Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.

jingle · 11-22-2006, 09:23 AM

Martha Stewart will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.
I'm telling you in advance, so don't act surprised.
Since Ms. Stewart won't be coming, I've made a few small changes:

Our sidewalk will not be lined with homemade, paper bag luminaries.
After a trial run, it was decided that no matter how cleverly done,
rows of flaming lunch sacks do not have the desired welcoming effect.

Once inside, our guests will note that the entry hall is not decorated
with the swags of Indian corn and fall foliage I had planned to make.
Instead, I've gotten the kids involved in the decorating by having them
track in colorful autumn leaves from the front yard.
The mud was their idea.

The dining table will not be covered with expensive linens, fancy china,
or crystal goblets. If possible, we will use dishes that match and everyone will get a fork. Since this IS Thanksgiving, we will refrain from using the plastic Peter Rabbit plates and the Santa napkins from last Christmas.

Our centerpiece will not be the tower of fresh fruit and flowers that I
promised. Instead we will be displaying a hedgehog-like decoration
hand-crafted from the finest construction paper.
The artist assures me it is a turkey.

We will be dining fashionably late. The children will entertain you while
you wait. I'm sure they will be happy to share every choice comment I
have made regarding Thanksgiving, pilgrims and the turkey hotline. Please remember that most of these comments were made at 5:00 a.m.
upon discovering that the turkey was still hard enough to cut diamonds.

As accompaniment to the children's recital, I will play my recording of
tribal drumming. If the children should mention that I don't own a recording of tribal drumming, or that tribal drumming sounds suspiciously like a frozen turkey in a clothes dryer, ignore them.
They are lying.

We toyed with the idea of ringing a dainty silver bell to announce the
start of our feast. In the end, we chose to keep our traditional method.
We've also decided against a formal seating arrangement.
When the smoke alarm sounds, please gather around the table
and sit where you like. In the spirit of harmony, we will ask the children
to sit at a separate table.
In a separate room.
Next door.

Now, I know you have all seen pictures of one person carving a turkey in front of a crowd of appreciative onlookers.
This will not be happening at our dinner.
For safety reasons, the turkey will be carved in a private
ceremony. I stress "private" meaning: Do not, under any circumstances, enter the kitchen to laugh at me. Do not send small, unsuspecting children to check on my progress.
I have an electric knife. The turkey is unarmed.
It stands to reason that I will eventually win. When I do, we will eat.

I would like to take this opportunity to remind my young diners that
"passing the rolls" is not a football play. Nor is it a request to bean your sister in the head with warm tasty bread.

Oh, and one reminder for the adults: For the duration of the meal, and
especially while in the presence of young diners, we will refer to the
giblet gravy by its lesser-known name: Cheese Sauce.
If a young diner questions you regarding the origins
or type of Cheese Sauce, plead ignorance.
Cheese Sauce stains.

Before I forget, there is one last change. Instead of offering a choice
between 12 different scrumptious desserts, we will be serving the
traditional pumpkin pie, garnished with whipped cream and small fingerprints.
You will still have a choice; 1. Take it or 2. Leave it.

I hope you aren't too disappointed that Martha Stewart
will not be dining with us this Thanksgiving.
She probably won't come next year either.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Chemar · 11-24-2006, 07:02 AM

hehehehe

Martha sure wasnt here either Jingle and we sure had a fun day and a wunnerful feast

Silver Swan · 11-24-2006, 08:09 AM

Dear Jingle:

Did you write this wonderful piece? It is priceless. If you didn't write it, congratulations and thanks to its author!

Shirley H.

jingle · 11-24-2006, 08:27 AM

Shirley -- I did not write that funny piece ... I received it as a email from a friend and thought it would be fun to share here.

"Silver Swan" ... what a pretty name. I have two Christmas tree ornaments of swans that clip-on instead of hang and one especially lovely one of Santa riding a swan.

Silver Swan · 11-24-2006, 08:10 PM

Hi Jingle:

Thanks for your reply. I did enjoy reading that piece.

Silver Swan comes from the old madrigal "The Silver Swan", by Orlando Gibbon. You can google "Silver Swan" and come up with the complete text of this old ballad. I used to be a voice teacher and that was one of my favorites to both sing and use with students. It is lovely and I think you would enjoy reading the entire text.

Shirley H.

Lara · 11-26-2006, 05:02 PM

The only time I've even seen Martha Stewart in my entire life was one night here some years ago on a tv show. For some reason she was talking about tiling a swimming pool with old credit cards.

I loved that post, jingle. Gave me a good chuckle.

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