This weekend we celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada.
With my grocery list in hand and my granddaughter helping me fill the shopping cart, it made me stop several times to give thanks during the process of preparation. Kya chattered about the delicious things she thought we should include in our Thanksgiving menu, already having her favourites and traditions. With every yummy item she added, I took the opportunity to talk about people who don't have all that we have.
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| My sister and I looking stylish at Thanksgiving (1963) |
Throughout our grocery shopping we gathered food items that she would put in the food baskets for donation. I hold back the grocery store points collected and turn them over for the food bank - one store card for Thanksgiving, and the other points card is used for Christmas giving. Kya learned this yesterday, and she learned how important it is to give to others. Of course then she skipped along and talked about pumpkin pie; and that's fine, because she helped someone else skip along because they too will have a Thanksgiving dinner.
And like so many people, we will sit down with family to enjoy a full turkey dinner. It is a dinner of abundance that has an average consumption of 2,500 calories per person. And this is where I remind myself every time to pace it. There is always tomorrow, and left-overs are the absolute best.
what a PRECIOUS photo of you and your sister!
ReplyDeleteThat photo of you and your sister at Thanksgiving is the sweetest!!! I think preparing Thanksgiving dinner is my one favorite thing I get to do at the holidays. I love the shopping for the food and the preparation. It brings such joy to have my family all sit down to a lovely table and eat together. Something that doesn't happen often anymore, since they live all over the place.
ReplyDeleteLittle Kya must have loved your Thanksgiving feast this year! She is being taught how to be as thankful as you are my dear.
You asked me how long I have had this garden going? I planted the first tree in 1997 and then the in the following months I planted about 10 more and got some of the beds ready. It is always evolving and I as the trees have grown I have had to move many things around and put in more shade tolerant plants where flowering plants had been. Lots of work but great at the same time.
Have a great week K!
sending hugs...
DeleteYour garden is so romantic and I can't help but think each time I look at it - it should be in a published book.