Happy Thanksgiving

One of my favourite illustrations of Thanksgiving

I'm not American or Canadian so I don't do Thanksgiving, except in my heart, because many years ago, my husband, who lived in America for some years, wanted to invite me to have luch with him and decided to make Thanksgiving lunch just to invite me.

Less than a year after we were married.

So I do like Thanksgiving.

And now to the First Thanksgiving.

"Blaring trumpets and thundering serenaded Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as he waded ashore on September 8, 1565. The Spanish admiral kissed a cross held aloft by the fleet's captain, Father Francisco Lopez, then claimed Florida for both his God and his country. As curious members of the indigenous Timucua tribe looked on, the 800 newly arrived colonists gathered around a makeshift altar as Father Lopez performed a Catholic Mass of thanksgiving for their safe arrival in the newly christened settlement of St. Augustine. At the invitation of Menéndez, the Timucuans then joined the newcomers in a comunal meal.

Some Florida historians have argued that this feast - and not the one held 56 years later by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in Plymouth, Massachusetts - was actually North America's First Thanksgiving. It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land", wrote University of Florida Professor Emmeritus of History Michael Gannon in his book The Cross in the Sand".

(https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140)

Anyway, have your turkey with your family and have a happy Thanksgiving.

These blessed days before Christmas

It has been raining and raining. Not that I mind or complain, after the draught this rain is a blessing, it's just that a homemaker really needs some days of sun, or at least, that it doesn't rain so she may dry some clothes in the wind.

I do like the nice smell of dried clothes, if they are mine they smell like lavendar, the others have other nice smells. My children relate lavender with all things mine and they like to have their own scents. And I must say I don't like lavender scent on the kitchen laundry, I prefer to have it on my own things or the bathroom laundry.

Anyway, it has been quite a real Autumn with all this rain, wind, fog and it has been rather cold, at least as cold as it can be in this corner of Europe.

The days go by and I give thanks to Our Lord every day for all those blessings He gives to us. Even in the more difficult days we feel, so clearly, His Hand on us, guiding us, protecting us and helping us in each step of the way. Thanks be to God in His Saints and in His Angels and, above all, in His Holy Mother.

The First Thankgiving - September 8, 1565 - https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140 

I'm not American but I do like Thanksgiving, even if we don't celebrate it, but I like it because one upon a time my husband, still not even my fiancé, organized a lunch with several people just to invite me. Well, one year later we were already married and I don't regret it at all.

After Thanksgiving it comes black friday which, even if I don't like the name of it, I like the reduced things we can find on that day.

And about Christmas, I must say that I'm singing Rudolph since October so I am in Christmas mood for a long time.

 

I've been buying and wrapping presents for a whole month now.

One of this days I will post about it as I like to do it every year.

From last year

Bye for now, see you tomorrow, maybe.

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Happy Thanksgiving to all !

Let's give thanks for everything that Our Lord gives to us.

Happy ThanksGiving

It's Thanksgiving Day.

It's not from my culture to celebrate it because I am not american but it means a lot to me because when I and my husband were not married yet, and he wanted to get closer to me and know me better, it came to his mind to arrange a Thankgiving lunch so he could invite me. So he did and I accepted unaware of what was in his mind. It was a long time ago.

But did you know that the first Thanksgiving was not made by the Puritans ? Let's then remember the real First Thankgiving. 

"Blaring trumpets and thundering serenaded Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as he waded ashore on September 8, 1565. The Spanish admiral kissed a cross held aloft by the fleet's captain, Father Francisco Lopez, then claimed Florida for both his God and his country. As curious members of the indigenous Timucua tribe looked on, the 800 newly arrived colonists gathered around a makeshift altar as Father Lopez performed a Catholic Mass of thanksgiving for their safe arrival in the newly christened settlement of St. Augustine. At the invitation of Menéndez, the Timucuans then joined the newcomers in a comunal meal.

Some Florida historians have argued that this feast - and not the one held 56 years later by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in Plymouth, Massachusetts - was actually North America's First Thanksgiving. It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land", wrote University of Florida Professor Emmeritus of History Michael Gannon in his book The Cross in the Sand."

(https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140 )

Anyway, as most in America celebrate it today, let's give thanks for everything Our Lord gives us.

Have your turkey with your family and friends and have a very happy Thanksgiving Day.

Happy ThanksGiving

It's ThanksGiving Day

Now that everybody cooked their turkeys, the side dishes and desserts, is time to seat around the table and give thanks.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the american friends.

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And now lets remember the real First Thankgiving. 

"Blaring trumpets and thundering serenaded Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as he waded ashore on September 8, 1565. The Spanish admiral kissed a cross held aloft by the fleet's captain, Father Francisco Lopez, then claimed Florida for both his God and his country. As curious members of the indigenous Timucua tribe looked on, the 800 newly arrived colonists gathered around a makeshift altar as Father Lopez performed a Catholic Mass of thanksgiving for their safe arrival in the newly christened settlement of St. Augustine. At the invitation of Menéndez, the Timucuans then joined the newcomers in a comunal meal.

Some Florida historians have argued that this feast - and not the one held 56 years later by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoags in Plymouth, Massachusetts - was actually North America's First Thanksgiving. It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land", wrote University of Florida Professor Emmeritus of History Michael Gannon in his book The Cross in the Sand."

https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140 

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And to finish this post on Thanksgiving, I can't resist on posting again that wonderful painting of Norman Rockwell on each Thanksgiving because I do like it. More than the perfect American Dream is the Family Christian Dream as it's so beautiful to see the family around the table,  everybody happy, everything nice and tidy. Quite perfect.

Happy ThanksGiving.

Thanksgiving

Once upon a time my husband, who was not yet my husband, and who had been in the US years before to take his Master degree and had been living after it in Europe, organized a Thanksgiving lunch for me.

We were just aquainted not even really friends, but as he has a serious interest in me, he thought that lunch would be a good way to make us closer.

It did. The lunch had several people and I thought I was only one more, I hardly knew then that it was made for me.

I must say that it was a good idea and things went very well after that, in such a way that one year later, on Thanksgiving Day, we were already married.

That's why I like Thanksgiving, even if I'm not american.

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I keep posting the above painting of Norman Rockwell on each Thanksgiving because I do like it. More than the perfect American Dream is the Family Christian Dream as it's so beautiful to see the family around the table,  everybody happy, everything nice and tidy. Quite perfect.

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This one is so beautiful too, isn't it ?

Happy ThanksGiving to all !

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And now talking about the real First Thanksgiving, you may read about it here.


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The First Thanksgiving

Blaring trumpets and thundering artillery serenaded Don Pedro Menéndez de Avilés as he waded ashore on September 8, 1565. The Spanish admiral kissed a cross held aloft by the fleet’s captain, Father Francisco Lopez, then claimed Florida for both his God and his country. As curious members of the indigenous Timucua tribe looked on, the 800 newly arrived colonists gathered around a makeshift altar as Father Lopez performed a Catholic mass of thanksgiving for their safe arrival in the newly christened settlement of St. Augustine. At the invitation of Menéndez, the Timucuans then joined the newcomers in a communal meal.

Some Florida historians have argued that this feast—and not the one held 56 years later by the Pilgrims and Wampanoags in Plymouth, Massachusetts—was actually North America’s first Thanksgiving. “It was the first community act of religion and thanksgiving in the first permanent settlement in the land,” wrote University of Florida professor emeritus of history Michael Gannon in his book “The Cross in the Sand.”

https://myfloridahistory.org/frontiers/article/140 

Happy Thanksgiving

Even if here we don't do Thanksgiving, I have good memories of one I once had.

The First Thanksgiving

More than a half-century before the Pilgrims broke bread with the Wampanoags, Spanish colonists landing in St. Augustine, Florida, feasted with indigenous Timucua tribesmen in what some historians contend was America’s first Thanksgiving.

http://www.history.com/news/did-florida-host-the-first-thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving !

Thanksgiving Day !

Many years ago before we were married, my husband organized a Thanksgiving lunch (in Europe) to invite me and so that way we could get closer.
I must say I didn't know anything about his intentions. So he invited several people including me. I went.
Well, things went very well, in such a way that one year later, on Thanksgiving Day, we were already married.
That's why I like Thanksgiving, even if I'm not american.

Happy Thanksgiving for all my American friends.

Thanks to Our Lord

Myspace Graphics, Thanksgiving Graphics at WishAFriend.com

Happy Thanksgiving.

Giving Thanks - Thursday

For my Faith.




This is one of my girls, giving a white rose to Our Lady, after having taken her First Communion, some months ago.

Giving Thanks at Kelli.

Giving Thaks - Wednesday

For being a mother

Giving Thanks at Kelli.

Giving Tanks - Tuesday

For our Home

We give thanks to Our Lord who gave us this nice home where everybody praises Him day and night.

Giving Thanks at Kelli.

Giving Thanks - Monday

For the Family

For my husband ( the man with a hat), for my two little girls ( the ones he's holding by hand, a little girl with dress and another with a poney tail and pink shirt), and for my big girls ( with the pink shirt and black trousers and the other with blue shirt).
Praised be the Lord.

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