Forget the press of feasting and cramming too many people into too little space for the afternoon, and let Thanksgiving–gratitude–carry the day.
Gratitude is an in-the-moment awareness that something we have, know, or experience has intrinsic value.
Emilie Loring had optimism for the future and a vivid awareness and appreciation of the present, a sense that life is filled with "radiant possibilities." I think that's why many of us read her books again and again. If time seems short for reading just now, here is a happy dose of appreciation for your holiday week.
Sonia laughed. "Don't you believe in romance, Serena?" "Thank heaven I do. I belong to a generation which believed in it…" We Ride the Gale!
"What difference do years make, Reub? So long as one keeps on seeing the romance in life one is never old." It's A Great World!
How I adore frillies! Here Comes the Sun!
With the opening door came a potpourri of savory scent: roasting turkey, sage, oyster stuffing, crisping sausage, onions, spicy mincemeat.
…he returned from serving the onions, white, bursting from tenderness in the yellow of melted butter–the giblet gravy, smooth, brown, piping hot in its silver boat.
She marked the pies in generous portions. Apple, baked in an oblong tin, the four corners lusciously candied with molasses which had been used for sweetening in place of sugar; mince pie; pumpkin pie.
She stopped to look at the world outside. Two snow birds were busily pecking for their Thanksgiving dinner in the rusty grass, in front of the cottage which had once housed the farmer and his family. Purple shadows from drifting clouds cast curious patterns on the sand dunes. A rising breeze was kicking up white caps, which looked as if the sparkling blue and green sea had acquired a passion for lace ruffles. Marvelous afternoon.
Whatever sets you on top of the world, I wish an abundance of it for you this Thanksgiving. Happy Landings!
Thanks for sharing all these gems! I love them! Especially, the Thanksgiving and the home quotes.
The quote about laughter brought to mind an episode of "That Girl" titled The Beard. My sister and I watched it last weekend and could not stop laughing! It was so good to laugh that long and hard. Therapeutic indeed!
Wow, I haven't seen "That Girl" in ages. It's a good reminder that those old shows bear re-watching! Happy Thanksgiving!