Peace and Prosperity -Guest Heart Thursday

Today is Thanksgiving.  Here in American we celebrate family and harvest.  It is a time when family and friends gather and share the blessings of our lives.

Many of you do not live in America--therefore on this day of Thanksgiving, it is important for me to tell each of you that I am thankful for you.  I ask our Creator to place upon you a blessing of peace, joy and prosperity.

Have a blessed weekend! 

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Cordial Thanksgiving Greetings

Hahahaaa--this gives a whole new meaning to the idea of dressing the turkey!  Have a fabulous day!

Hearty Thanksgiving Greetings -Postcard Friendship Friday #195

 

This is the second postcard of a lovely Indian maiden with her contribution to the Thanksgiving feast.  What a beautiful young woman--and so accomplished!  I am a smidge Native American, so I find these wonderful postcards honoring Native Americans to be especially delightful.

I wanted our friends from Russia to know you have been missed.  I didn't see you dear ones for some time and felt worried.  I'm glad to see you are back.

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Turkeys on a Fence -Guest Heart Thursday

What a lovely scene.  Here they are, turkeys on a fence--settled in for the night. sharing their adventures, I'm sure, of how they avoided being caught for the Thanksgiving table! 

You are probably wondering where the hearts are in this beautiful postcard.  On the right hand side at the fence line near the first gathering of cornstalks, you can see a little red flower in the shape of a heart.  (grin)

Have a lovely weekend, and Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

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Thanksgiving Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

It took a long time to find a Thanksgiving card with hearts!  Isn't this little girl adorable?  I love her heart-covered bloomers.  What a funny postcard.  I don't think I'd let my tiny daughter chase a turkey around the yard...but times were different then, that's for sure.

Have a great day!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Sincere Thanksgiving Greeting -Postcard Friendship Friday #143

 

I have always enjoyed vintage Thanksgiving postcards featuring beautiful Indian maidens--usually there's a turkey, corn, pumpkins and such included.  Since I have a few drops of Native American blood in my veins, I think these postcards are especially charming.  When the settlers arrived in the New World, the Indians helped them make it through the harsh winter.  I often wonder what it would have been like to see the land as the settlers saw it upon landing.  What a wild and beautiful place it must have been.

There are so many things for which to be thankful.  This was our first Thanksgiving without Daddy.  Though we all missed him, we had a beautiful time together as a family.  I thank you for your prayers for us--you have all been so kind and dear. Daddy flew away to heaven last Saturday evening.  He is with his beloved Savior now--safe, without struggle and out of pain.

God bless you all--and have a wonderful Thanksgiving Weekend.

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Plucking Feathers -Postcard Friendship Friday #141

 

I love this postcard--This beautiful woman is plucking feathers from the turkey in preparation for Thanksgiving dinner.  This is a picture of how it was in days gone by, when most people either raised their own turkeys, or shot them in the wild, for Thanksgiving.

This postcard brought back memories of an incident in my early 20's.  I was sitting at a picnic table near the edge of the Willamette River.  I'd visited that park to do some artwork in a quiet setting.  Suddenly I heard some whining, pinging sounds in the leaves just overhead.  Ripped leaves drifted down onto my drawings.

I'd never heard anything like it before, so I left my artwork to run to the bank of the river.  There was a boat load of men with guns floating offshore.  In the water floated the large goose they'd shot.  As soon as they saw me they gunned the engine and roared off in a huge toss of water.  The wake of the wave floated that bird to me.

I pulled the freshly shot goose out of the water, wrapped it in a plastic bag and took it home to Grammie.  With a little grin, Grammie told me if I wanted to eat this bird--she would show me how to prepare it.  Grammie taught me how to pluck the bird--you immerse the entire bird in boiling hot water.  This loosens the feathers.  And BOY do feathers smell bad.  Plucking a bird takes a certain technique and HOURS of time.  Then she taught me how to remove feet and head, then gut the innards.  Sorry if that's gross--but that is what had to be done.

As I recall, though it was a bit stringy, that goose was quite tasty. 

There is so much for which to be thankful this Thanksgiving. 

Daddy will be leaving us soon, but he will be joining so many people he loves in heaven.  We will grieve--but he will be in a better place.  My husband's cancer surgery is set for December 5th, I am praying for his complete recovery.  How thankful I am for our family and the love we share. How grateful I am for each of you.

Happy Thanksgiving dear ones!

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Catch the Bird! - Sunday Scans

I know people used to raise their own turkeys for Thanksgiving eating.  It's interesting to see this vintage depiction of a young boy trying to catch the bird.  One can't blame that turkey for trying to fly away!

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A Hearty Thanksgiving - Postcard Friendship Friday #90

When we traveled the East Coast years ago, we had the opportunity to see Plymouth Rock (much smaller than I’d visualized) and go through the museum in the town of Plymouth.  It was fascinating.  I learned many things I did not know about the Pilgrims.

The Pilgrims set ground at Plymouth Rock on December 11, 1620. Their first winter was devastating. I was shocked to discover that by Fall only 56 of the 102 settlers survived.  What a lonesome feeling that must have been.  So far from home--with no other resources other than what they brought with them. 

Thankfully, the harvest of 1621 was a bountiful one.  The remaining colonists decided to celebrate with a feast - including the Native Americans who had helped the Pilgrims survive their first year. Happily for all, their feast of thanksgiving lasted three days.

Governor William Bradford sent "four men fowling" after wild ducks and geese. History doesn’t say they actually ate turkey, though.  I didn't realize it, but the term "turkey" was used by the Pilgrims to mean any sort of wild bird.  They also ate venison along with boiled pumpkin and a type of fried bread made from the corn they’d planted.  Included in their feast were berries, watercress, lobster, dried fruit, clams, venison, and plums.  Sounds pretty good to me!  Looking back on this past year--there are so many things for which to be thankful.  Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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All Thanksgiving Bounty be Thine

I love these old postcards portraying Native Americans in such a positive light.  Such a lovely Indian maiden--indeed those early visitors to America would never have made it without the help of Native Americans.

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May Love Serve - Guest Heart Thursday

I laughed when I found this postcard--notice the turkey?  It is shaped like a heart!  Just perfect for Guest Heart Thursday.

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Turkey Day - Postcard Friendship Friday #36

Isn't this just the cutest postcard?  I think that child should be a little scared --That bird is bigger than he is!  One gets the idea the boy is dreaming about something...maybe Thanksgiving dinner?

Did you know President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed Thanksgiving as an official holiday in the United States on October 3, 1863?  It is another great reason Lincoln is one of my favorite presidents!   Sarah Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Magazine lobbied for 17 years to declare Thanksgiving as a national holiday.  By 1916, Thanksgiving was referred to in writings as Turkey Day--And I thought that was a modern title!

Did you know President Franklin D. Roosevelt actually attempted to move the Thanksgiving to earlier in November? As a depression recovery strategy, he thought the change would encourage a longer Christmas shopping season. But the idea didn't fly and was shut down by Congress.  In 1941 the official date was declared permanently as the fourth Thursday in November.

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