Thanksgiving – Page 2 – Polilla Writes

Belated HAPPY THANKSGIVING to any American readers of these pages.

Thursday, Day 25 of NaNoWriMo was not as productive as it should have been, but I did write 2055 words. This brings my total to 34234 and I have the challenge 69% completed. Stats says I will finish on December 7, so with only 5 days left in November it’s going to be very interesting to see how much I manage to write on each of those days. Much of three of them will be taken up with other things. The pressure is on!

For PiBoIdMo I came up with idea #38. I had sent an email to two friends and made a silly comment in it, then thought … oh my! I just came up with an idea for PiBoIdMo! I have learned to listen more to myself through this challenge.

I miss reading. I have been spending so much time writing for NaNo and PiBo and I’ve purposely stayed away from the books that I thought would influence my own writing. So, I miss reading! When December comes I plan to devour some books. 🙂

How about you? Which do you prefer to do, read or write?

Thanks for reading, and … Creative Musings! 🙂

Here it is already a few days past Thanksgiving. Our weather has changed from a week of above normal temperatures for this time of year, to the next week’s cooler than normal temperatures for this time of year. Strange weather persists, but .. I honestly believe it is all part of Earth’s natural cycle. Just look back in history. Still, no matter the varied opinions on that, we have much for which to be thankful.

Thanksgiving here in Nova Scotia, Canada, was a windy but colourful day. The leaves have changed colour and many that have let go of their tree’s branches are now either blowing in the breezes or are already part of the Designer‘s carpet covering the ground. Very pretty.

I have been asked why is our Thanksgiving earlier than USA’s? Well, our harvest comes a little earlier due to the fact that we are further north.

In Canada, Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday of October to give thanks for a successful harvest, but was first started in 1578 as a thanks for surviving the long journey from England. In 1621, settlers in what is now the USA celebrated a bountiful harvest with the Wampanoag Indians who helped them survive. It now is celebrated the fourth Thursday of November in remembrance of those Pilgrims who settled the ‘new world.’

My family always has a big dinner on the Sunday, as do many families, even though our actual Thanksgiving Day is on Monday. It is a day we spend together (after church for some of us) enjoying the produce of our gardens and a beautifully cooked turkey. And yes, we eat too much. But who can resist all those wonderful veggies and the selection of pies? Yum!