Thanksgiving Pics!

We traveled to Madison, Wisconsin for Thanksgiving weekend to be with family: Ben, Kat, Mary, Rich and Pat. Lots of food, coctails, brisk walks, and more food. It was a lovely time.

What a bountiful spread on Thanksgiving day! Ben and Kat are wonderful hosts.


Oops! The wine froze!


One evening Nick entertained the family with his fiddle, playing Celtic and traditional tunes.


Isn't this a lovely picture of Pat!?

Brothers.

Schickers.



How unlikely!? At the Madison Botanical Gardens, they have a lovely Thai royal pavillion. The craftsmen who came to build the pavillion flew to Chicago, with all the materials, on the last plane allowed to land on 9/11/01 (just as the authorties were becoming aware of the attacks in DC and NYC). Two days later, in moving ceremonies praying for peace and cooperation, people from Thailand and Wisconsin built the pavillion together.


My mom loved this sculpture of tulip leaves.


I loved these grasses!


We celebrated Rich's 60th birthday at the end of this lovely weekend. He is an amazing father!