The days are passing so rapidly, barreling along right toward the holiday next week. Today I’m writing about Thanksgiving and a brief commentary on the McCartneys.
I know many of you will be in the kitchen days before, scrambling to get it all done in time for family and guests that day. Oh, I pity the women who take all that on.
Not me. I don’t like to attend holiday dinners and all the stress associated with them. I am happy as a pig in mud by myself with Ivy. If my girls want to come over after their meal, that’s fine.
I tried to order the vegan meal from Whole Foods, but that day last week when I mentioned it their website was down. It must have been due to the influx of orders. By the time I was able to get back on there, they were sold out.
Kasi, my baby girl who is certainly no longer a baby, turned 44 yesterday.
She is bringing me food from their house, where the rest of the family congregates for the Thanksgiving meal. Bringing me the side dishes, as she knows I don’t care for the meat.
I don’t care to celebrate holidays anywhere but right here with Ivy. People should be able to celebrate as they want to. And not feel that they have to do what everyone else wants them to do.
Life’s too short. Take care of you!
A Little About The McCartneys:
I’m listening to Paul McCartney on YouTube. My word, how talented that man is.
John McCartney lost his first wife Linda to breast cancer. Then there was his fairly short marriage to Heather Mills. Now he is married to Nancy Shevell. They’ve been married since 2011.
Sir Paul McCartney has 5 children. He had 4 children with Linda. They are Mary, Stella and James McCartney. And he also adopted Linda’s child, Heather, from a previous relationship.
Heather’s father was ethnographer Joseph Melville See. (He committed suicide by a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2000.)
Heather Mills, his second wife, gave birth to their only child Beatrice McCartney in 2003. Paul and Heather were divorced in 2008 after being married for 6 years.
Paul married for the third time in 2011 when he tied the knot with Nancy Shevell. They have no children together.
So, a bit of minutiae about the McCartneys you probably weren’t that interested to know about. But you know how I tend to go down rabbit holes and get lost for awhile!
Thank you for all the well wishes after yesterday’s post. Yes, I’m doing much better. As things are now, I’m not experiencing hardly any pain at all if I think before I do things and don’t overdo.
Glad you are celebrating Thanksgiving just the way you want to, Brenda. I love Paul McCartney – he was my favorite when the Beatles first came out, and I had a big “I Love Paul” button. Wish I still had it! I saw him in concert the summer before Covid and he was phenomenal!
I’m 73 and have two out of four kids to feed at thanksgiving, I don’t go to as much trouble as when I was younger, and they bring nothing!
I saw the Beatles in 1965, and actually talked with Brian Epstein ( mgr), at a dept store in Atlanta when I recognized him , I have always loved the Beatles!
Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays because it’s family and/or friends gathering without any stress like the kind that’s associated with Christmas (everyone rushing, trying to find the perfect gifts, too many parties, getting cards out, etc etc). When I was growing up, we had the best family gatherings with literally ALL our relatives gathered together, usually at our house or my great-aunt’s house. Now a lot of our elders have passed away, others have moved out-of-state (including my youngest son and my two nieces), and my sister is estranged from our family. And, as you know, my oldest son passed away in 2009. So it’s just a few of us gathering now, which makes me kind of sad.
I don’t pity the women (or men) at all that spend several days getting ready for Thanksgiving. That’s part of the tradition. We do it out of love. Those that do it, do it because they want to. It is a gift of love to make beautiful, delicious dishes for your family and friends and having those loved ones gathered together at your table.
In our family, all the guests contribute to the meal anyway, so the host doesn’t have to do all the work. For example, this year going to my aunt’s house, my mom is making the stuffing and pies, and I am making three veggie dishes. All my aunt and uncle have to do is make the turkey and ham and we’re all set.
Sorry you missed out on Whole Foods. It sounded really good. Maybe for Christmas? We are starting to have high winds today and tomorrow. We’ve lost power 3 yrs in a row on T day so we are planning on doing an Asian dinner — a little Thai, Korean and a new cabbage dish! It can all be done on the gas stove too just in case! We’ve done beef bourganion the last two years and need to mix it up!
Sounds like a good plan!
Our baby’s birthday was yesterday also. I can’t believe she is 37! I am happy being home holiday or not. We are enjoying our daughter and family being 4 hours away. We don’t know how long that will last as our son in law is up for orders soon. It is a joy to watch our 2 grandsons growing up. Have a great evening.
Kendra will be 48 on the 28th.
Glad to hear you are progressing along and taking it one step at a time for the healing to work. Patience is needed with so much today.
I have such good memories of holidays with my family and I shared much of my teen years with my grandmother so I learned from her about opening your doors to anyone needing food. She would feed so many at her table nights and on holidays. You never knew who would come in the door shuffled and disorganized due to something that happened. So I find food times to be shared even if it’s quick as the heart says welcome and thank you with a plate of food in front of you.
Sounds like she was a wonderful and caring woman.
Loved when you said “I’m not experiencing hardly any pain at all if I think before I do things and don’t overdo.” I have always enjoyed family gatherings but I grew up celebrating holidays that way and also because my family has always been scattered geographically so we cannot see each other just any day of the week. You are very fortunate to have your daughters w you in the same area. Everyone should celebrate how they wish and live their life in a way that is comfortable for them. I believe that every day should be Thanksgiving:) And I love Sir Paul too!
Yes, I think one should be able to celebrate as one wants to.
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. We always celebrated with my mother’s family. She had two sisters and four brothers. It was a large group. Later I cooked for my sister and brother and their families. I was a homemaking teacher. I would ask the children what they wanted to eat and I would set up my kitchen for each one to cook what they wanted. And we always drew names for Christmas gifts after the dishes we washed.
Sounds like fun!
A lot of ppl nowadays cook and bake everything ahead including the turkey and gravy. So it’s not rush and stress for the host anymore. Just make sure everything is warmed up and all the desserts pies, cookies, cakes are out of the freezer ahead of time. I can’t wait to make a turkey and all the sides and desserts! I usually make the fudge last minute. Lol I’ll be getting a big turkey soon! I love being around my grands to celebrate and they will always remember gathering around with family for yrs to come! Just like I have with all my aunts, uncles and cousins and that I treasure and are thankful for every day!
I lost a nephew way too young, so I treasure the time I got to spend talking and laughing with him around the holidays. My sister stopped celebrating the holidays with family after. Sad
If I hadn’t celebrated the holidays with family I wouldn’t have these treasured memories with family, so I’m sooo glad I did. My parents would go for a hr or so, just to eat and talk and laugh abit. Then I started getting the family to go to their house and bring everything to make it easier for them bc cold and snow isn’t safe for older ppl. Just a thought.
Some, probably most, people like to gather on holidays. I just never did. I grew up not celebrating holidays, so maybe it’s a holdover from that.
I’m so sorry Brenda that u never got to experience the holidays with family! It makes me sad that u never got to celebrate the holidays at all bc I think u would of been the life of the party! Take care!
Well, dang! I’m sorry you missed out on the vegan Thanksgiving meal from Whole Foods! I am very glad to hear that Kasi will be able to bring some sides for you to enjoy.
I find it amazing how many don’t understand that enjoying a holiday or any day alone is really not a bad thing. I don’t mind being alone and if gets a bit too quiet (that can happen) then I listen to music or the TV (just some background noise).
Have a wonderful day, Brenda!
I just so enjoy the solitude of me and Ivy here.
Sorry you missed out on the Thanksgiving meal from Whole Foods. It is really nice to order in sometimes to give us a break from cooking, but I definitely prefer my own cooking, possibly because I am such a fussy eater.
When the Beatles first came onto the scene, I really liked Paul the best. I remember seeing his second wife Heather Mills on the Martha Stewart show and she asked her how she got along with Paul, and she answered that ‘he was a pain in the bum’!!! I did not like her at all and was not surprised when they got divorced.
I recall that I was put off by her too.