tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post3715396479782578201..comments2024-03-13T08:41:43.838-05:00Comments on The Bookish : Ummm....Whatever Happened to Thanksgiving?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-35084021490221318002017-11-21T18:22:20.004-06:002017-11-21T18:22:20.004-06:00I think the entire country has forgotten about Tha...I think the entire country has forgotten about Thanksgiving. Especially the retail portion of the country. I don't understand how Black Friday starts at 5pm on THURSDAY?!?<br />I spent 14 years working retail and Thanksgiving and Christmas were the only days i was guaranteed time off. The last few years, we started having only Christmas off. <br />Personally, I'm not a big fan of Christmas. I much prefer Halloween (but not the scary gruesome stuff people do now.) Oh well, I'll be over here, enjoying my pumpkins until December 1st. :-)<br />blessings<br />~*~Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12997549543731061699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-75969438921678292172017-11-08T10:00:44.022-06:002017-11-08T10:00:44.022-06:00Guilty as charged! I admit that I have been planni...Guilty as charged! I admit that I have been planning my Christmas decorating this early only because I am having a ladies brunch on December 22nd and I want everything in place early. Thanksgiving is not a huge holiday in my house since there are only 3 of us. We struggle every year with making a huge dinner or not, so decorating for it is not in mind (although I have some fabulous vintage turkeys to put out!) I would love nothing more than to have a reason to decorate it all up to the nines for Thanksgiving but I just don't. Looking forward to seeing your table though!AnnMarie aka Vintage Junkie aka NaNahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01969507879772949374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-9718222920911193642017-11-07T19:09:00.612-06:002017-11-07T19:09:00.612-06:00Thanksgiving is on at my house. I've never dec...Thanksgiving is on at my house. I've never decorated for Christmas until after Thanksgiving. I agree there is no need to rush every holiday! Let's enjoy each one. <br />Your table looks so pretty and creative. I love the acorn tureens and your soup looks wonderful. Wish I had a bowl right now.<br />Did you have your slipcovers for your chairs custom made?Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09559612002837383953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-82063207135978761512017-11-07T18:12:52.435-06:002017-11-07T18:12:52.435-06:00I love Thanksgiving! But, I love Christmas and don...I love Thanksgiving! But, I love Christmas and don't mind seeing it early. <br />We aren't always hosting for the big feast day but I still set a table and enjoy the day of Thanksgiving. I enjoy all of our holidays. I don't know how I almost missed this post??? Glad #2 had a good weekend at home with mom.........The French Hutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10028597144785773804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-76002985336183010942017-11-07T15:25:01.429-06:002017-11-07T15:25:01.429-06:00Ummm.....yep....I think I belong on the Island of ...Ummm.....yep....I think I belong on the Island of Misfit Toys, but that's okay! ;P Miss you, Holly!!!Ricki Treleavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00363865916909018452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-86659377776162608062017-11-07T14:56:06.017-06:002017-11-07T14:56:06.017-06:00No never, Thanksgiving has not been cancelled!! We...No never, Thanksgiving has not been cancelled!! We always go all out for every holiday and Thanksgiving has always been special because our youngest son was born on Thanksgiving! I will never forget looking at him sleeping in his newborn cradle in my hospital room and the rest of my family arriving full of turkey and dressing to meet him! Very sadly we lost him just before his 19th birthday and our family became closer than ever. Thanksgiving is important to all of us in so many different ways, and Christmas will always be there, no need to rush. If I put a Christmas tree up now I would be so sick of it by mid December I'd be taking it down! Let's slow down and enjoy to the fullest! But, my family has caught me watching Hallmark Christmas movies...<br />Jennathepaintedapron.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956666284000629194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-49329765300716354892017-11-07T12:26:42.360-06:002017-11-07T12:26:42.360-06:00Every year Thanksgiving is jumped over. All the co...Every year Thanksgiving is jumped over. All the commercials are Christmas oriented. I have yet to see any Turkey ads. We will decorate for Christmas after Thanksgiving is over.<br /> MarilynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-37775993588082033422017-11-07T12:24:40.313-06:002017-11-07T12:24:40.313-06:00We too took down the Halloween decorations and sta...We too took down the Halloween decorations and started to put up the Thanksgiving ones. Christmas can wait until after Thanksgiving day.<br /> MarionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-13511271384597965602017-11-07T12:23:33.896-06:002017-11-07T12:23:33.896-06:00I agree with you. Thanksgiving was always for fami...I agree with you. Thanksgiving was always for families to gather for a warm and loving time spent with those you may see often or once or twice. Thanksgiving has been the forgotten holiday.<br /> JoanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-82621829349764476442017-11-07T07:13:03.850-06:002017-11-07T07:13:03.850-06:00Here's my deal. Amen to all you say! I even ha...Here's my deal. Amen to all you say! I even have issues with Christmas in the stores till after Thanksgiving (I give craft stores a pass -- we crafty types have to start earlier -- still? Prime store real estate?) Maybe, maybe the week before Thanksgiving. And as welcome as Hallmark movies are compared to news, even those are harder to take in OCTOBER and November than if they started the day after Thanksgiving. I took down the definitely-Halloween decorations the other day, leaving up the autumn -- leaves, pumpkins, harvest colors. I'll start to bring up Christmas and stash it in the guest room before Thanksgiving but no tree, no centerpiece, no ornamentation, SQUAT! will go up before the day after Turkey Day. (That said, if life is right, the out-of-towners will be wrapped and mailed by the Monday after.) <br /><br />We're having two TG dinners, one at a friends on the real day (I get to bring the plates!) and one at Rick's with the kids and Baby Grand on TG Sunday. (I'll bring the turkey plates again!) But I do my house for me and I just want to savor this in-between time before everyone goes wonko and fa la la (and me, too.)<br /><br />Here's to turkeys and pumpkins and parades and stuffing and shuffling in the leaves as long as they last! (So glad you helped your sweet girl feel better.)Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-69686589889105540462017-11-07T02:50:57.758-06:002017-11-07T02:50:57.758-06:00Hi Ricki Jill.
your home looks like a magazine spr...Hi Ricki Jill.<br />your home looks like a magazine spread, just cozy and amazing!<br />I had Halloween decor up on the 5th of July.soon as they came down, we started on our Christmas.<br />I feel like I can't get enough of the holidays..we wait and broil through <br />our endless summers, it's nice to finally celebrate the cooler months.<br />H and I went through a very difficult time some years ago..thinking we might not be able to share holidays together anymore..you bet I'm going to saturate our lives with as much Halloween and Christmas as possible.<br />As for Thanksgiving, I save it for our little dining area..I'm going to be posting our harvest crafts soon too, as November is one of my favorite months. So we do Thanksgiving, just not throughout the entire house.<br />Marfi-topiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03242999477685406949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-56476176407567243122017-11-07T00:27:13.966-06:002017-11-07T00:27:13.966-06:00I am new to your blog so 'howdy" from the...I am new to your blog so 'howdy" from the Pacific Northwest. I go all out for Halloween. I love decorating for all the holidays. I love the holidays and embrace them. I hate that Christmas decorations are out in half the store. and fall decorating is one or two aisles. I took down Halloween and saved the nice pumpkins for Thanksgiving/fall decor even though we already have snow. I do put up Christmas Thanksgiving weekend because some of our kids/grandkids come to town. The grands love helping me decorate as their mom is a minimalist. I also have art kids once a week in my dining room so it becomes the main event.CatieAnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09433305330968854290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-24200965196912600392017-11-06T23:15:54.650-06:002017-11-06T23:15:54.650-06:00Hi RJ
I can see both sides of the coin on the hol...Hi RJ <br />I can see both sides of the coin on the holiday decor. I don’t live thanksgiving decor at all...yours is amazing...as is ALL of your decor, but I found myself creeping into November. Just the sheer volume of work to get it all done was my main issue.you have seen my decor; 6 full size trees and huge garlands everywhere ...it was a monumental task. Much easier now that I have moved here! More space, no thanksgiving and I have help! The problem as I view it now from a distance 10,000 miles or so, is that everything seems to be a competition in the US. One thing I’ve always admired about you is you dance to the beat of your own drum....after my cancer I went with that philosophy more and more...♥️<br /><br />Love, Holly Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13794014390256124832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-59791692135517368782017-11-06T20:31:27.497-06:002017-11-06T20:31:27.497-06:00I love the maple leaf plates!!!
Sending hugs to yo...I love the maple leaf plates!!!<br />Sending hugs to your girl, hope this week goes well and things get better all around.<br />Carla from The Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107829617899979937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-47926148720175108142017-11-06T20:24:41.148-06:002017-11-06T20:24:41.148-06:00I don't get why some people decorate for Chris...I don't get why some people decorate for Christmas so early, also I received a Christmas card last week, what the hell is with thatJo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-5323050009451244362017-11-06T15:48:22.848-06:002017-11-06T15:48:22.848-06:00The glass pumpkins! I am loving them so much-Thank...The glass pumpkins! I am loving them so much-Thanksgiving decor is too beautiful to skip (I mean so is the turkey and family stuff) ;)Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-1408072442882903252017-11-06T14:53:58.680-06:002017-11-06T14:53:58.680-06:00I've noticed the same. I've been perplexe...I've noticed the same. I've been perplexed that many have their trees up and decorated. They have their mantels decorated, etc. I understand that bloggers want to decorate and get photos taken so they can post their ideas, but......before Thanksgiving? The first week of November? I don't understand whey they would even want to have Christmas decor up in their homes for two months. Everyone is different, so each to their own! <br />I was out of town over the weekend, so Halloween things are being put away today. Fall colors, pumpkins, and bittersweet are still very much out here, Enjoy Thanksgiving with your family!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01873375271470225199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-45498834955044660892017-11-06T09:50:14.407-06:002017-11-06T09:50:14.407-06:00I'm hosting Thanksgiving this year or I might ...I'm hosting Thanksgiving this year or I might well be tempted to get out the Christmas decor. I haven't hosted in awhile, and I'm truly looking forward to it. I'll be putting away some of my Fall decor (I don't do Halloween decorations anymore, but we do enjoy Halloween and the trick-o-treaters) and pulling out several "turkey" things I have accumulated. We, too, have much to be thankful for and plan to enjoy Thanksgiving. Now, after our son and family leave on the 25th, I'll be pulling out all things Christmas!<br /><br />Your Thanksgiving tablescapes are just lovely! I've been meaning to ask....are you enjoying the Outlander series on tv? Hubby and I are both enjoying it so much and wish the seasons were not quite so short!<br /><br />Have a happy week!<br />CarolAn Oasis in the Deserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03775583025686145582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2820471780736941349.post-42709530012850030162017-11-06T06:39:35.693-06:002017-11-06T06:39:35.693-06:00I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I spen...I am not hosting Thanksgiving this year, so I spent the weekend putting away all fall decos and cleaned really well....Everything was out for about 2 months and I was ready to pack it away. I will begin to pull out some holiday items in a week or two. I am on the hunt for a new Christmas tree and as soon as I buy one, it will go up (just to make sure lights work !) and it will stay up - but prob not decorated!! Love all your settings! Patti @ Pandoras Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07168379052525278502noreply@blogger.com