Photos From the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend

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It’s been such an enjoyable staycation

Thanksgiving dinner: smothered turkey wings, gravy, Jasmine rice, macaroni-n-cheese, & steamed cabbage with tomatoes and onions
Jernee’s food for the week: ground turkey, corn, green beans, carrots, baked rustic potatoes, & scrambled eggs
Zumi’s food for Thanksgiving morning: ground turkey, blueberries, & turnip greens
Up the block: the Ethan Allen store, Thanksgiving night.
One of the tables on the basement level in my apartment building. I love the spiky piece of art & the lamp, too.
Fitness room shot#1: Saturday morning’s hot spot.
Fitness room shot#2
Duck Donuts box from Friday night.
Saturday morning’s smoothie ingredients: banana, banana peel, diced Honeycrisp apples, 1 garlic clove, 1 piece of ginger root, cinnamon, honey, coconut milk, & ice.
Christmas Tree goodness. Saturday night life–living right.

Thanksgiving weekend
Old Man W i n t e r is happy
it arrived on time

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43 thoughts on “Photos From the Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend”

    • Haha. Yes, cooked, no seasonings or other spices at all.

      Zumi doesn’t seem to like it much, though. I researched protein that Red-Footed tortoises can have and ground turkey/cooked turkey is one of them. 😊

      It can only have it in moderation. It should only make up about 15° of its diet. It mostly eats turnip greens, romaine lettuce, cucumbers, and fruits.

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  • That mac-n-cheese looks incredible, everything on the plate does. And your Christmas tree is so pretty and doesn’t take up too much space, I love it!

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    • Aww, thank you, lady! Everything was so good!

      And yes, it’s big enough for me to enjoy and it adds just the right account of color and flair to the place!

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      • You’re so welcome and that’s great. Yeah, I don’t like the really big trees since they take up so much room. This one seems like the perfect size.

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  • That looks delicious. Loved this glimpse into your week. Those are some interesting smoothie ingredients. We use a lot of ginger and garlic in our cooking but I’ve never added garlic to smoothies.

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  • Love the visual recap of your Thanksgiving weekend! I see you’re ready for Christmas. Last year, I didn’t put my tree up until the day before and didn’t take it down until after Easter.🥴 Not sure what I’ll do this year. Lol.

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  • Love that everyone got Thanksgiving dinner in your house! However, you gotta explain that smoothie…doesnt sound like good eats. Banana peel? Garlic?

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    • Everyone in my house, was me. Lol. But I did take a plate to my neighbor and to my mom.
      Actually, the garlic clove offsets the sweetness of the cinnamon, bananas, honey, and Honeycrisp apples. Garlic is also a healthy spice of choice to use for combatting diabetes and high blood pressure.
      So is the banana peel. A lot of the fiber is in the peel. It’s actually quite good. You only need one garlic clove. If you are a lover of garlic, it’ll be right up your alley.

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      • Well, I meant your pets got a lovely dinner too!
        I do love garlic, but not in a breakfast smoothie. I think it would overpower the sweet taste of the fruit. I am getting my fiber lately from deliciously flavored aloe vera juice!

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      • Ah. I do so more for the benefits to help combat diabetes and high blood pressure. I’m not a big sweets person, so I want the powerfulness of the sweeter items dampened just a bit.
        I have to think, “do I want my numbers to get better or do I want to continue on a path that may lead to an ending I do not want?!”
        You must remember, most of the smoothie is all sweets. There’s ginger root and cinnamon, coconut milk, and honey, too. I like it. I’m prayerful for great results. 😊

        Oh, yes! They truly did get a great holiday meal. My bad. Lol.

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      • It may not be your thing in sweets, but I’m here for it. Lol. I cook with it often, and I also use turmeric and I take a turmeric supplement capsule every morning.

        I have a very high genetic link to high blood pressure and diabetes as well as high cholesterol. My numbers are getting higher to the point of concern for my PCP, but I refuse to do meds.

        If I can try alternatives and natural/organic methods, I will.

        So, I’m upping my workout game and incorporating these things to see how it’ll all work.

        I was having horrible left knee pain, and I’m already seeing a change in that. *Crosses fingers*

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      • So I have PKD which causes high blood pressure and I take turmeric supplements and eat it as well but I am STILL on not one but two bp medications. Sometimes its necessary, even when we do all the natural things too. Just keep a diary, mine’s every other day, and report it to your doctor every month. Mine improved so much after starting the addition of Amlodipine to the lisinipril i was already taking.

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      • I’m truly glad that works for you, I am.

        I have a fear of being bound to medications for the glory of life. I just feel like that’s not my calling right now.

        My doctor tells me the same thing, “Your family history is just catching up to you, Tre. You can do all of the things you need to and you still may have to consider medications.”

        I just don’t want to, not right now. I don’t want to be married to that kind of spouse any time soon. I would hate to give big pharma and these insurance carriers my money when the bulk of what we’re fed or expected to eat is so incredibly packed with things that are slowly killing us to keep us running to doctors and medications, thus continuously lining the pockets of Big Pharma and insurance carriers.

        I’m going to hold out as long as I can. If hundreds of thousands of people can maintain healthy numbers without the aid of medications, I can, too.

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      • I hope and pray it works for you and if it does, than you can teach me what you did/do and maybe I can get off mine. The doctor surely wont tell me that!

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      • What I love about my doctor is she will always share what is helpful naturally/organically, and we’ll discuss what I should do for exercise, and she’ll let me try those things and report back to her in 3 months.

        This isn’t my first tussle with pre-diabetes or cholesterol numbers that need to be monitored. It is, however, my first time dealing with higher than normal blood pressure readings.

        I’ve been more stressed at work, but that will soon change. I’ll start a new job on December 09th. Bit by bit, moment by moment.

        I’ll let you know how it all goes. Thank you. 🙏🏾🩵

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      • She’s not. She’s African-American, in my age range, and she feels my pain of constantly having to explain why I don’t want to be on medications. She’s an MD. I can talk to her how I would an older cousin or sister.

        I’ve had other MDs who could care less. They would have never suggested anything else to me–only medications, not even the suggestion of diet or nutrition changes and exercise before shoving meds in my face.

        When you find a good doctor, hang on to them. I’m going to do my best to hang on to this one. I truly am.

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      • I’m going to try. Lol. Trust me. It’s hard to find a good health care professional for preventative and overall general care.

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