...a chill in the air & giving thanks

Charlie in front of a "snuggy" fire...

there's a "freeze watch" for tomorrow night through Turkey Day morning...

in this area, probably won't get much below 29-31˚F...
I don't worry until we dip into the lower 20's...
or stay there for a few days...
then I make sure that the lemon tree is covered...

if it comes close to the teens...
I wrap pipes...

I guess it's time for snuggy fires again...
since the showers expected today and tomorrow...
will make the wind-chill drop...
at least I have firewood inside already...

I remember one Thanksgiving in Chicagoland...
where it was cold with 3 feet of snow on the ground...
Thanksgiving in NorCal is generally sunny...
full of fall color as I'd drive "home"...

it's been 6 years since I had Thanksgiving on the ranch...
4 years since I got to have it with Mom...
family Thanksgivings were rarely pleasant when I was a kid...
after Dad died & it was just Mom and me, things were better...

Mom's turkey dinners were really good...
and I miss them, but not as much as I miss her...

it's been 2 years since I had a turkey dinner...
it's really a lot of trouble to go to for just me...
even though my furry friends always get their share...
and since I've been fighting various allergies, etc...
I don't have much of an appetite this year anyway...

but it's not really about the food...
as much as having people that you care about to share it...
and all your thankfulness for God's blessings, with...
and I seem to be in a different place these days...

a place where I'm very grateful for all the many blessings...
and the changes happening in my life...
as well as the sure knowledge that God has it all in His control...
so I'll be content, and thankful, for where I am this year...

remembering some wonderful holidays past...
thankful for those I shared them with...
grateful for God's love shown to me by others...
and looking ahead for "what's next"...

Happy Thanksgiving everyone !