Happy Thanksgiving

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Here in the US we celebrate Thanksgiving on the last Thursday of November.  In 1863 Sarah Josepha Hale of Newport, New Hampshire, urged President Abraham Lincoln to set aside a day of thanksgiving and praise.

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She selected the last Thursday in November because, as she said, harvests were done, elections were over, and summer travelers were home. She also believed a national thanksgiving holiday would unite Americans in the midst of dramatic social and industrial change and “awaken in Americans’ hearts the love of home and country, of thankfulness to God, and peace between brethren.”

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Her words are as relevent today as they were in 1863 during the US Civil War.

In 1941 the US Congress declared the fourth Thursday of November as an official national holiday.

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To all my family and American friends:  Have a peaceful and enjoyable day of gratitude and thanksgiving.

To the rest of the world: Have a great day!

I’ll have ice with that

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It was 36 degrees at our house this morning and as I got closer to work, the temperature dropped a little.

It was misting when I got out of the car.  And the trees were already coated with ice.

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That didn’t stop this guy who rides his bicycle every day to work.

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The drizzly mist just turned to snow.  Wintery precipitation is predicted for this area.  Snow, sleet, freezing rain?  It’s going to be an interesting drive home this afternoon.

Good thing I brought these with me today.

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Catching some z’s

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I try to get enough sleep at night but sometimes I just want to take a nap.  It must be the after-breakfast-carb-crash that makes me sleepy around 9:00 in the morning.  I have on occasion fallen asleep at my computer at work.  Just for a couple of seconds and wake up abruptly when my head starts to drop to my chest.

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I’m making some felt ornaments for my grandchildren.

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I need to trim this one a bit more as the Z is not centered.  I think I’m going to stitch beads around the edge.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I feel a three-second nap coming on…. z-z-z-z