Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo Roam

This was the scene at Casa de Holtzman on Thanksgiving morning:

Ebony and Ivory (aka Kenni and Vinni) were soaking up the short lived sunshine, while Elli was inside giving me the stink eye about her dinner. To be fair, she got plenty of turkey later in the day when we got home.

We went out to the family ranch for TG dinner. It's in the high desert, so it gets cold out there. Here is what I wore:

I wore grey corduroy jeans from Old Navy, a white tank with silver sequin trim that I got at Stein Mart, and the white cardi trimmed in studs that I bought to match my Jax dress (but didn't). Here's a look at my necklace - a vintage Avon piece that my mom gave me.

On my right arm, my silver/crystal costume bracelet and a chocolate/white diamond ring.

On my left arm, my Seraphanite bracelet from the Southwest Indian Foundatin and my yelloe gold wedding set.

             When we got to the ranch, the weather had taken a nasty turn.

First, we visited with Fertile the Turtle. He was formerly named Arthur before he moved to the ranch.

He has a hot rock and a heat lamp out there to keep him toasty. He's also hibernating, so........

Then we headed over to the chicken coop.

Baxter the Yorkie kept a close eye on the girls as they scratched for feed.

                                   I put on my fluffy faux fur and joined him.

One of the Rhode Island Reds wanted to become my best friend.

                 Mimi gave them some canned pumpkin for their TG dinner.

Last, but never least, we visited with Budreau, a Flemish giant. And boy is he!!!

Surprisingly, he is very friendly -  and that's a good thing, because those feet are enormous.

He even loves Doc !!

We had a very good day. Of course, on Black Friday, I went to the mall, like everyone else. I actually like the crowds and the holiday spirit. Look what was hanging in Macy's:

The same Calvin Klein dress that I got at Saks last year!!! It's funny, but I paid less at Saks than it cost at Macy's. I got a few other things while I was there.

a black velour warm up suit trimmed in red. It is made by Jones New York. I got a cute dress that was made of a denim-like fabric, made by Taylor. It came from Nordstrom.

Then, at Ann Taylor, I got a silk knit dress and a printed skirt.

And finally, at the Limited, I got a metallic skirt and two thin belts. I didn't have plain belts to hold my jeans up.

Yesterday, we hung around the house and did some home repair. Doc fixed the master bathroom faucet and also did this:

He installed two reading lamps over the bed. I just went for a run and then made beef stroganoff for dinner.

Well, that's about all for this issue of my blog. Elli had to go to the vet yesterday, but I will tell you about that tomorrow. Hope you all had a great Thanksgiving, and had some fun, also! See you soon !