Thanksgiving Long Ago
Thanksgiving at this house was only just a little different from a regular day. We usually had some kind of company and dinner was enjoyed in the middle part of the day. Mother always “dressed” a hen and made chicken and dressing. I don’t remember the rest of the menu but it was always dressing. The table would be full as we had preserved enough food the summer before to eat well during the winter.
Some times we played some of the games I mentioned a few days ago, but lots of conversation and laughter filled the day, too.
When night time approached, no matter if it was Thanksgiving, chores had to be done: bringing in wood — stove wood and wood for the fireplace– had to be fetched and it had to be enough to last ’til after daylight the next morning. Corn had to be shelled and fed to the chickens and the eggs gathered. Life stock had to fed and watered — we had to draw water for them from the well — and the cow had to be fed and milked. We called all this “doing the night work” or “tending to the things.”
I have such a little tolerance for my inability to do what I used to do, but I’m making myself a promise that I’ll be more thankful for what I am able to do. Doing this blog is one of them and I’m thankful for you who read it. You count some blessings for which you can be thankful, too.
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving Blessings to all!!