Monday 8 October 2018

Let Us Give Thanks


It's Canadian Thanksgiving today and time once again to count our many, many blessings!


Compared to historical living conditions, we are so fortunate to live when and where we do.


Even things we complain about should really be sources of gratitude.


And if you're a turkey getting a tarot reading, you have something to be grateful for, too. No, wait . . . April Fools!


43 comments:

anne marie in philly said...

happy thankgiving!
this year, be grateful you live in canada and not the US.

Lady M said...

You can be Thankful that Trump is not your president! Happy Thanksgiving Debra - I hope you enjoy your day.

DEZMOND said...

You're grateful for the taxes you pay? Wait, what? Did you put crazy shrooms into your tofurkey today? :PP Happy Thanksgiving to our favourite Canadian (I mean you, Celine Dion is number two :)

Bob said...

Saw the post title, and had to check ,y calendar. I thought i must have slept longer than I thought,
Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Linda d said...

Happy, happy thanksgiving.

Karen thisoldhouse2.com said...

Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

Marie Smith said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Debra. Turkey for us today!

Rosemary said...

Have a special Thanksgiving today Debra.

mxtodis123 said...

Happy Thanksgiving. Have a wonderful day.

Suzie Ridler said...

OMG that tarot one slayed me! Happy Thanksgiving Debra!!! I am very grateful for our long term friendship that has gone through my many incarnations. You always bring a smile to my life. You rock!

Mistress Maddie said...

Happy Thanksgiving Debs!!!!!! Maybe I'll move to Canada soon!!!

CraveCute said...

Happy Thanksgiving Debra! Canada is a wonderful country, I live so close and still haven't been to visit! It's on my 10 ten things to do before I get too old. Have a fabulous day!

Dr. Theda said...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, dear Lady

Kirk said...

Happy Canada Thanksgiving.

Liz Hinds said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Debra! I didn't know Canada had a thanksgiving day too. And we are indeed fortunate to be living in these times - even with our complaining.

This N That said...

Love the turkey. LOL happy Thanksgiving!! Have a great week.

Anonymous said...

Happy thanksgiving to you and your wise one! Xcellent reminder this is!

Joanne Noragon said...

I want all turkeys everywhere to know I will not eat them for Thanksgiving.

Birdie said...

Happy Thanksgiving to you and your Rare One.

Rawknrobyn.blogspot.com said...

Haha. Poor turkey.
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Day to you, Rare One, and HRH.
Cheers.

Hena Tayeb said...

Every time I see a movie or show or read a book from the 1800's of early 1900's I thank my lucky stars and am so grateful for being born in this era..

http://www.henatayeb.blogspot.com

Leanna said...

I love that Matter of Perspective. I have that on a wooden plaque next to my desk in the TV room. It keeps me sane. Happy Thanksgiving, doll.

e said...

Happy Thanksgiving, Debra. Love your good reminders of how fortunate we are...

jaz@octoberfarm said...

happy thanksgiving!!! hope you had a good one. it's 90= degrees here with high humidity and trump. enough said. i'm thankful for nothing!

Martha said...

Happy Thanksgiving! So many things to be thankful for.

Adam said...

I'm thankful my Thanksgiving is after Halloween

wink wink.

Professor Chaos said...

A few years back, the Missus and I toured Versailles and I thought, "we actually have it better than King Louis. He didn't have air conditioning, central heat or indoor plumbing. He didn't have movies or television or the Beatles. Sure, he had his own opera company, but it's not like he could say "I'm tired of Carmen, let's see what's going on with Rigoletto." Amazing what we take for granted.

Magic Love Crow said...

Happy Thanksgiving Debra! Great post!!! Big Hugs!

Barbara said...

Happy Thanksgiving. And if you run out of things to be grateful for, just remember you don't have our Mr Maga.

^.^ said...

:) Love, cat.

Magaly Guerrero said...

You know I lost all sense of decorum when I read the turkey comic, right? Fine, so I don't really have any decorum, still... the turkey one made me roar.

Hope your Thanksgiving was a good one (bittersweet memories and all).

Parnassus said...

Hello Debra, Two Thanksgivings are better than one, especially to symbolize that we are not grateful just for one single day in each year.
--Jim

Lynn said...

I hope you had a happy Thanksgiving!

Love that fairy tale thought.

Ol'Buzzard said...

Happy Thanksgiving
the Ol'Buzzard

jono said...

Happy belated Thanksgiving!

bj said...

Hope it was a good one for you. It surely is a bit sad when we are without some of those we love...but, it's life.
I know this is your first Thanksgiving without your mama...I also know what a strong lady you are...just know I think of you often.

bj said...

been meaning to ask what the significance of the bee is? Or do you just like bees ?

My Grama's Soul said...

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving Debra.....we do indeed have much to be thankful for.

Jo

Fundy Blue said...

I hope that you and your Rare One had a Happy Thanksgiving yesterday! Great post, and thought-provoking. The last one was brilliant and funny!

yellowdoggranny said...

happy thanksgiving to my favorite canaderian.

Debra She Who Seeks said...

@ bj -- Bees are significant to me on a few levels -- here's a post I wrote on this precise question a while back because others have asked me the same thing:

https://shewhoseeks.blogspot.com/2015/02/why-this-blog-is-full-o-bees.html

And yes, I also just like bees and always have!

Moving with Mitchell said...

My favorite: “The things you take for granted...”!!!

Unknown said...

Thanksgiving is my favourite holiday, and this year we have a lot to be thankful for! Maybe not the turkey, though.