tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post4735026422805683733..comments2023-10-21T03:54:12.029-04:00Comments on A Gift Universe: My first solo ThanksgivingSheilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-30552901040235543792009-11-28T13:53:41.122-05:002009-11-28T13:53:41.122-05:00So, this post showed up in my reader--and then, ha...So, this post showed up in my reader--and then, half way through, I realized I was avidly reading about the food. This is odd, because I usually skip all and any detailed information about food and food preparation. Yet I was held rapt by--or at least was darn interested in--information I doubt I will every use. Apparently, although I skipped thanksgiving meal this year, my subconscious still wanted one.<br /><br />Anyhow, it sounds like you had a very good time. With very good food.James Tillmanhttp://nowhere.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-78679978188976546532009-11-27T19:54:11.087-05:002009-11-27T19:54:11.087-05:00What a lovely Thanksgiving! You did it up proper....What a lovely Thanksgiving! You did it up proper. ^_^Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275790985990503744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-27941833155700620392009-11-27T18:13:03.554-05:002009-11-27T18:13:03.554-05:00I am finding myself wanting to have some time with...I am finding myself wanting to have some time with those Scattergories lists myself.<br /><br />Wine is always a good thing to bring to a dinner ... John enjoyed it. :) And it is rather symbolic, too. I should have served bread.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10853868724554947854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2464977109229359349.post-44281834320565508732009-11-27T12:45:35.432-05:002009-11-27T12:45:35.432-05:00How - uh - uncanny. I didn't expect to read a ...How - uh - uncanny. I didn't expect to read a condensed edition of yesterday here! <br /><br />(Hmm, I wonder if this is what the Judgement is like. I had better be good...)<br /><br />Yes, the food was VERY good... but I am almost tempted (hee hee) to write the experience from my perspective... not that it would be any different, that is. But I would have to stress how GOOD the food really was - and how stupid I felt at having brought wine, since I did know I would not have more than a "sip-in-toast", and that it is not advisable for mothers with babies-before-birth. But then it IS traditional, remember: "Mr. Martini, how about some wine?" and we all know the famous GKC quote about thanking God for beer and burgundy...<br /><br />Yes, it was a lovely and wonderful happy time, though I was exhausted after the drive home.... I will think about writing up the saga, but I have so many other things to write... (And fiction is so much more fun, too; maybe I will have to do a Weaver Thanksgiving story.) <br /><br />In any case, recorded or not, I must express my deep gratitude to my host and hostess (and a polite nod to my fellow guest) for the excellent meal and conversation and everything....<br /><br />RE the game: I don't know everything, though I am glad I know what I do - and God knows I talk and write enough. It's what I get from reading. Hee hee hee. (My mom always said I was vaccinated with a phonograph needle, but who knows what those are these days! Hee hee.) Anyway, those were some strange words we found. And even now I keep finding myself hunting - like Milo in the <i>Phantom Tollbooth</i> - for things that begin with J.... It was so annoying that today I had to consult "Burnham's Celestial Handbook" so I could find something in the sky: "Job's Coffin" - a common name for the constellation Delphinus the Dolphin. Ah yes. <br /><br />It was a great time, and I am grateful. (Folk etymology: grateful = great+full. Hee hee.)Dr. Thursdayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04666301445831509481noreply@blogger.com