Thankfulness, National Geographic, The Guardian

Happy Thanksgiving to all you Americans!

 (All photos via The Guardian - the first five are from National Geographic Archives)

What are you eating?  What goodies have you made?

What are you thankful for this year?  And every year?

I made three pies yesterday and gave them to my contractors.  More baking yet to do.

 (Susie Stern, National Geographic Traveler Photo Contest via the Guardian)

It's still early in L.A.

What am I most THANKFUL for just at the moment?

  THE PAINTINGS HAVE ARRIVED IN FLORIDA!!!

Only one person of many many, that my hubby and I have spoken to in the past week at UPS seems to understand clearly exactly why and how they managed to be "Lost" and how miraculously, and so seemingly easily, they are "Found" again.  If someone last week could have explained this possibility and been more reassuring, my last week's nightmare might not have been.  I will only also say:  using social media (or as someone else put it, "public shaming" gets RESULTS!  That IS a shame, if you ask me.)

I am thankful too, for all of your kind and encouraging comments.  They really helped, when things were looking bleakest.

Et bien, ca comme ca.   Hope you have a lovely day wherever you are and that your life doesn't look too much like the last picture!!!!!!  (The sun is shining and it's 80 degrees in L.A.  I am very thankful for that too.)