Conversation – 15

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States. It is celebrated each year on the fourth Thursday in November. On this day, families gather together, and many people say prayers of thanks for the years blessings. In many homes, a big dinner of roast turkey and dressing is served. Thanksgiving is traditionally a harvest festival. Similar festivals are celebrated in many parts of the world to give thanks after the years crops have been safely harvested. Canada celebrates its Thanksgiving the second Monday in October.
A small ship called the Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, on September 16, 1620. The passengers spent 66 days in the hold of the ship arriving on November 21.

Most of them were Puritans who had been persecuted for their religious beliefs in England. One month later, on December 26, all 102 passengers set foot on land and began to establish the colony of Plymouth. The Pilgrims, as these people came to be called, had borrowed money from a group of English merchants to cross the Atlantic Ocean. They planned to start a settlement in the Virginia Colony in America, but during the long voyage, storms blew their crowded little vessel off course.

Mayflower
After sailing for more than two months, the Mayflower finally reached land near what is now Provincetown on Cape Cod. This part of the American coast, called New England, had been explored several years earlier by an Englishman named Capt. John Smith. The Pilgrims followed Smith’s maps and sailed across Cape Cod Bay to the mainland coast of Massachusetts.

They founded the Colony of Plymouth in December 1620. Most of the Pilgrims had suffered terribly from the long voyage. They immediately began to build shelters, but soon they were overcome by a general sickness. Through the course of the winter 46 died, nearly half their original number. Some who became ill on the voyage and who were too sick to be moved stayed on the Mayflower, which was anchored in Plymouth Harbor for the winter.

The Mayflower had been a cargo ship and had to be refitted to handle the Pilgrim passengers. It had three masts and a double deck. No one is sure of what happened to the original Mayflower after it returned to England the following April. A replica of the original Mayflower was built in England in the mid-1950’s. This ship, Mayflower II, sailed across the Atlantic in 1957 to commemorate the Pilgrim’s voyage. It is now anchored in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts.

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The first American Thanksgiving probably took place in New England. It was celebrated by the Pilgrim settlers, who established Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts in 1620. The Pilgrims had struggled bravely through a grim winter with much sickness and little food.

The following spring, friendly Indians helped the settlers to plant corn, and in the autumn, the first crop was harvested. Governor William Bradford proclaimed three days of prayer and thanksgiving. The Pilgrims gave a huge feast and invited the Indian Chief, Massosoit, and 90 of his people.

The custom of observing a special harvest thanksgiving day spread throughout the other colonies in the following years. After the American Revolution, the various states continued the custom, each one naming it’s own day for giving thanks. In 1863, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day on the last Thursday in November. The present date was established by Congress in 1941.

Cherie ♥

That is a great thing to do for the holidays with the kids. 🙂 The Firemen deserve something
like that. ♥ I miss baking with my kids they grow so fast.

I love the idea of riding in the Fire Truck. I just want to come to Disney Land♥
Cherie I have a large family and all those treats would go within a couple of days. ♥

Busy weekend for all. I am showing some of the Disney Land pics for you. I know you
are going but it is fun to pretend you are there. 🙂 You and Taci have the best place
in world in your own City. ♥ Cherie I still have some Derma inflammation I don’t know
what to do.

Hi Sheba … Whew what a day! We participated in a County wide drill, though I was up to and met the challenges …. the amount of Paper Work afterwards … I think I’ll leave this kind of stuff to the Boss Lady. That is so awesome you got 1000 tix!! That is so funny, I do know how it feels to be first on the Leader Board for that one moment LOL. Sheba …. Cherie thinks your so Cute when you say ” It would take you a year to Eat ” All the stuff Cherie and Kids are going to bake this coming week. What Cherie didn’t mention is ….. the Kids, Hubby, and I take our goodies for 4 days in a row a Block down the street to our Community Fire Station. The Firefighters who are not able to spend those days with their families for the Holidays are more than happy to Welcome our Treats for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years! You are so RIGHT again Sheba … the Kids love to bake and it is Especially memorable when we go to the Fire department and our baked goods earn us a tour and a seat in the ” Big Red Truck! ” . Night-nite Sheba♥ … Good Night ALL

Sheba, I canceled the “surprise “ box by Heidi. I gave it much thought & thought I don’t need it really. Last night it must have been by accident they actually listed what was in the box, today they corrected it but I will spill the beans! There is a snowflake pin, a necklace I believe it was in jet color but didn’t give a lot of discription & then a small handbag that sounded lovely, it was chevron I believe & then had a velvet bag to keep it in, I believe it was a small evening clutch type bag with a chain? Sounded lovely but I thought I don’t really need I t. My blue necklace which I am still debating is still on extended delivery but all my other items are in packaging & my master clasp bracelet has already shipped. I believe I will be delighted with the ring, bracelet, earrings & the cuff watch in blue but still undecided about necklace as wondering how much I really would wear it? I also ordered the cuff watch in the black diamond color. Oh Heidi if you only knew for real how we all just adore you, I believe she has an idea but she just brings such joy to our lives. God broke the mold when he created this beautiful lady. She is blessed with it all. Beauty inside & out, so creative, generous & genuine just one of GOD’s special people. We love you Heidi!

Peace Out Peeps! Been a long week. Cherie enjoy your evening, Loaf I am thinking of you.
Taci hope you had a great hike. Bassetbabe I hope you feel better. Mcpoopoo don’t do
too much with that shoulder. Tamrick wear your jewels in good health. ♥
Everyone see you tomorrow. Enjoy your evening and be safe. 🙂

Thinking and preying for you Meme. ♥

Joan Boyce for starters. ♥ Cherie I will be back with more fashions. 🙂

Letting Go Of The Little Stuff

When we stop worrying about unimportant matters, we can devote so much more of ourselves to what is truly important.

We experience numerous disappointments each and every day. Our expectations go unmet, our plans are blocked by circumstance, our wishes go unfulfilled, and we discover that our lives are subject to a myriad of forces beyond our conscious control. In some cases, our response is powerful because we must invest ourselves and our resources to overcome genuine hardship. In others, our reactions are far more passionate than our circumstances likely warrant. The tension that permeates our bodies and minds when we are late for an event, interrupted at work, or sitting in traffic is not inappropriate, but it can interfere with our well-being in profound ways. When we stop worrying about relatively unimportant matters, we can be at peace and devote so much more of ourselves to what is truly important.

The small frustrations and irritations wield such power over us because they rob us of the illusion of control. But every problem is a potential teacher–a confusing situation is an opportunity to practice mindfulness, and difficult people provide us with opportunities to display compassion. There is a natural human tendency to invest copious amounts of emotional energy in minor dilemmas and frustrations in order to avoid confronting those more complex issues that are largely outside the realm of our control. The intensity of our response provides us with a temporary sense of personal power that helps us cope with challenges that might otherwise overwhelm us. But it is only when we let the little stuff go that we discover that the big stuff is not really so devastating after all.

In the stress of a singularly tense incident, differentiating between an inconsequential annoyance and a legitimate challenge can seem a monumental task. Ask yourself whether the emotions you are feeling will be as vivid in a year, a day, or even an hour. As focused as you are on this moment in time, your reward for letting go of your emotional investment may be the very happiness and harmony of being whose loss you are lamenting. Needless aggravation is seldom worth the cost it exacts. You cannot distance yourself from life’s inconsistencies, irritations, and upheavals, but you can relinquish your desire for perfect order and gain peace of mind in the process.

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Happy hiking enjoy the view. ♥

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