Happy Thanksgiving!

To all our friends here on The Patriot Woodworker and everywhere else, we want to wish you all a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving!

Please be safe in all you do, eat well, and if you are out and about having fun, please use a designated driver or taxi, we want you back here safe and sound!

 

 

To our troops

To all our men and women serving away from home, and abroad, we pray that you find happiness and comfort during this time away from your loved ones, that you find peace and warmth in the company of your fellow soldiers, marines, sailors and airmen. We pray that you return home safe in the future, so that you may enjoy more holidays and special feasts with your loved ones.

 

History brush up

Did you know? Lobster, seal and swans were on the Pilgrims' menu. Also, historians have suggested that many of the dishes were likely prepared using traditional Native American spices and cooking methods. Because the Pilgrims had no oven and the Mayflower’s sugar supply had dwindled by the fall of 1621, the meal did not feature pies, cakes or other desserts, which have become a hallmark of contemporary celebrations, (Read More)

 

Plymouth’s Thanksgiving began with a few colonists going out “fowling,” possibly for turkeys but more probably for the easier prey of geese and ducks, since they “in one day killed as much as…served the company almost a week.” Next, 90 or so Wampanoag made a surprise appearance at the settlement’s gate, doubtlessly unnerving the 50 or so colonists. Nevertheless, over the next few days the two groups socialized without incident. The Wampanoag contributed venison to the feast, which included the fowl and probably fish, eels, shellfish, stews, vegetables, and beer. Since Plymouth had few buildings and manufactured goods, most people ate outside while sitting on the ground or on barrels with plates on their laps. The men fired guns, ran races, and drank liquor, struggling to speak in broken English and Wampanoag. This was a rather disorderly affair, but it sealed a treaty between the two groups that lasted until King Philip’s War (1675–76), in which hundreds of colonists and thousands of Native Americans lost their lives. (Read More)

 

Below: "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (1914) By Jennie A. Brownscombe, Stedelijk Museum De Lakenhal

 

 

Links of interest

• The Pilgrims
• The Mayflower
• The Pilgrim and Wampanoag Peace Treaty

 

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Stay well and safe!

Just now, lew said:

Happy Thanksgiving to you all! Stay well and safe!

You too Lew! How's the weather there in your parts this day of thanks?

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Hope all are well and safe. 

1 minute ago, BernieW said:

Happy Thanksgiving to all. Hope all are well and safe. 

You too Bernie!

24 minutes ago, John Morris said:

You too Lew! How's the weather there in your parts this day of thanks?

Sunny and an unbelievable 63°! 

Wishing you all a safe, warm and happy Thanksgiving day.  God Bless you all.

 

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

31 minutes ago, Pauley said:

Wishing you all a safe, warm and happy Thanksgiving day.  God Bless you all.

Pauley, looks like you just got back from hell in that picture.

28 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Wishing everyone a wonderful day!

Right back at ya Fred!

25 minutes ago, John Morris said:

Pauley, looks like you just got back from hell in that picture.

Actually, we were on our way out...

And to one and all  Happy Thanksgiving.

Special blessing go out to our heroes serving our country throughout the world.

 

1 hour ago, Pauley said:

Actually, we were on our way out...

My God!

1 hour ago, Fred Wilson said:

And to one and all  Happy Thanksgiving.

Special blessing go out to our heroes serving our country throughout the world.

 

Hope you guys are doing well Fred!

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble...

Hope everyone is having a Happy Thanksgiving! 

39 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble...

Hope everyone is having a Happy Thanksgiving! 

You too Larry!

hope all stay well and enjoy this day with family (and friends, if that's allowed)  

 

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hey Al, we are from the state that started this whole turkey day thing!

1 hour ago, Artie said:

Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Hey Al, we are from the state that started this whole turkey day thing!

A small celebration that became a tradition. God bless America.