......approaching Canadian Thanksgiving. Frankly, I don't even know why I have to say "Canadian" when I refer to Thanksgiving. But since stepdaughter lives in Texas, I guess that is an influence. Why do Americans celebrate Thanksgiving more than they do Christmas!? I guess because that is when they overpowered the Indians with a few trinkets and mirrors and overtook over New Amsterdam. Bullies ever.
Sadly, today is the last day of summer, but here in Calgary, we enjoyed 28 degrees! What a wonderful day. Stupidly, I spent it inside, sewing -- making aprons from the remnants of my Christmas fabric. When I had finally finished the sewing projects, I laid my Thanksgiving table:
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Don't you just love the colour of gourds!
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Great picture, love gourds, - AMERICAN THANKSGIVINGis the largest holiday in America - because it is a holiday that all religions can celebrate.
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A Jewish businessman friend of mine said at Christmas, "What a friend we have in Jesus." He also said, "When a Jew heard 'There's a goldmine in the sky, 5,000 Jews joined the air force." He was a riot!
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