Giving Thanks


In Gratitude:

- mornings - quiet - family - friends - pumpkin pie - words and pens and notebooks - novels - kindness of others - chocolate - birds singing - the woods that surround me - my deer - comforts of home - cell phones and who they connect me to - knitting and the joy knitting brings to me - technology - the internet - woolen socks (and hats and mitts and scarves and shawls and sweaters...) - coffee and tea - lunches out - making lists and crossing off to dos - fresh sheets - memories of my mom - my health - my faith - my church - visits from the kids - blog hopping - creativity - cookies - donuts - bookmarks - yarn stores - bookstores - visiting my sister - talking to my aunt - seeing my dad - top 40 radio - knowing the current songs because of top 40 - Christmas music - my bed - knitting bags - pointy needles to knit with - starting a knitting project and finishing a knitting project - and the in between of a project - photography - the hopefulness of life - new beginnings -forgiveness - coupons - my marriage - a clean house - doing dishes - the smell of soap - gap jeans - cotton tees - mashed potatoes - green beans - post it notes -

most of all thank you to all who visit and read :)

Happy day after Thanksgiving!

Comments

  1. Andi GNovember 27, 2015 at 9:09 AM

    Such wonderful things to be grateful for, my friend.

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  2. BonnyNovember 27, 2015 at 9:22 AM

    I'm grateful that you've written down such a wonderfully long list and shared it with us. Now I'm going to appreciate my pointy needles even more when I start knitting with them today.

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  3. YanicNovember 27, 2015 at 10:07 AM

    What a great list! I hope your holiday is just wonderful. xox

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  4. JanetNovember 27, 2015 at 2:54 PM

    Wonderful list!

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  5. Kim November 27, 2015 at 3:50 PM

    Just lovely Karen. Happy Thanksgiving. I hope you had a wonderful day. Enjoy your weekend.

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  6. kathy bNovember 27, 2015 at 6:00 PM

    Love your thoughts Karen. I'll add: a warm electric blanket on my lap while I knit
    candles that are fake but look real
    a crackling fire in our fireplace
    27 days to Christmas

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  7. LindaNovember 27, 2015 at 6:16 PM

    Truly enjoyed this post from you!!

    Linda in VA

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  8. AlinaNovember 28, 2015 at 3:16 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving to you! Being able to be grateful is being able to be happy!

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  9. Caffeine GirlNovember 28, 2015 at 7:17 PM

    I love your list! Things like "bed" and "bookstores" -- it's too easy to forget how many wonderful things we have!

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  10. azwoolgirlNovember 28, 2015 at 7:57 PM

    I love your list too Karen and hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving :)

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  11. sustainablemumNovember 29, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    Wonderful list, hope you have had a lovely weekend Karen ;)

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  12. JaneNovember 30, 2015 at 3:06 AM

    What a fabulous list, Karen...love it. Hope you had a lovely day xx

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  13. StefanieNovember 30, 2015 at 5:24 PM

    I like how you covered all bases.

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