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Happy thanksgiving to those of you that celebrate it.

It’s not celebrated here in the UK. We save our turkey dinner for Christmas Day :)
Tomorrow is what they call black Friday here. I have to go out early but it's a first for me. I used to go shopping the day after but it's become a circus. Tomorrow I'll try anyway. But! I'll be going when I feel like the coast is clear. There's something I want to buy for a great nephew really bad that I know he will love.sooo...
 

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Man o man do I ever wish Thanksgiving happened on every Thursday. I run errands and do grocery shopping on Thursday, and this morning there was NO traffic, the grocery store parking lot was so empty I was able to park right in front of the door to the store, the aisles in the store were free of people and clutter and there was NO line at the check out! I usually get home around 11a and this a.m. I was home by 9a. What a great shopping trip!!!! Puts me in a good mood for the rest of the day.
Now that’s a great thing to be thankful for!!
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Tomorrow is what they call black Friday here. I have to go out early but it's a first for me. I used to go shopping the day after but it's become a circus. Tomorrow I'll try anyway. But! I'll be going when I feel like the coast is clear. There's something I want to buy for a great nephew really bad that I know he will love.sooo...
Oh lord!! Your a brave one... I tried it once may years ago when my daughter was small... it was then that I became a “cyber Monday” shopper . Get your armor polished!
 

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Happy Thanksgiving to all. Even if you don't keep it as a holiday. I'm sure everyone is doing the best they can for dinner and family get togethers daily. It's just a day to remind us to be thankful all year long.
 

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Had a great Thanksgiving lunch. All by my lonesome now though. Wife is visiting family out of state and son is off with his gf. 1st time in months I've gotten to watch an entire movie, start to finish, unabated. Life is great! lol
 

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Had a great Thanksgiving lunch. All by my lonesome now though. Wife is visiting family out of state and son is off with his gf. 1st time in months I've gotten to watch an entire movie, start to finish, unabated. Life is great! lol
I enjoy quiet times too. Watch a movie or sit quietly and listen to the birds...and that's supposed to be quiet??!time..it's still nice though.
 

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone hope everyone had a wonderful and safe day today
I did have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I cooked yesterday so no cooking today! It's leftovers and and a painting out of Joe soon for the cards. I hope you are having a lovely holiday also.
 

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I did have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I cooked yesterday so no cooking today! It's leftovers and and a painting out of Joe soon for the cards. I hope you are having a lovely holiday also.
It was an okay holiday. Kiddos have been sick today poor Maxine was really sick and I had to bring her to the Dr before we went to dinner because of her breathing. It's been a very long dinner. I didn't do any cooking but I cleaned up grandmas dinner for her.
 

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Had a great Thanksgiving lunch. All by my lonesome now though. Wife is visiting family out of state and son is off with his gf. 1st time in months I've gotten to watch an entire movie, start to finish, unabated. Life is great! lol
That is why I like having weekdays and not weekends off. So much easier to get stuff done too!
 

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Had a great Thanksgiving lunch. All by my lonesome now though. Wife is visiting family out of state and son is off with his gf. 1st time in months I've gotten to watch an entire movie, start to finish, unabated. Life is great! lol
I totally agree! I was very lonely after my husband died, but once I got used to living alone I realized, "I really, really like this!!!!" I'm not responsible to anyone. I no longer have to say, "I'm going to the store - be back in a little bit." I just up and go! I'm much too selfish to share my life with anyone. (and I get to eat ALL the leftovers!)
 

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I did have a wonderful Thanksgiving. I cooked yesterday so no cooking today! It's leftovers and and a painting out of Joe soon for the cards. I hope you are having a lovely holiday also.
I thoroughly enjoyed my stuck-in-the-house-because-of-the-rain day! Watching those kittens is a real treat. They're so entertaining. And later in the evening I got a "meals-on-wheels" from my daughter. She cooked a ham and brought me a plate.
 

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I don’t think I shared these photos with you last week.

This little cutie weighed in at 140g/5oz last Friday and is unusually dark. That face would normally be a paler brown. His ears seem enormous; he has a lot of growing to do.

Today he weighed 212g/7.5oz! He isn’t half eating a lot!
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On Wednesday, JoesDad and I popped over to France for the day because there was a £25 return special offer on Eurotunnel. We love closer to France than most of the UK! We drove down to the town on St Omer, about an hour from the coast, because we hadn’t been there before.

This American Civil War powder horn was in the museum. I thought some of you might find it of interest
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Happy Friday Everyone!:):tort:
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to those who celebrated.
The feasts looked wonderful! I'm happy everyone got to spend time with loved ones.
I got to spend time with loved ones and of course overindulged on wonderful food. I was asked to make corn bread with honey, and it was
a hit. I returned home with more food than I brought :p:D
I am very grateful to be part of my TFO family.

The weather here is cold, windy, and rainy. The wind was so strong last night that it snapped one of the big limps off of one of my Ash trees. Thankfully, Shelly was in her heated box, and the limp didn't break the sliding glass door. I have another project..59673673351__790E5ABE-84B9-4E2A-AD8B-8279A71A75B4.JPG 59673675444__D5333EAA-1465-4A3E-9148-D81E1A24BD8A.JPG 59673675444__D5333EAA-1465-4A3E-9148-D81E1A24BD8A.JPG
 

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Happy Friday Everyone!:):tort:
Happy Belated Thanksgiving to those who celebrated.
The feasts looked wonderful! I'm happy everyone got to spend time with loved ones.
I got to spend time with loved ones and of course overindulged on wonderful food. I was asked to make corn bread with honey, and it was
a hit. I returned home with more food than I brought :p:D
I am very grateful to be part of my TFO family.

The weather here is cold, windy, and rainy. The wind was so strong last night that it snapped one of the big limps off of one of my Ash trees. Thankfully, Shelly was in her heated box, and the limp didn't break the sliding glass door. I have another project..View attachment 283325 View attachment 283327 View attachment 283327


A project = An opportunity!

We had gusts up to 60mph or so, lots of large trees blown down. Luckily, none in our garden.
 
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