Tomorrow is Canadian Thanksgiving. Traditionally it was a time to consider the harvest of fruit and vegetables and animals. People produced their own food and they had to produce enough to last a whole year. No sneaking over to the store when you run short of things.
As time went on Thanksgiving became a time of general thankfulness for what we were given in that year.
So this year I am thankful more than ever for my life. Next week sometime I will be 84. As my Irish twin says. "The numbers are getting big."
I am fortunate now to have very good health. Yes, I have aches and pains. I can live with them. I have no big health issues. I do not have any of the usual problems the elderly have. I don't have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or any of the usual senior issues. I am very thankful for my good health. After I finish this post I'll go out for my nightly 3 km walk.
I do all my own yard work because I can and I like it. I dig my vegetable garden by hand.
I don't think I'm sliding into any of the age related conditions such as dementia.
A friend and I discussed yesterday our short term memory challenges . We admit it but decided that we can live with it.
So I'm thankful for the good things I have at this age and look forward to more good things.
So Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian pals.
I'm thankful for your blog, Red! Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday coming up! Hope your have continued good health and a happy life!
ReplyDeleteThankyou. I always look for Ellen D.
DeleteI am thankful for you, Red. Happy Thanksgiving to you and the micromanager!
ReplyDeleteThanks. I like my readers.
DeleteHappy birthday soon, yes, the numbers are getting big for you and for me, we are blessed. Happy Thanksgiving to All in Canada.
ReplyDeleteThank you. The longer I live the more I realize how fortunate I am.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving my old fiend and colleague. Many blessings on you and yours as you continue to set a fine example of a senior gentleman who lives each day as one should!
ReplyDeleteWell, thankyou old friend and colleague. Comments from you are valued.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and yours! Early Wishes for you, happy birthday! Take care, have a wonderful new week!
ReplyDeleteThankyou. We had a good day.
DeleteAnd a Happy Thanksgiving from over the pond Red. Yes - old age isn't for cissies as somebody said - but the pleasures I get from simple things more than compensate for the fact that I can't remember where I left my phone and have to ring it on my landline to locate it.
ReplyDeleteThank you. Yes, my friend Jeff and I noted our short term memory but both said we could live with it.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving from the east coast, Red. May you have many more!
ReplyDeleteThough I'm a westerner , I always appreciate the Easterners.
DeleteYes, it's definitely great to have our health in our later years, eh? And Happy Thanksgiving to you and all of my Canadian friends.
ReplyDeleteWe are fortunate with good health but that doesn't mean that we don't have to work on it.
DeleteHave a wonderful Thanksgiving celebration there and a truly Happy Birthday too.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving, Red. I admire Canada celebrating today. I think it’s a little better fit with the overall calendar than the 4th Thursday of November when we celebrate down here in USA. I have to say your write up about your current condition at about 84 sounds really good. I could almost say the same things for myself, except I’m about 8 years younger, so I hope I can hang in there like you have. Congrats and have a great day! John
ReplyDeleteYou have more south than we do with a different climate so some have great Thanksgiving weather. Keep working at your health . We make it what it is.
DeletePS I forgot to ask … where do you go on your 3km nightly walk? Around the neighborhood?
ReplyDeleteAt night it's around the neighborhood. If it's light I go through the parks.
DeleteThat's an appropriate TG past, Red. I recently read that our TG also used to be in November but got moved to this much better time of year as as not to compete with Remembrance Day. I haven't researched deeply to verify that, but it sounds right to me.
ReplyDeleteIt's good that it was changed as even in Oct. we can get some very nasty weather.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you, my friend. And you have much to be thankful for, with your good health. You're about six months ahead of me (my 84th is April 24) but in much better shape, it seems.
ReplyDeleteKeep working at your health. We don't want to lose the funnies!
DeleteYou're doing good! In fact, I'm exhausted just reading about all your activities ... walking, gardening, yard work. You probably do your own snow removal too!
ReplyDeleteYes, I shovel my own snow and for others at times too. I wish I had better balance as I would still cross country ski.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Happy birthday to you and to another healthy and happy year.
ReplyDeleteThankyou. It's one day at a time.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving to you too!
ReplyDeleteThankyou.
DeleteHappy Thanksgiving! Yes, you have much to be thankful for!
ReplyDeleteThanks. Visiting some of the senior homes gives us a better perspective on our health.
DeleteToday was an exceptionally plesent day in Red Deer and I wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteYou are such a positive and realistic person. I appreciate that. It is a matter of coming to terms with your new limitations. My parents were so angry with their health issues. It was tough. I plan on not being that way!
ReplyDeleteThanksgiving in October makes sense, seeing as how that's harvest time.
ReplyDeleteHi Keith, SuSan vdh here. Happy Thanksgiving.
ReplyDeleteheartfelt Happy thanksgiving dear Red!
ReplyDeletesorry for being late !
reading this makes me grateful as well that you are having healthy life .old age is for all indeed and seeing that disease free old age is possible if attitude is healthy make me positive about future .may this shower of the grace of good God be always be with you!