One thing I am grateful for, is that there are people in the world who would take the time to inflate a big fake nylon turkey and set it up in their front yard. I never knew this was a thing. This makes me want to go visit San Diego this time of year just to spot them. It made me most happy just to imagine it when I read your description of it. Unfortunately, a big fake inflatable nylon turkey would not fit on my desk, but if I had a seriously big desk, I would put an inflatable turkey on it. The first time my brain read this I read the "nylon" as "neon" and it made me imagine a bunch of giant inflatable turkeys that glowed neon colours like they were from outer space. Thank you! Happy American Thanksgiving / late Canadian Thanksgiving!
Kathryn! I love this! You should have a desk big enough...
There is something about decorating--about being neighbourly, about joy in the not-everyday, about acknowledging the significance--and the potential fun!--in ritual.
Analogous to being a creative. Nobody NEEDS any of it. We need food and a roof, and we live and die. But art and celebration make all the difference between desperation and Wonder.
Camping always does it for us. When we lived in Texas, we would camp for American Thanksgiving and it was life-giving. Now we are done for the season and I can't believe we have to wait until April before we get back out again. It seems like forever!
And thank you for the Happy Thanksgiving from Canada!
Sarah! Camping in November--amazing! This past year we managed three mountain hikes, between mid-August and mid-September. That'll be it until next summer.
Life-giving is such a perfect phrase for those times--yes. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonder-filled holiday season!
It does grow the best memories, surely. And stories. I always come out from those times with renewed energy and have filled in significant gaps in whatever is the story at hand. Even if they don't show up at the time--but as a result of a real breathing and edifying Break!
Happy day of gratitude to you as well!
And to you, Mary Lou!
Thanks for thinking of us.
Thank you!
Happy Turkey Day! 🦃
And to you, Michael!
"Thank You" for your thoughtful comments to be thankful every day.
One thing I am grateful for, is that there are people in the world who would take the time to inflate a big fake nylon turkey and set it up in their front yard. I never knew this was a thing. This makes me want to go visit San Diego this time of year just to spot them. It made me most happy just to imagine it when I read your description of it. Unfortunately, a big fake inflatable nylon turkey would not fit on my desk, but if I had a seriously big desk, I would put an inflatable turkey on it. The first time my brain read this I read the "nylon" as "neon" and it made me imagine a bunch of giant inflatable turkeys that glowed neon colours like they were from outer space. Thank you! Happy American Thanksgiving / late Canadian Thanksgiving!
Kathryn! I love this! You should have a desk big enough...
There is something about decorating--about being neighbourly, about joy in the not-everyday, about acknowledging the significance--and the potential fun!--in ritual.
Analogous to being a creative. Nobody NEEDS any of it. We need food and a roof, and we live and die. But art and celebration make all the difference between desperation and Wonder.
Thank you!
Beautiful, Alison! Grateful to know you! ✨
Camping always does it for us. When we lived in Texas, we would camp for American Thanksgiving and it was life-giving. Now we are done for the season and I can't believe we have to wait until April before we get back out again. It seems like forever!
And thank you for the Happy Thanksgiving from Canada!
Sarah! Camping in November--amazing! This past year we managed three mountain hikes, between mid-August and mid-September. That'll be it until next summer.
Life-giving is such a perfect phrase for those times--yes. Wishing you and your loved ones a wonder-filled holiday season!
We miss it, but we have a lot of memories of the years that we were able to do it. Now we wait for April... 😉😂
It does grow the best memories, surely. And stories. I always come out from those times with renewed energy and have filled in significant gaps in whatever is the story at hand. Even if they don't show up at the time--but as a result of a real breathing and edifying Break!