All Entries Tagged With: "Thanksgiving"
Happy Thanksgiving
Trees I think that I shall never seeA poem lovely as a tree.A tree whose hungry mouth is prestAgainst the earth’s sweet flowing breast;A tree that looks at God all day,And lifts her leafy arms to pray;A tree that may in summer wearA nest of robins in her hair;Upon whose bosom snow has lain;Who intimately [...]
Something to be thankful for: hitting the NaNoWriMo half-way mark
Sorry I’ve been so heavy on the NaNo posts lately, but I really want to make it to the 50,000-word finish line by November 30. I reached 25,007 words yesterday, and boy did it feel good to get to the top of the hill. We were supposed to have tried to get close to 30,000 [...]
Falling back and the much anticipated hundred days
There were some beautiful fall colors in Prague last week. Here in England, the trees have turned shades of yellow–not the reds and oranges I was hoping for. Still, it is lovely. The UK clocks changed today, falling back one hour. When we first moved out to the Shire, I watched a Windsor Castle DVD [...]
Pumpkins on the brain
It’s October and until this morning, I didn’t realize that one of the things missing in our home right now is a pumpkin! Believe it or not, there are not piles of pumpkins at the grocery store. In fact, there are no special displays of candy, or costumes, or anything remotely related to Halloween. I [...]
It’s 44-degrees?
Yes, believe it or not. Last Thursday we had highs in the upper 70s and blue skies, you know, Spring-like weather. Today, the temperature dropped and we enjoyed a light, steady rain. It feels like Thanksgiving or Christmas time in Texas! Just need some stuffing, pumpkin soup, and pumpkin pie. Roxi has a track meet [...]
