Thanksgiving is celebrated all over the world, and for me Thanksgiving this year is a day I am particularly thankful. The past six weeks have been very tough for me personally, and even tougher for the world. Things feel like they are careening out of control from the hordes of people following Donald Trump (regardless, […]

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  • November 28, 2015 - 10:52 am

    Beeray @bee_raise - Namaste.
    Lovely post. Need to.list out things that I am grateful for.ReplyCancel

“Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother’s house we go…”  There are other Thanksgiving songs, but this one is the one that conjures up images of the many Thanksgivings we spent at my parents’ house in the Berkshires. It was a journey for all of us, and the drive from Philadelphia included crossing […]

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  • November 26, 2015 - 6:14 pm

    soapie - aww. love how you started this post with your old family traditions and the details like wrinkled recipes, then fast forwarded to your current thanksgiving traditions. though different, just as sweet and memorable.ReplyCancel

  • November 26, 2015 - 6:52 pm

    Ellen - Beautifully written.ReplyCancel

  • December 1, 2015 - 12:01 am

    yeah write #242 weekly writing challenge is open for fiction|poetry - yeah write - […] Last Diet, who won the nonfiction challenge with her post about family, loss and moving on: Grandmother’s House. The prompt sentence is: I got the call before I reached […]ReplyCancel

  • January 10, 2016 - 8:04 am

    yeah write #242 weekly writing challenge kickoff - […] Last Diet, who won the nonfiction challenge with her post about family, loss and moving on: Grandmother’s House. The prompt sentence is: I got the call before I reached […]ReplyCancel

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday, and for the past four years I wake on the Monday before Thanksgiving thinking of you—all my Whole Foods Market friends who are working this week. Thanksgiving week is the hardest week of the year in food retail. Everyone celebrates Thanksgiving, which means everyone is shopping, and almost everyone will […]

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  • November 24, 2015 - 3:10 pm

    Dana - I can’t imagine how crazy it must be for employees; I only know how crazy it is as a customer! Yesterday I hit Costco and Trader Joe’s – both were super busy but the cashiers and customer service people were just delightful. Now I am staying out of the stores and enjoying my holiday. Happy Thanksgiving!ReplyCancel

    • November 24, 2015 - 3:22 pm

      nrlowell@comcast.net - Dana, it can be crazy, and by Wednesday evening everyone is about ready to lose their minds, but we kept on smiling!
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Always on the lookout for vegetarian friendly recipes I was intrigued by a recent recipe from Cooks Illustrated for black bean burgers. I have made veggie burgers before, but these looked good, and easy. If you’re familiar with Cooks Illustrated they spend lots of time perfecting recipes so I don’t usually fool with them much, […]

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  • November 23, 2015 - 11:29 pm

    Beeray @bee_raise - I love vegetarian patties. Would this be like the bean burgers available
    Burger King?ReplyCancel

    • November 24, 2015 - 7:08 am

      nrlowell@comcast.net - I have no idea, I haven’t been to a Burger King in years. They are delicious.ReplyCancel

I saw this about twenty times on Face Book this week, and each time I laughed although I strenuously disagree, there is no such thing as the typical American Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving looks different throughout the USA. Though we’re almost all having turkey, that could be where the similarities end. I have spent years searching for […]

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