for me. Thanksgiving is my favorite h...Not too soon for me. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and we do host every year, so planning ahead is a good thing.Julie @ Creating This Lifehttp://creatingthislife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-9590826107060081582016-10-26T08:03:56.405-07:002016-10-26T08:03:56.405-07:00LOVE THIS FAUX FUCHSIA......as I had a dear friend...LOVE THIS FAUX FUCHSIA......as I had a dear friend from SOUTH AFRICA who did the same thing!Tree up in OCTOBER SO she could enjoy it!We all thought she was NUTS.............XXLa Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-2055168298153861552016-10-26T08:01:22.583-07:002016-10-26T08:01:22.583-07:00NOPE, started the CHRISTMAS shopping on SUNDAY wit...NOPE, started the CHRISTMAS shopping on SUNDAY with the ITALIAN!<br />STEPHEN's GOT THANKS GIVING COVERED!<br />I bought a new tablecloth yesterday for the long pine table.............BURNT ORANGE!<br />I think his BLOG post did us ALL a FAVOR!He even has another POST OUT ALREADY!!!!!!XXLa Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01682902106545680159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-84658127411112128772016-10-26T06:04:13.851-07:002016-10-26T06:04:13.851-07:00thanks emily. i promise to share anything i can. ...thanks emily. i promise to share anything i can. what a surprise! xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-55312464712255217922016-10-26T06:03:31.281-07:002016-10-26T06:03:31.281-07:00that is such a great suggestion. you are lucky if...that is such a great suggestion. you are lucky if you DIL will give up the control - not sure mine would. lol i think it's the perfect solution really. xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-34021083072010814342016-10-26T06:02:21.143-07:002016-10-26T06:02:21.143-07:00i love that you do what pleases you and your famil...i love that you do what pleases you and your family. who cares if anyone else doesn't approve?! i adore mushrooms, they are my meat substitute! xthe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-68809891517753399812016-10-26T06:01:14.002-07:002016-10-26T06:01:14.002-07:00ok kathy now that sounds like heaven to me!ok kathy now that sounds like heaven to me!the gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-2408693036519906332016-10-26T06:00:46.103-07:002016-10-26T06:00:46.103-07:00i was just talking with M and we both said 8 to 10...i was just talking with M and we both said 8 to 10 is the perfect party, esp in a small house. i prob won't know when i'm hosting for a couple of weeks. everyone is so busy, me too, that it'll all just fall together in the end. xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2191490968189022599.post-81247088516110583322016-10-26T05:59:22.402-07:002016-10-26T05:59:22.402-07:00i wish we had the same time frame as canada. woul...i wish we had the same time frame as canada. would make it a bit easier and less rushed. xothe gardener's cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447809353998632722noreply@blogger.com