Grateful is the way to be

@sallypup (61172)
Centralia, Washington
November 24, 2024 2:53pm CST
I'm sitting here with a pile of ready to go Yule Tales on my left and five manilla envelopes all written up, ready for the post office entities. I always finish the four Canadian folks first cause those travel the furtherest. I will be out and about so I will mail some tomorrow. I'm grateful that we have enough pennies in the bank to purchase a Harvest Box. There is a local very small store trying to stay afloat. She sells products from local people. You bet the prices are higher than Walmart but you know what? I can drive by the cows that put milk in my cup. I like that. I have not seen the Harvest Box yet- I pick it up tomorrow. I was told that there will be local cream, cream cheese and butter in it plus apples, potatoes, squash, herbs and celery. All produced by folks in my area. This food will help us have a splended Thanksgiving. Our smoked salmon chowder's salmon was bought from a man who knew the guy who caught the fish. He smoked the salmon himself. (Wer're having chowder for Thanksgiving.) No more turkeys for us. I still remember the hen turkey chirping at the kitchen door for a snack, please. I'm past due on walking the pups. Ask them. They will loudly agree. They're feeling neglected.
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@Juliaacv (51019)
• Canada
21h
Don't put the envelopes in the mail to those in Canada. The Canada Post is in their second week of strike, and we have no pick ups, sorters, hand delivers or anyone to do our mail. I know that I am a few days early, but Happy Thanksgiving.
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@Juliaacv (51019)
• Canada
19h
@sallypup On strike, sorry. I just looked it up to see if they ratified, but there is no news stating that they have.
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
19h
@Juliaacv I will mail them and hope they get to their homes by Christmas.
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@AmbiePam (92872)
• United States
20h
It sounds like you’ve got a good and tasty plan! I saw Julia mention their post is on strike. I really hope they rectify that soon.
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
20h
@AmbiePam Thanks. I'm waiting to get the box before I make plans for dessert making. I have cherries in the freezer from summer so I could make pies from them.
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@shaggin (72146)
• United States
14h
I love the sound of that harvest box. It’s always nice to support local folks like that when we can!
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@snowy22315 (180909)
• United States
21h
You are good to do this every year
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
21h
@snowy22315 It's fun. And tradition.
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@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20h
That Harvest Box sounds great. No one here is making anything for Thanksgiving but my friends down below got a food package from their aunt for Thanksgiving so they were kind enough to give me some things as well since they had too much of everything, I thanked the Lord for good friends like that, Only problem is that they also gave me celery and I have no idea what to do with celery, I mean I eat it but ???? I hope the pups enjoyed their walk,
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@sallypup (61172)
• Centralia, Washington
19h
@RasmaSandra I'm glad you have had some holiday cheer. I am not a fan of celery, either. I would chop it into rice stirfries- looks like I will be doing that soon- or peanut butter on celery is tasty. Celery is a weird vegetable. I find it hard to eat. For sure you could chop it fine into your main hot food and eat it that way.
@JudyEv (340278)
• Rockingham, Australia
10h
These little shops must struggle. It's a shame more locals don't support them.
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@kaylachan (69921)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
18h
Animals, pets in particular, complain if there schedule is off by even a second. And, we think they can't tell time.
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