Sunday, November 22, 2015

Ten Things of Thankful


After spending a couple of days at the coast, I have fresh in my mind and in my camera images I want to remember, but I'll share a few here on my post that I'm linking to  Lizzi's blog hop, Ten Things of Thankful.  At the end of each week many people link up to this site to share the things for which they are thankful, often things that took place in the preceding week.  Feel free to link up your own Ten Things of Thankful post to Lizzi's blog hop, or any of the other hosts listed at the bottom of her post.  Wherever you link up it will automatically show as linked on the other hosts' sites of Ten Things of Thankful.

1.  Thankful for a short-lived virus.  It was bound to happen sometime during the flu/cold season that my husband and I would get a bug of some sort.  Such was the case this week for us, but fortunately the episodes were confined to one day each.  There was a trip to the doctor for my husband just to rule out possibly a different problem.   There will be a follow-up visit in a another week for him, but since I had some of the same symptoms show up a day later, we are pretty sure we both had just a touch of some virus. 

2.  Thankful for fun opportunities to get to know new people.  3.  Thankful for those who plan activities that can be enjoyed equally by all age groups.  There was a wonderful "Friendship Activity" one evening at church for the women.  I felt better and was able to go and enjoy a couple of hours getting to know some of the women who have moved into the area and are now attending our church.  One of the activities involved bringing something that represented a personal interest.  Each item was  put into a paper bag and folded over at the top.  Everyone sat in a large circle.  One person started the game by picking a bag and pulling out the item within it.  She got to keep the article.  The person who brought it told why she had decided to bring that item.  It was a delightful way to get to know some of the interests of those there.   

4.  Thankful for inspiration.  I made some brownies to take for one of the desserts that would be shared at the Friendship Activity.  As kind of a last minute thought, I decided to mix some plain Greek yogurt with some powdered candy cane cocoa so people could spoon a dollop on their brownie if they wished.

5.  Thankful to spend a wonderful couple of days at the coast with my husband, (6) some wonderful friends, and (7) their black lab.  My husband and I spent a couple of days at the coast with another couple we have known for many years.  They brought their six-year old black lab with them.  She is petite, has silky ears and is very well behaved.  Her silky ears remind me of the ears of our last lab, so I instantly bonded with her. 



8.  Thankful for beautiful weather at the coast.  A couple of days previous to our travel, there had been high winds and heavy rains on some parts of the northern coastline, but the section of coast where we stayed hadn't been impacted by the storm as much.  The weather was beautiful both days we were there!




9.  Thankful for people who knew that the mushroom we saw was one of the poisonous ones.  We saw several interesting colorful mushrooms along one of the trails where we hiked. These were some I'd never seen, but was told not to touch them.  We also watched the dog carefully so she wouldn't decide to eat any of them.  When we got home I discovered online that they were indeed poisonous.



10.  Thankful to be able to see such interesting geological formations and perhaps to have an opportunity to later identify them.  I took several photos along a certain rock wall where there were formations of large oval areas almost resembling sliced enormous eggs, or trees, or who knows what.  I would certainly be interested in learning what these circular formations are.



Extra Thankfuls

11.  Thankful for music to brighten my day.  One day during the week, I listened to a different radio station than I usually do when I am traveling up to see my Mom.  The station happened to be playing very old Westerns, probably from the 30's and '40's eras.  Old Westerns aren't my usual genre, but I found it very interesting to listen to the words in the songs and to enjoy the beat of the music. 

12.  Thankful for little newborn lambs.  I was surprised to see some very newborn lambs in one of the fields we drove by this week.  This seems earlier than usual for lambing, but they really did look cute!

13.  Thankful for my beautiful little begonia which is continuing to show me that even though it waited years to bloom, it really does know how to bloom!  This begonia is just blooming for all it is worth.  I'm really enjoying watching it burst forth in glorious red.


14.  Thankful for the season of Thanksgiving.  I hope each one is able to enjoy this season and truly feel some sense of gratitude.






17 comments:

  1. I love your photos of the coast and especially the begonia! Proof, perhaps, that sometimes the late bloomers are the best bloomers! Hope you and your husband are both feeling better.
    Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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    1. Thank you. You have left an interesting comment to consider. We are both doing much better, thank you. I hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving too.

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  2. Love the begonia! How bright and cheery! The rock formation is really cool. I hope you find out what caused it. I don't know a thing about wild mushrooms. I consider them all to be poisonous. I have eaten morel mushrooms that a friend gathered. I was a little apprehensive, but she sauteed them in butter and garlic, they were delicious, and I lived to tell about it!

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    1. Glad you like the updates of the begonia. I've only eaten mushrooms we've bought at the grocery store. I don't think I've had any morels, but have heard they were delicious.

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  3. Being by the coast, any coast is so peaceful.
    My guide dog was part black lab. They are wonderful dogs.
    MMMMMM. Those brownies sounded delicious.
    Enjoy your Thanksgiving and glad you are feeling better.

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    1. Thank you, Kerry. I love the coast! Do you know what mix your dog is other than lab?

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  4. Wow that rock really DOES look like tree bark. Lovely post! I love photos! Very cool ones this week! Your begonia is getting bigger in just a week!!!

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    1. Thank you, Ivy. Glad you enjoyed the photos.

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  5. Even if it is poisonous that toadstool is pretty, and so is your begonia.

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    1. I agree. I thought the toadstool was very pretty too, but pretty enough, in this case, to be deadly.

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  6. well…. red and white veiny-looking mushrooms!! lol (natures way of saying, 'what, you're gonna eat that??! good luck!')
    hey! good photo of 'the other coast' that'd be fun, arrange of people on both coasts to take photos at the same time on the same day! hey! let me know when!

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    1. I like your idea of a coast day. I'm not sure when we will be going again. There is suppose to be snow in the mountains over the Thanksgiving holidays, but when I know we are going again, I'll let you know.

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  7. I wonder if that is what Willow will look like when she's 6? She's a petite girl, too--not like Deedee! :-)

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    1. Oh, and though I'm a co-host, I really can't claim ownership of this blog hop. This is the hop that Lizzi built. :-)

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    2. I did think of Willow when I saw their dog. She looks like our dog did when he was about four months old. :-)

      Sorry, I hope I didn't offend Lizzi or anyone else. I'll have to pay more attention to my wording, or look at how you are phrasing things as an example.

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  8. It sounds like you had a wonderful week. Your picture of the coast is gorgeous!

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    1. Yes, it was a great week. I'm glad you enjoyed the coast photo.

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