Dear Santa... I've been very very good.

Sorry to keep you in suspense...  But YES!  The turkey was perfect!!    After only three hours the meat fell completely of the bones. No carving involved. I just put the pieces in a serving dish, drizzled some of the juice over it, and wrapped it securely with foil. Into a warm oven with the butternut maple casserole to keep warm till the guests arrived. I made the gravy with a port reduction, and as expected, it was a rich dark brown sauce.

Vintage decorations go very well with my old balls. I found this one, and one just like it, at a garage sale a couple of years ago. Both of them were in need of repairs, so one became "parts". 

It is surprisingly hard to take a picture of the old balls!!!!    I would love to do a photo inventory of my favourite ones.  Hmmmm.... that would be about 100 pictures! There's a challenge for a day when I'm bored!

Ok ok.... I can admit that these are NON vintage!!    Shhhhhh.. Don't tell anyone!  Actually salt and pepper shakers, but I keep them in rotation all year, using them in various vignettes.

I put my stocking up early so that Santa has lots of time to decide what to fill it with!!   Hint hint... Micheal Kors, Coco Chanel, ......  A girl can wish right???!