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A watercolor and a poem.
For Susan
On Christmas 2025A gift.
This is
A Place.
A Table
Round, of grace.
A heart shaped rose
Rises from a gold vase.
A checkered tablecloth.
We hold hands.
Susan and I
Give praise.
Thank You God
For these gifts
We are about to receive
From your bounty
Through Christ our Lord
Amen.
A table of grace.
A world
Round, of grace.
This morning I saw a bluejay
Snatch an eggshell
Susan left for it.
Thank You God.
Yesterday
A cardinal in the winter garden.
Thank You God.
A squirrel eating
Nuts Susan left for it.
A breeze.
Thank You God.
Chimes ringing.
Thank You God.
Birds singing.
Thank You God.
A dog barking.
Thank You God.
Puffy white clouds.
Thank You God.
Editing my photographs.
Thank You God.
Seeing. Seeing.
Sharing. Sharing.
An affirmation
And watercolor
Every day.
Yeats said
“The world is full of magic things,
patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
Thank You God
Morning sunlight
Streaming through bedroom shutters.
Thank You God.
Bright blue sky.
Thank You God
Coffee and toast
With Susan.
Thank You God.
A long walk with Freddy.
Thank You God.
Every day. All day.
Counting.
Gifts of grace.
A world, round
Of grace.
A table, round
Of grace.
Thank You God
For these gifts.
And the greatest
Gift;
Susan.
Thank You God.
Christmas Day at our daughter and son-in-laws house. Art by our grandchildren.
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A family Thanksgiving tradition: we host our daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren for breakfast, gift-giving, watching the Macy’s Parade and the dog show. We have the grandchildren open their Christmas gifts on Thanksgiving as on Christmas day at our daughter’s home, what with all the relatives there, it is a bit hectic or chaotic.
In Thanksgiving days past I have made Sushi, Mushroom Spinach Quiche, and Croque Monsieur Breakfast Casserole.
This year we enjoyed Potato, Broccoli, Ham Quiche. We began the tradition with a Prosecco, Chambord, Poire William cocktail. Sorry, I forgot to photograph it. It was delicious. The children enjoyed apple juice–not the cocktail!
The children enjoyed their gifts of clothes.
It’s always wonderful having the dogs in the home.
What I found so fascinating is how much the children loved the books they received: My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles and Super Interesting Facts For Smart Kids: 1272 Fun Facts About Science, Animals, Earth and Everything in Between.
Here is a photo of Susan and me with our grandchildren.
And here are the children with their parents.
Oh, and the day after Thanksgiving:
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Something I saw.
