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Giving Thanks

As a family we don't say grace or pray at the table. My guy and I are ex-Catholics (he's agnositc; I'm simply spiritual), and our children are not religious. We always try to respect the beliefs and practices of others, but the guests who will be here for Thanksgiving this year are also not religious.

During a holiday dinner I always try to steer the conversation toward good memories, or things that are upbeat. I have lots of holiday cooking stories about my dad which are very happy. I'll also admit to my own disasters, which are pretty funny. I've tried the "Thing you're most grateful for" round the table conversation, but everyone groans when I do so I gave up on that.

Bella Grace magazine sent me a link to a free printable list of conversation starters for Thanksgiving that are pretty interesting. I don't think I'll print them or hand them out, but they definitely give me some ideas.

Relating to today's post image, I want to recommend a European web site with millions of free pics that I recently discovered: Pixabay. To quote the site, "Pixabay is a vibrant community of creatives, sharing copyright free images and videos. All contents are released under the Pixabay License, which makes them safe to use without asking for permission or giving credit to the artist - even for commercial purposes." You can also donate to the artist if you like for the pics you use, which is what I do.

Image by Terri Cnudde from Pixabay

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nightsmusic said…
Lovely picture.

While either hubs or his dad prays at the start of our meal, we don't expect anyone who wouldn't ordinarily, to join in. And those times we've had non-family at the table, we let them know that.

SIL and I had a...falling out this year, a couple months ago now. I'm not sure what to expect Thursday, but I did tell her I have no intention of rehashing what's happened and she'll either need to move forward from here or, I don't know.

FYI, I am so behind now on my NaNo. I'm having big problems with my keyboard on my laptop. Double and triple duplicate letters, too many extra spaces, the q and x have either stopped working or I get half a dozen when I hit the key, so it's painful to try and type a lot. This has taken several minutes more than normal. *sigh*
November 26, 2019 at 4:16 PM
the author said…
The photographer actually got in touch with me about my donation and thanked me. Very gracious, talented lady.

No worries on NaNo. I'll be your buddy as long as you need. :) But what about this laptop? Are you thinking about repair or replacement?
November 26, 2019 at 5:43 PM
nightsmusic said…
I don't know. I really don't have the funds to replace it right now. I've tried a new driver update, but I think this goes back to the dog jumping at a noise outside and my coffee going everywhere, including the laptop. It's fine for awhile, like now, I'm not having trouble. Then I'll look at the screen and everything has turned to gibberish. It's six years old and I've rebuilt most of it, but I don't even know if I can get a new keyboard for it anymore. And it's backlit, so even if I can, the replacement probably won't be.

I'll keep plugging along, but it's frustrating.
November 26, 2019 at 6:02 PM
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