Today's Thanksgiving in the States, a holiday when we eat too much, watch parades and football on TV, and if we are very lucky--spend time with those we love.
It's also the day before Black Friday, which is the unofficial start of the Christmas shopping season in the United States (hence the Canvas of the Day showing a city cowgirl picking up a pair of diamond earrings for her Best Friend Forever at Tiffany's jewelry store on Rodeo Drive--that's their signature color shopping bag in her hand).
In honor of the day, I direct you to Barefoot Needlepoint Designs' turkey canvas. The finishing is amazing!
http://barefootneedlepoint.blogspot.com/2009/11/turkey.html
Several needlework bloggers have posted Thanks on their sites. I can't express my thankfulness nearly as well as they did, so go visit Denise and Linda's blog and wish Linda's knee heals quickly after surgery (she managed to schedule a kitchen renovation about the same time as her knee surgery--pray for her!!!).
http://nystitchingsisters.blogspot.com/2009/11/thankfulness.html
Then head over to the Spinster Stitcher, who is funny and charming and has a better dog than me. (Sorry, guys. You aren't as cute as Stewey, no way.)
http://spinsterstitcher.blogspot.com/2009/11/thankful.html
If you are not celebrating, why not visit Odette in South Africa? She has posted fascinating photographs of a Chinese masked dancer she saw perform when she was in Beijing. O'jishi is a Japanese Noh Theatre mask but the idea's the same.
http://hangingbyathread-odette.blogspot.com/2009/11/chinese-masked-dancer.html
Happy Thanksgiving to all. See you tomorrow with some new stitching that isn't background!
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
Blogging at http://chillyhollownp.blogspot.com
Archived Yahoo 360 postings at http://profiles.yahoo.com/chillyhollow
8 comments:
Happy Thanksgiving Jane to you and your Beloved. I hope you have a wonderful day.
Thank you very much, Nancy! Have fun with the kids and grandkids (and dogs).
I'm thankful that you're such a committed blogger. Finding a new post even on Thanksgiving Day is such a treat. Your faithfulness to stitching and blogging is appreciated by so many of us.
Nancy
Thanks very much. Blogging is fun for me, so a daily posting 90% of the time is no big deal.
I talk a lot, you see. LOL
Happy Turkey Day!
Happy Black-Friday! I just wanted to say thanks for your kind words about the turkey. He was such fun to stitch. He's not jetting his way back to New Jersey after visiting Florida for the holiday.
You may talk a lot, but I LOVE listening! Your blog is such a joy. Hope you had a fabulous Thanksgiving.
Barefoot, that turkey is hilarious and magnificent at the same time. Hope he lands safely in NJ and gets to parade around the table for a few more days before going into hibernation until next Thanksgiving.
Thanks, Madonna. That was a great compliment. And we did have a wonderful Thanksgiving here in CH.
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