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and what to our wondering eyes should appear?

November 13, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 12 Comments

Today’s ThanksBlogging challenge at Arkansas Women Bloggers – share a Thanksgiving Memory…

The memory that always comes to mind…
Thanksgiving Memory, Vintage Turkey
In the 1970’s
home on the farm
gathered around the table
spread with amazing casseroles
and dressing and pies
just said grace
salivating
forks posed
about to dig in
…and what to our wondering eyes should appear
in the center of the dining room window?
a huge TURKEY!
majestic with bronze feathers tipped in black
scarlet wattle
long beard
Watching Us!

Thanksgiving Memory


There were no turkeys on our farm—we had no poultry whatsoever! 
Was that his friend on our table?
His stare made eating a bit unnerving… but we managed.
That was the first and last time we ever saw a turkey on our farm.

The End

talya

Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.


Musical Pairing:

I’ve Got Plenty to be Thankful For, Bing Crosby

Filed Under: Holiday, Memories Tagged With: Mississippi County, Northeast Arkansas, Thanksgiving, Turkey

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Comments

  1. Hello! I'm Kate. says

    November 13, 2012 at 6:05 am

    CRAZY!!!!!

    I see this post was tagged “Mississippi County”– my mom was born in MS County & that’s where her dad was from. I’m loving meeting AR bloggers!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 13, 2012 at 6:22 am

      Hi Kate. What town was your mom born in? I’m sure my mother knows her – LOL.

      Reply
  2. TimH says

    November 13, 2012 at 6:23 am

    haha…very cool!!! That ‘peeping tom turkey’ must have gotten the guest list mixed up with the menu list!=) As always, I love waking up and reading your awesome blog! It’s a great way to get my day started!

    Reply
  3. MJ Shellabarger says

    November 13, 2012 at 7:02 am

    That’s a great story!

    Reply
  4. Colene says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:17 am

    Another good one!

    Reply
  5. Mark says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:37 am

    A peeping Tom turkey at the BAT cave on Thanksgiving in Cottonwood Corner proves once again that truth is stranger than fiction. That is so bizarre!

    Reply
  6. Anonymous says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:42 am

    True story; hard to believe, right? We never did know where that peeping Tom came from. theBAT

    Reply
  7. The Bauer Family says

    November 13, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Fantastic! Excellent writing. I’m sure he probably knew that delicious bird sitting on your table. 😉

    Reply
  8. Anonymous says

    November 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm

    Oh my! Sooo bizarre! Beautiful turkey!

    Reply
  9. Kelsie Fannon says

    November 13, 2012 at 5:27 pm

    That’s crazy!!! I’ve never even seen a turkey in real life!

    Reply
  10. Karen says

    November 13, 2012 at 8:07 pm

    I’m not sure I could have finished my turkey, ha!

    Reply
  11. Angi Cartwright says

    November 14, 2012 at 5:45 am

    Oh wow, I agree with Mark, very bizarre. Wonder what town Kate’s family is from.

    Reply

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