Thanksgiving
Happy (late) Thanksgiving to you all! I hope your holidays have begun with delicious turkey and wacky but lovable family antics. Wil, John IV, and I went down to St Joseph to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Tushauses and Duckworths this year! Wil's parents live on a river bluff with some great land and spectacular views, so we spent much of our time walking through the woods and burning brush piles. It was even in the 60s Fahrenheit our last full day there! Pretty good for the end of November. Wild turkeys pecking some Thanksgiving corn outside the house. We did not eat one of these on Thanksgiving, although we did eat a turkey that got to roam free and enjoy his life! Naturally, we made a trip to Kansas City for some culture and delicious food! We watched the Mizzou game and toured the Thomas Hart Benton house while we were there. Thomas Hart Benton was an American artist in the early- to mid-20th century, and is one of three well-known Midwestern "Regionalist" pa