For So Many Little Things...
And So Once again it is Thanksgiving here in America, Dear Readers, and it is later than usual this year. The Holiday is tied to the fourth Thursday of November.... whatever date that happens to be! This produces some panic in my "timetable" for the next few weeks, for when it is Late in November that just means Fewer days to accomplish ALL those Christmas tasks... and we all know I have a few of those I assign myself every year that never seem to be done in time. But that is all for next week.... for now we are focusing on the blessings of Family, Food, and the freedoms of being able to gather and celebrate as we wish. The Pandemic is over (what pandemic?) and the world goes speeding onward, but for now we take a few moments to count our blessings. And In the Lovely Old Dollhouse kitchen, Victor is thinking that one of those is Pies..... the aroma of fresh baked Thanksgiving Pies! Joanna has just pulled them from the oven!
"Darling...." he said appreciatively...
"No-one makes a pie as well as you do!"
"I can second that... !" said Pollyanna as she entered the room.
"Those smell, Divine, Mom!" she added with a smile.
"Are you ready to take those to Sally May's?" she asked.
"I think Grandma Helen is worried about the weather..." she added.
And meanwhile in the Living Room,
that was exactly what was being discussed...
"I hear it might snow today..." said Helen anxiously.
"It is already starting to rain... what if we get stuck?"
Arthur had overheard the discussion and had an idea that might help.
"Perhaps we could wait a bit and not go over
until the dinner is almost ready..." he said.
"Pollyanna and I could go with you, while Victor and Joanna
can take the pies now and help them get ready."
"That way they can let us know if the driving is bad..."
(Arthur was confident it would not be bad at all!)
"Maybe you should go ahead with the pies
and be there to help Sally May" said Pollyanna.
"Arthur and I can bring Grandma And Grandpa later....
just in time for dinner."
"And you can let us know how the roads are
so we can reassure Grandma Helen..." she added.
"That sounds like a great idea" said Joanna cheerfully.
(She knew how much her Mother fretted the small stuff!)
And over at Chip's and Sally May's house
Sally May has been worried too!
(What if they all decide not to come?)
"I just heard from Pollyanna..." she tells Chip.
"Mom and Dad are coming over now
and bringing the pies" she said with relief.
"Pollyanna and Arthur will bring Grandma Helen
and Grandpa Charles later."
"That way they can be sure the roads are okay" she added thankfully.
"Sounds great!" agreed Chip.
"I think the snow isn't supposed to start
till tonight he added. It shouldn't be a problem."
Victor joined the "Guys" in the Living Room.
He knew to stay out of the way of the kitchen crew!
Chip's father Ernie, was watching the old TV...
it sounded like he was watching cartoons!
(Although he was sometimes just "lost in thought..."!)
Victor had his eyes on the refreshments... he was getting hungry!
Joanna started to get the table ready
and called Pollyanna to let her know
it was time to come over!
It took them almost no time to get there...
the roads were only wet... no snow yet!
Helen and Charles joined the folks in the Living Room.
"I'll turn down the volume for you..." Chip said to Grandma Helen.
( He knew his Dad liked it to be sort of loud.)
"No need to worry about it, Dear...!" said Helen.
"I'm sorry to be so late... we were worried about
the driving conditions."
"It's supposed to snow!" she added not quite happily.
And then it was time for everyone to gather around the Table.
The whole family barely fit in the room.
They would need to carry their plates
and sit in the Living Room to eat.
But no matter, at least everyone was here!
Ernie said the Grace.
And then he looked over at Sally May and said
"I am Thankful for such a wonderful and
accomplished Daughter-in-law!
Thank you for preparing this feast for us all!
"I'll second that..!" said Victor
smiling at his blushing daughter.
"Oh, Heavens... " said Sally May
"You're making me blush!"
And Meanwhile, Dear Readers,
the kitchen was forgotten for the moment.
But Honey and Oreo stood guard.
"Don't even think of it..." growled Honey.
(Oreo had a lot to learn still!)
"But they're on plates.... he whined...
why can't we lick the plates now...?"
Well, Dear Readers, I will leave you here
to wonder about the outcome of the pies....
but rest assured... they were thoroughly enjoyed!
And I hope all of you are enjoying your Thanksgiving...
or if you do not celebrate this Holiday,
I hope you find ways and times
to Count your Blessings!
I am thankful for so many little
and not so little things,
not least of which are
My Dear Readers here in blogland!
Happy Thanksgiving!
Dear Betsy, you are so right: time flies so fast AND family is very important, I know that for sure. The Pandemic was a mondial disaster but alos taught us the importancy of having family and taking care for them and others. I haven't (and will never) forgotten this, and I know, you aren't too.
ReplyDeleteThis story speaks about warmth and lovely relationships, you've once more created lovely scenes for the pictures, but what to say about the naughty dogs...? I can truly understand their thoughts!! :)
And you are so good at it: writing stories on your blog, I've told this before, I know, but it is. So once again: thank you sooo much for sharing, dear Betsy.
Hugs, Ilona
Betsy, reading this lovely story was a wonderful way to finish up Thanksgiving! It's true that we have so many things to be thankful for, including the freedom to play with our dollhouses! I am thankful for you, Betsy, because you put so much joy into the world!
ReplyDeleteYou might remember that we don't have anything like your Thanksgiving in Germany - we only celebrate "Erntedank" (= thanks for the harvest) at the first Sunday in October and this is related to the Church service and not a thing being celebrated in the families. But regarding that so many customs from the U.S. were assimilated by Germans like for example Halloween or the looks of Santa Claus being inpired by advertising for the perhaps most American product ever I really wish we would also have taken over your wonderful tradition of Thanksgiving. Strange... but instead of this we took over the custom of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. *sigh* I think it's a wonderful thing taking the time on a special day to give thanks and count ones blessings.
ReplyDeleteI would consider myself a very thankful person - and one of the many things I'm very thankful for is being able to drop by at the blog of a lady I will never meet in person but who I can still call in all honesty a good friend. A good friend with incredible talents of all sorts who never fails to brighten my day with the things she shows on her blog and even a bit more on these special days in the year when she takes all the time and effort needed to publish posts like this one.
It warmed my heart to see all those familiar friends coming together, sharing the familiar worries of weather, arriving too late, having not enough space - but always finding a solution by remembering that the only thing which counts is being together. So I'm very thankful for this wonderful post... and also for seeing this stunning TV set again.
Btw - Ylvi told me that Honey gained herself some good points in the Golden Book of Mr. Claus... and as her boss is known to be a gentle and generous man I suppose that there might also be some dog cookies for Oreo too waiting at... sorry, I can't avoid it any longer so let's start the heavy organ music in the background now... Christmas. (aaaahhhhhrrrrggghhhh). So - many thanks to you for being here and for every single post you made so far and hopefully for many, many more in the future! ;O)
Hugs
Birgit
Espero que hayas tenido un bonito día de Acción de Gracias Betsy!
ReplyDeleteVer a esa pequeña familia y amigos disfrutar de estar juntos, resolviendo los pequeños problemas que, al fin y al cabo, son sólo eso: "pequeños" y dando importancia a lo verdadero: poder reunirse, me ha llenado de calidez el corazón!
Ciertamente el tiempo pasa muy deprisa y ya estamos inmersos en los preparativos de las Navidades!!!
Gracias por tu hermosa historia!
Besos.
Happy Thanksgiving Betsy! I hope you've had a really lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteUna bonita celebración si es para reunir a la familia y disfrutar en su compañía. Muchas gracias por esta tierna historia y compartirla con todas nosotras. Besos
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