{listener} Every. Thing. Is. Ready. for tomorrow’s celebration. Today I baked three pies, made stuffing for our big Blue Hubbard squash, made Wheatloaf (vegetarian meatloaf), prepped the carrots, potatoes, and serving dishes for all these plus snow peas. There will also be cranberry-rosemary bread, cranberry sauce, olives and pickles and a turkey breast and gravy. Oh, and some exquisite French Sauternes wine.
I am grateful to have survived doing all of that (beginning with realising I was down to two pie plates for three pies so making a last minute dash to the store)…all on 4.5 hours of sleep!! About to hit the pillow and hope to sleep better tonight.
{listener} I am immensely grateful for Will, our 5 adult children and 8 grands ages 18 to 5. I am so thankful that Eldest*Grand safely nade it home for Thanksgiving from college. There was great rejoicing in her household! I am deeply grateful for this small community of kind souls who remind me daily that I’m not alone in concern for the time and world in which we live. Companions for the Journey make all the difference! ✨💖✨
{listener} I am also grateful for those who walked among us and have passed on.
Here is a poem by puddle:
I ache for those standing in their broken bones; ache too for those who broke the bones. And for the one who counts the minutes till release. And for the one with pen in hand, recording it all. All.
We are animals, and not wise. What we have is our likenesses-- two arms, two legs, two eyes, one heart. And if that heart is gone who are we, what are we, and how do we breathe?
{listener}
ReplyDeleteEvery. Thing. Is. Ready. for tomorrow’s celebration. Today I baked three pies, made stuffing for our big Blue Hubbard squash, made Wheatloaf (vegetarian meatloaf), prepped the carrots, potatoes, and serving dishes for all these plus snow peas. There will also be cranberry-rosemary bread, cranberry sauce, olives and pickles and a turkey breast and gravy. Oh, and some exquisite French Sauternes wine.
I am grateful to have survived doing all of that (beginning with realising I was down to two pie plates for three pies so making a last minute dash to the store)…all on 4.5 hours of sleep!! About to hit the pillow and hope to sleep better tonight.
{listener}
ReplyDeleteI am immensely grateful for Will, our 5 adult children and 8 grands ages 18 to 5.
I am so thankful that Eldest*Grand safely nade it home for Thanksgiving from college. There was great rejoicing in her household!
I am deeply grateful for this small community of kind souls who remind me daily that I’m not alone in concern for the time and world in which we live. Companions for the Journey make all the difference! ✨💖✨
{listener}
ReplyDeleteI am also grateful for those who walked among us and have passed on.
Here is a poem by puddle:
I ache for those
standing in their broken bones;
ache too for those who broke the bones.
And for the one who counts the minutes till release.
And for the one with pen in hand,
recording it all. All.
We are animals, and not wise.
What we have is our likenesses--
two arms, two legs, two eyes,
one heart. And if that heart is gone
who are we, what are we, and how do we breathe?
jjl
16 December 2014