November 30th

 

This Thanksgiving, I hope all of my

family and friends have a

wonderful day.

I thank God that we are all

well and can share this day

to give thanks for the 

good things in life.

I love words!

This one personifies Thanksgiving,

don't ya think?

This month saw the end of an icon.

The penny.

After 232 years of production,

on November 12th,

the last was struck at the 

Philadelphia Mint.

The lowly penny, it's in so many phrases, 

like...

A penny saved is a penny earned.

A penny for your thoughts?

In for a penny, in for a pound.

Put in your 2 cents.

See a penny, pick it up and

all that day you'll have good luck.

We have quite a bit of pennies saved.

There never was a specific reason,

it just was a thing for us to put

our pocket change in a jar.

Now it's a rather large jar.

I guess in some distant time

those lowly pennies will

gain the respect they deserve

when collectors pay

big bucks for them.

😄

Also, today is the last day of 

hurricane season.

Thankfully we were spared again this year.

Milestones on this day in history:

1) The preliminary peace treaty between the U.S. 

and Great Britian was signed, which effectively 

ended the Revolutionary War.

2) Galileo Galilei began telescopic

observations of the Moon.

3) Michael Jackson released "Thriller",

which became the best selling

album of all time.

4) My Mom and Dad were married on 11/30/38.

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The peppers are still producing.

These will be dehydrated.

The rest of the veggies are being

cut back for the season.

The CEO is tilling the beds to plant

potatoes and some other root veggies.

The orchids are blooming and 

the succulents are growing

well in the bay window.

All is well and good in our 

little backyard farm.

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I found some other words that describe me so well...

😁

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Well, 

since this is almost the end of 2025

and, this is the oldest I've been,

I don't have an idea of

what to expect.

I hope that the remaining years

are healthy and productive.

As Shakespeare said,

"It's not in the stars to hold

our destiny but in ourselves".

💗💚💙