This has been a rough year for many, many people. On this Thanksgiving Day, I want you all to know that I am thankful for each and every one of you, who have made my life richer in so many ways. You are loved, and you are cherished.

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Fire Dreams
(Carl Sandburg)

(Written to be read aloud, if so be, Thanksgiving Day)I REMEMBER here ( Read more... )

Fire Dreams
(Carl Sandburg)

(Written to be read aloud, if so be, Thanksgiving Day)I REMEMBER here by the fire ( Read more... )

Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day here in the US, and as is probably neither unusual nor unexpected, I have a few traditions that I tend to adhere to on this particular day.

This year it's a mixture of the old and the new.

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One thing I do and which I've done for a while now is to read Carl Sandburg's " Fire Dreams." I don't know ( Read more... )

Fire Dreams
(Carl Sandburg)

(Written to be read aloud, if so be, Thanksgiving Day)I REMEMBER here by the fire ( Read more... )

Right now I'm sitting on my couch, warm and cozy and curled up with a cat to wait while the pecan pies bake. It's a good day.

I'm thankful for a great many things, including but not limited to:

• Friends and family
• The comfortable home in which I've lived for the past nine years and the one to which I am moving
• That Talia is here to share this ( Read more... )

There is so much in this world that I am thankful for, always ( Read more... )

Fire Dreams
(Carl Sandburg)

(Written to be read aloud, if so be, Thanksgiving Day)I REMEMBER here by the fire ( Read more... )