Day 16

 A Month of Thankfulness. Day 16.  November 16.

I am thankful for a day of Sabbath rest.

Day 15

 A Month of Thankfulness.  Day 15. November 15.

Halfway through the month.  The second to the last month of the year.

Today I am thankful for the knit (and crochet) group I am part of, which meets once a month at a local coffee shop.  We met today.  Just five of us this month.  I enjoyed the chai latte and the peanut butter bagel and sharing the different projects we were all working on.

Me?  I was knitting Christmas mittens.  Like these.

Day 14. And Friday Fave Fives

Day 14.  A Month of Thankfulness. And Friday Fave Fives. A week of blessings.  I am combining today's post and the weekly FFFs.  Friday Fave Fives is hosted by Susanne every Friday of the year.  She is so faithful to organize it and keep it going.  And I am thankful I can join it.

1.  An autumn walk at the arboretum.  The Arizona family is enjoying the change of season.  I love watching their joy in the falling leaves and fall colors.

2.  Veteran's Day. It's a day to celebrate those men and women who have serviced the US in the military.  That includes The Professor and our son Chaplain Dan. (and many other members of our families)  I am proud of the service they have done for our country.

2.  Our friend T is also a veteran (Navy). So we decided to forego our coffee time and have breakfast at Denny's on Veteran's Day because the guys' breakfasts were free.  We had a great time and saw many other veterans enjoying their free breakfast, too.  I appreciate how so many stores and companies honor our veterans with gifts of free meals or drinks.

3.  Speaking of Veteran's Day, it was Chap and his lovely wife's anniversary!  I am so very thankful for the wonderful woman who my son married.

4.  First snow!  It's a bit early for snow here in Ohio, but we had almost an inch of snow at the beginning of the week.  Of course, it melted quickly, but PAL was ecstatic to experience her first snow.

5.  Lately, I have been making an effort to limit my time on social media and focus on reading books.  I am really enjoying that change in my activities.  Yesterday, I finished reading A Lucky Child by Thomas Buergenthal.  It is a memoir of a young boy who survived living at Auschwitz during the Holocaust of WW2.  Now I am beginning a DE Stevenson novel titled The English Air.  I appreciate having access to so many books through my local library.  And I appreciate the time I have to focus on reading.

How was your week?  Did you find many things to be thankful for?

Day 12, Day 13

 Yes, I missed posting yesterday.  But I will catch up today by posting for two days.

A Month of Giving Thanks.  Day 12.  November 12.  One reason I did not post yesterday was because the weather was borderline okay for working in the garden outside, so I spent several hours cutting back bushes that already had dead leaves and emptying pots with dead plants.  I am thankful that I had a warmish day with time to work outside.  And no, I didn't take a photo of that pile of dead leaves... you're welcome.

Day 13.  November 13.  Something else I did last night... Well Read Mom meeting.  I am thankful for the good discussion we had about this month's book, Giants in the Earth by O.E. Rolvaag.

Day 11

 A Month of Giving Thanks.  Day 11. November 11.

Today is Veteran's Day.

I am thankful for members of my family who are veterans or current active duty service members.  My father, two uncles, my husband, my father-in-law, my son.

I don't have photos of all these brave men.  But here is my father and my son.

my husband in Vietnam (obviously not a fun place to be)

Day 10

 A Month of Giving Thanks.  November 10.  Day 10.

Today I am thankful for the beauty of SNOW.  Our first snow of the season, about an inch.  Of course, by now it is all melted.  But The Professor and I had to make a quick trip to the beekeepers' store to grab a couple of things that our bees will need to stay warm over winter.  Our drive took us through rural areas and of course through wooded areas.  It was beautiful!

Day 9

 A Month of Thankfulness.  November 9.  Day 9.

I am thankful for a warm, safe and secure home.  Tonight, as I write this, it is snowing.  A warm place to live is a true blessing.  (full disclosure:  this photo is not from today [it is 2022], but it may look like this tomorrow...)