We here at Watershed Post HQ wish all of you a happy Thanksgiving. (Certainly happier than ours -- the whole team here has a terrible cold and will be missing the big feast entirely.)
Here are two Catskills Thanksgiving nuggets gleaned from the internet to help you celebrate. The first is an adorable video from the Catskill Animal Sanctuary that's been making the rounds. It features two of the Sanctuary's in-house turkeys enjoying their very own Thanksgiving dinner -- minus the classic main dish, of course.
Here's Kathy Stevens, the owner of the Sanctuary, talking about those turkeys on the Huffington Post this week:
Like most turkeys I've known, Ethel and Blue are both curious, affectionate, and extremely social ... Beyond their similarities, their differences are striking. Blue is the more reticent girl, but she's also calmer. Blue is the sidekick to the always dramatic, always in-your-face Ethel, who is alternately extremely affectionate or occasionally a little aggressive. Both are verbal, but Ethel is the true loudmouth, talking a blue streak when someone new enters the barn, when one sits down with her, or, especially, when one sings. Ethel loves to sing. Very much a social butterfly who revels in the attention she receives on visiting days, Ethel also occasionally accompanies us on our guided tours of the sanctuary.
The second nugget is blogger Ron Lopez, who pens the blog Kensington Stories, reminiscing about Catskills Thanksgivings of his childhood:
Well, those post Thanksgiving weekends were sure fun. And thank God everyone knew where the house was once when the guns went off and the deer went down.
Yes, there was no one prouder than my dad or grandfather when they had a dead deer tied to the roof of our 63 Rambler. Just slowly driving down East 4th street so everyone could check it out.
Sometimes the damn thing would have its tongue sticking out too! Wow, that really made people "stop and stare" if you know what I mean.
