Thankful!

There is so much to be thankful for!

We at Machine Quilter wish everyone a 

happy Thanksgiving with family and friends!

This year we made 'homemade' pumpkin pie from pumpkins that we picked ourselves.

The little Harlequin Squash pumpkins make great pumpkin pie. 

We sliced then open and took out the seeds. 

Then cooked them in the microwave for a few minutes.

 added a bit of sugar and spice and condensed milk. 

It was fun making the crust pretty.

Then we baked it in the oven until it turned a golden pumpkin colour.

It was beautiful and delicious. We enjoyed every bit. And after the pumpkin pie was all gone we still get to keep on enjoying the pumpkin patch quilt.

The pumpkin patch quilt' hot' off our New English Quilter frame. 

Grateful

On this day in 1989 my husband asked me to marry him, while I was in the basement doing laundry. Twenty one years and six children later, not to mention thousands of laundry loads, I'm still glad that I said yes.

Today on the 'other side of the pond' it's American Thanksgiving. I'm reminded to count my blessings and I think that perhaps happiness has little to do with getting what we want and everything to do with being grateful for what we have.