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Happy New Year! 2022


Some of the things my people* were thankful for in November:  
water
caffeine
birds of prey
prayer
the Bible
grapes
family
snow on rooftops
roast
love
Elon Musk
art
my Fender PJ
pink & orange sunsets
yarn
piles of leaves
going to the mountains
hot cocoa
friends
key lime pie
great friends
my job
family and friends
football
seared green beans
books
imaginary numbers
sleep
first cup of coffee
clean sheets
X-Files
stew
good vegetables
1 month of school left
cold gray day
people to talk to
autumn sunlight on leaves
humpty dumpty
animal crossing
Christmas lights
plaid
holy days
Christmas

*My people include several different dinner guests and friends who regularly hang out.  I take no responsibility for items on the list, but I was glad to see that 'friends' and 'family' regularly made it to the list.  

We had a nice, long chain this year, and more cards than the last few years to hang upon it!  

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  1. NanaMarch 18, 2022 at 5:33 PM

    Sorry I am so slow in seeing this. Looks like some great things to be thankful for! Keep up your blog!! So good to see it again. Yay for lots of cards and things to be thankful for!!

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  2. GretchenJoannaNovember 15, 2022 at 9:29 PM

    Now that is a fascinating list, which you were smart to write down. If you ever put together a time capsule to bury in the back yard, you should include all of these you have collected. I want to suggest also sending this one to Elon, but I think his ego doesn't need any more bolstering. ;-)

    We're almost to Thanksgiving again. Has your chain of thanks become a tradition? Thank you for sharing it!

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    1. AnonymousJanuary 14, 2023 at 9:49 AM

      I'm sorry, GretchenJoanna, your comment was lost in moderation limbo! Yes, the chain is a long tradition, from my childhood. Thanks for your comment. :)

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