Giving Thanks
Today is Thanksgiving. our life in black and white pictures At home, it's a national day of celebration - of food, family, traditions and a day off from work. But here in Thurso, Scotland, it is just a Thursday in November. Don't misunderstand - I am not sad about it. I am surprisingly fine. But it is different, knowing that I am on the other side of the world, experiencing this day differently. When I started to write this post, it was fully dark. The cars were going over the bridge just as they do every work day. And because it is just a Thursday- a regular day - I went out for my walk (I normally skip holidays) in the dark and the light rain (which to me, is just a slice of heaven). Later this morning I will meet the ladies for coffee at the Pentland Hotel, sew in the afternoon, have leftover flank steak for supper and go to a yoga class with Mike. Today - here - it's just a regular day. I have never spent Thanksgiving as a regula