Getting ready for Thanksgiving!

It's my year to host Thanksgiving, and I do enjoy decorating for this holiday! I think Thanksgiving is such a lovely day because we focus on giving thanks and do so without the over-the-top expectations of hosting "the perfect Christmas" and making sure all the gifts made it into the back seat and/or the trunk. Just show up and be thankful! Now, the Thanksgiving color palette isn't my favorite, but I've learned to embrace it over the years.

And I'm happy to have acquired a few teapots that I can display at Thanksgiving each year. This is one I received ages ago in tea friend Bernideen's blog giveaway.

This one was a gift from my late friend Ruth. I have such happy memories associated with the tea wares she gave me.

And this is one I found at T.J. Maxx while out shopping with my mother and Aunt Jane years ago. (Sigh.)

I enjoy collecting vintage turkey planters, and last week, I found a vintage sugar and creamer that are a good match to a planter I already had. They're different makers, but the colors sure are close.

I like the colors on this one best, though.

Several vintage turkey platters have made their way to my home in recent years, but this small one has the prettiest coloring, I think.

Another antique mall find years ago was this primitive-looking cross-stitch piece—of teatime!

And the other day, my friend Ann gave me this gorgeous potholder she'd made to thank me for helping with a recent crafts night at church. Her pumpkin stitchery is adorable, so I'm displaying it as art! So do you decorate for Thanksgiving?