tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post1117919340931639142..comments2024-02-07T00:26:07.597-08:00Comments on Along The Way: THANKSGIVING OBSERVATIONS & REFLECTIONSJoaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69272237423780640582021-11-26T15:22:28.756-08:002021-11-26T15:22:28.756-08:00Glad this year’s was special for you! Glad this year’s was special for you! Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-56244028117619206122021-11-26T14:56:33.535-08:002021-11-26T14:56:33.535-08:00This year was a special one for us here on the poi...This year was a special one for us here on the point. A wonderful post, thank you.Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-81636547469913453542021-11-24T18:50:54.175-08:002021-11-24T18:50:54.175-08:00Blog policy does not permit publishing comments wi...Blog policy does not permit publishing comments with embedded links, especially of a commercial nature. Repeat violators will have all future comments automatically deleted. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-69623579648264401612021-11-24T17:11:10.265-08:002021-11-24T17:11:10.265-08:00Thanks for the information about Hillerman’s daugh...Thanks for the information about Hillerman’s daughter, Anne. I’ll look into her writing. I’ve been off reading for a time and with these books I already have, but will likely eventually get back in the reading groove eventually. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-9372967906484696492021-11-24T16:01:56.653-08:002021-11-24T16:01:56.653-08:00Dear Joared, as you probably know, Hillerman is de...Dear Joared, as you probably know, Hillerman is dead now, but his daughter Anne started her own series several years ago and uses several of the characters developed by her father. She's a good writer; you might enjoy her. It's a way of learning, I've discovered, about today and the Hopi and Navaho. Peace. <br />Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-14245832949728000202021-11-24T12:35:58.931-08:002021-11-24T12:35:58.931-08:00Thanks for your informative comment. I've been...Thanks for your informative comment. I've been viewing a number of those special PBS programs. I haven't read those books you mention. I do recall years ago attending Pow Wows in Scottsdale, AZ with my then little daughter when we lived there. Also, went to a reading by a then new unknown author of "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee". I recently purchased some books I haven't Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-41105576593775232062021-11-24T11:36:28.839-08:002021-11-24T11:36:28.839-08:00Dear Joared, thank you for the video of "Coun...Dear Joared, thank you for the video of "Counting My Blessings." It has always been a favorite of mine and I follow its injunction many nights as sleep eludes me.<br /><br />Your last comment is on the indigenous people here on this continent and Thanksgiving. On PBS this month, there have been a number of fine programs about indigenous people and also about the history of the Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-27342408418861758802021-11-24T09:37:50.792-08:002021-11-24T09:37:50.792-08:00I might add about Thanksgiving, our indigenous peo...I might add about Thanksgiving, our indigenous people may not see this as a day of celebration but one of mourning, understandably when we consider what their people have experienced.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-2325878809122667722021-11-24T09:18:50.446-08:002021-11-24T09:18:50.446-08:00Yes, i realize the Thanksgiving we celebrate in th...Yes, i realize the Thanksgiving we celebrate in the U.S. is unique to us and not celebrated in other countries though I think Canada has a celebration in Oct. but different from ours. <br /><br />Do celebrate your 1st Advent Sunday. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-47847995883516204322021-11-24T08:25:55.258-08:002021-11-24T08:25:55.258-08:00You probably know that Thanksgiving is an American...You probably know that Thanksgiving is an American tradition and not celebrated much elsewhere. All the same, I wish you a happy day and may it bring you joy and time to reflect.<br /><br />Soon I will be celebrating the 1st Advent Sunday, let that be my celebration.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-32339489066742052732021-11-23T12:41:39.145-08:002021-11-23T12:41:39.145-08:00Oh dear, moving ahead to advertise New Year's ...Oh dear, moving ahead to advertise New Year's is already happening. You're right -- Valentines Day is now surely in the commercial world's sights already.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-36574457663720252392021-11-23T12:33:57.470-08:002021-11-23T12:33:57.470-08:00Do enjoy your family gathering -- such occasions d...Do enjoy your family gathering -- such occasions don't always last as long as we live. I think it's ideal when all contribute food to the occasion. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-64471340965328923392021-11-23T12:26:57.109-08:002021-11-23T12:26:57.109-08:00Yes, I, too, have been interested to learn even mo...Yes, I, too, have been interested to learn even more than I already knew about how land and more here was stolen and even now, the people from whom it was taken are being subjected to further assaults in one way or another. Ironically, they seem to be people who were more aware of our need to respect the Earth and nature than their conquerors (us), have been. We should listen to them more.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-74279653889665952812021-11-23T09:29:23.747-08:002021-11-23T09:29:23.747-08:00No Thanksgiving in the UK as you know, just a very...No Thanksgiving in the UK as you know, just a very long run-up to Christmas. The big supermarkets have been promoting Christmas products heavily for weeks. I've even seen a local bakery wishing their customers a Happy New Year! At this rate we'll soon be seeing adverts for Valentines Day.nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10472673041193755894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-76267901304890353232021-11-23T06:38:50.343-08:002021-11-23T06:38:50.343-08:00I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving, and that your ...I hope you enjoy your Thanksgiving, and that your virtual celebration with family is joyful. We will be 10 this year, all vaccinated, half of us boostered. I haven’t gotten my booster yet, but will soon. Not in time for Thanksgiving, however. We love Christmas as much as the next family, but it was interesting to me that last year, it was Thanksgiving that my husband’s parents wanted to risk Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00653383372182667361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-44869658300502642112021-11-23T06:35:35.451-08:002021-11-23T06:35:35.451-08:00It's all commercialized to death, isn't it...It's all commercialized to death, isn't it. Our Thanksgiving was October which was more sensible but the Chinese Christmas Crap is everywhere. The irony of this never escapes me. <br /><br />We do solstice, very simply, with a book exchange. It is lovely. We are all readers which helps I suppose. And it is so meaningful picking out the best book for each person.<br /><br />Happy Wisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-65277952608324330772021-11-22T13:13:41.043-08:002021-11-22T13:13:41.043-08:00Yes, commercialization has increasingly dominated ...Yes, commercialization has increasingly dominated all the holidays in my lifetime. Does make me wonder where this will go in the future? Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-33894694356630544212021-11-22T05:13:25.443-08:002021-11-22T05:13:25.443-08:00This was a welcoming post because you pointed out ...This was a welcoming post because you pointed out that the holidays with the most commercial importance are given the most hype. Religious or not.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11053208644196545549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-10708145708470541052021-11-21T16:14:43.311-08:002021-11-21T16:14:43.311-08:00Glad you can enjoy the holiday with one another ev...Glad you can enjoy the holiday with one another even if not with other family members in Hawaii. Expect you cherish special memories from your Illinois days. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-54044812737723823352021-11-21T13:44:22.873-08:002021-11-21T13:44:22.873-08:00Happy Thanksgiving to you, Joared. Our Thanksgivin...Happy Thanksgiving to you, Joared. Our Thanksgivings were always with friends when we lived in Illinois and with family here in Hawaii. However, we had Thanksgiving alone last year and will again have it alone just because our numbers are not going down fast enough. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-71781265108651115872021-11-21T10:25:42.598-08:002021-11-21T10:25:42.598-08:00As children we did notice those advertising marker...As children we did notice those advertising markers that told us Christmas was coming. I’ve noticed, too, how adults have taken over Halloween. Are they trying to recapture their childhood, I’ve wondered? <br /><br />I recall all too well the hectic Thanksgiving cooking preparations during my working days — long days. Now, I have little or nothing i must do since I expect to have a prepared Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-15254266527580454422021-11-21T10:08:59.652-08:002021-11-21T10:08:59.652-08:00Oh so true about promoting Christmas on July 4th b...Oh so true about promoting Christmas on July 4th being the next stage. Yes, some of us will anticipate celebrating the holiday virtually with phone calls from distant loved ones. We can be thankful for technology that brought us the phone and the evolution of the internet.Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-91660443319896283932021-11-21T09:59:36.197-08:002021-11-21T09:59:36.197-08:00Thanks, Ramana! I thought of you as i saw news i...Thanks, Ramana! I thought of you as i saw news items about your festival celebration in India. I read on your blog some special foods you were enjoying. Joaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155775053108104385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-87250674599232969772021-11-21T07:43:06.286-08:002021-11-21T07:43:06.286-08:00You make a terrific observation about kids anticip...You make a terrific observation about kids anticipating Christmas. I remember waiting to see the Norelco Santa riding his little electric shaver in their commercial. It was often the first Christmas ad aired, and I knew then it was the Season. Now, I see ads as early as September and October, and Christmas merchandise crowds out Halloween stuff in the stores.<br /><br />Kids like Halloween, but Nancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17627214346956206283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36527891.post-49025564661958710882021-11-21T04:33:43.544-08:002021-11-21T04:33:43.544-08:00I agree with the rush to celebrate. I was kidding ...I agree with the rush to celebrate. I was kidding a while back that pretty soon we will start advertising for Christmas around the 4th of July. Some places do have a Christmas in July celebration. Yikes. Funny how you brought up how long it takes Christmas to come for children. It seemed forever and now they have even longer to anticipate and wait. There will be no gathering here as the Covid Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.com