Harvest and Thankfulness

Thanksgiving has come and gone... the gardens and fields have yielded their best.  We had so many reasons to celebrate and give thanks this holiday.  Not only have we enjoyed many delicious and beautiful blessings from nature this year -- we also have much hope for the months to come.

I've neglected this blog for a couple of months, while other issues and obligations came up in my life.  My neglect is also partly due to the annual autumn Midwestern frenzied state of mind that has accompanied me even here to the Southeast.  Mentally, as summer ends, I'm closing out my end-of-season summer chores, I'm preparing for winter, and I'm feeling pressure to "get things done" as the days grow shorter and the nights colder.  However, the harvest is over, and the canned tomatoes, peaches, and pickles are ready to eat.  Autumn has been beautiful and eventful, but the approach of winter signifies a change of pace. It's time to return regularly to blogging again.