With Thanks

So – apparently this year’s Black Friday didn’t disappoint.  People camped and crowded, elbowed and engulfed major stores across the country. 

They even left friends and family, opting out of post-feast, full-bellied conversations so they could take advantage of the deals that are now being offered ON Thanksgiving Day. {Or, as I think they should be advertised: Thankless-giving Day Sales.}  I won’t get “into” what I think of all this.  After all, I like to keep this space light and happy, productive and positive.

Let’s just say – our family did not partake.

Instead, we spent one of the sweetest long-weekends on record – easing our way into lazy, blue-sky mornings, visiting parades and parks and libraries, making art & waffles & warm baguettes (Oh! BTW, I make baguettes now! Recipe to follow…).  Then popcorn was popped and we curled up to watch movies in the evening under blankets made by grandparents (and great-grandparents).

No deals. No discounts. No stuff.

Just one small family – practicing the very underappreciated art of being thankful.

 

“Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.” -Laertius Diogenes