thanksgiving – Ruth E. Hendricks Photography

Always Fresh Bread- A Handmade Gift

A day to be appreciative of all we have in our lives. Olga, my DIL’s mother gave me a handmade linen bag with a special lining to keep bread fresh. Made in Ukraine.

It says in Ukrainian ***alway fresh bread***

The loaf peeking out of the lace edged bread bag that’s cheese on the board.

After more than three weeks away, I slept in my home bed in a warm house last night. It was a long day of travel so lots of time to knit and reflect on a wonderful visit with my son and his family. I received many welcome home messages and it was lovely How good it feels to be able to travel again. To be with those you love. To meet a 2020 granddaughter.

I’m grateful for my family and friends and all of you who stop by here.

I found an article about Giving Thanks from Harvard Health Publishing and how it can make one happier. I believe it!

November 24, 2022 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: bread bag, Croatia, family, food, gratitude, Harvard Health Publishing, home, loaf of bread, mother, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, thanks, thanksgiving, travel, Ukraine, Zagreb 10 Comments

Raw Cranberry Relish, Yes or No?

Cranberries, navel orange, a Granny Smith apple, chopped. add 1/2c sugar and stir. Chill.

Some people prefer fresh cranberry sauce, some like the ribbed cylinder of Cranberry jelly from the can. Some put cranberries in a jello mixture. What they remember from childhood.

Cranberry relish, raw. Yes or no?

Or perhaps you don’t like cranberries in any form.

Cranberries, a navel orange, a Granny Smith Apple.

November 29, 2021 by Ruth Categories: food, PhotographyTags: apple, cranberries, cranberry, cranberry relish, food, kitchen, Orange, photography, postaday, relish, thanksgiving 13 Comments

Happy Thanksgiving

Thank you for stopping by the blog today and please know I’m grateful for your making time to look at the photo of the day.

I received two lovely Thanksgiving cards, the bottom l and r. Thanks dc and Carrie, two wonderful blog followers. (The other 4 cards I bought to send out- didn’t get them mailed. 😥)

Thank you to my dear friend for this thoughtful card ❤️

November 24, 2021November 25, 2021 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: autumn, backyard, grateful, greeting cards, leaves, photography, Pittsburgh PA, postaday, thanksgiving, turkeys 19 Comments

Embroidered Acorn Card

My sister sent this elegant card for Thanksgiving.

It looks so pretty with the little stitches in shiny threads.

Thanks, Mary.

November 30, 2020 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: acorn, embroidery, family, greeting card, mail, Papyrus, photography, postaday, sister, stitches, thanksgiving 15 Comments

Pies in NYC November 2015

I found this photo is my archives.

Artisan Apple and Pumpkin Pies at Citarella, when visiting my sister at Thanksgiving, the year Mark’s family came,too.

If you had to choose just one, which would you choose?

November 21, 2020 by Ruth Categories: Baking, food, PhotographyTags: apple pie, Citarella, dessert, family, New York City, photography, pie, pies, postaday, pumpkin pie, thanksgiving 6 Comments

Silent Sunday

December 15, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Baking, foodTags: baking, family, farmhouse, kitchen, photography, postaday, pumpkin pie, pumpkin roll, silent Sunday, thanksgiving 6 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

December 3, 2019 by Ruth Categories: Wordless WednesdayTags: #wordlesswednesday, barn, candlesticks, dinner table, family, farm, farmhouse, grateful, november, photography, postaday, silo, table setting, thanksgiving, wordless wednesday 10 Comments

Crestline Barn at Dusk

Crestline Barn at Dusk. Crestline Ohio, Thanksgiving evening.

November 30, 2019 by Ruth Categories: PhotographyTags: 24-70 L series Lens Canon, architecture, available light, barn, Canon 6D camera, Crestline OH, dusk, family, farm, ohio, photography, postaday, thanksgiving, travel 3 Comments

Whizzing By a Yard Full of Lights Near Galion Ohio

Just south of Galion Ohio. We were on our way back from Thanksgiving at the Farm.

I was the passenger with my camera at the ready. James was able to tell me when we were getting close.

Although Laura slowed down, she couldn’t stop.

Not really possible to get a good night photo while driving by this front yard filled with colorful

Christmas lights.

Want to see a better photo of the display? here is a good one in this article in the Galion Inquirer

Nowhere to stop or drive around a block. It was a two lane highway/road. I pressed the shutter as fast as I could.

You get the idea and can appreciate all the effort this family went to decorating. WOW. Turns out they have been doing this for twenty years. After reading the article I see they welcome people to drive in through the lighted arches and turn around in front of their garage. We didn’t realize it at the time we whizzed by. Maybe there will be another opportunity.

It was something to see, even if the lights went by in a flash. Like an unresolved three D image.