Christmas cactus, chicken coops, and pantries - a few things we're thankful for 🦃🍂

Published: Sun, 11/21/21

Hey there, Rural Sprout Readers,

How is everyone? I hope you had a good week. I heard from a few of you over this past week who are still lucky enough to have gardening weather where you live. I’ve always lived where autumn means frosts and the end of the gardening year.

How lucky to still be eating tomatoes from the garden in November!

For those of us who live in the United States, we will be celebrating Thanksgiving this coming Thursday. This holiday is usually marked by eating too much, watching football and falling into a turkey-induced coma in the afternoon.

I probably won’t join in on the football watching, it’s never been my thing, but I plan to enjoy a nice turkey dinner with family.

I mentioned a few Sundays ago about having a lot to be thankful for. It’s been a rough couple of years for all of us. But if there is one thing I’ve learned, it’s that finding gratitude for even the smallest things can change our entire world, even if it’s only the small portion that we inhabit.

I thought perhaps this Sunday morning, before the turkey and the noisy family and football, we could all take a few moments to practice gratitude. Here and now, before the big noisy holiday season gets going in earnest, what are you thankful for, dear reader?

I’ll start us off.

I’m thankful for homemade strawberry balsamic jam on hot scones. (Even if I may have eaten one more than I should have.) I’m thankful for the incredible mushroom foraging season we had this year. I’m thankful for my wonderful neighbors. And I’m thankful for my family and the love we share.

I’m thankful for you, too.

I’m grateful that I get to share my love of gardening, homesteading and living simply with folks who are looking for or practicing the same. We here at Rural Sprout are thankful that we get to be a small part of your lives.

We hope you have an excellent holiday this Thursday if you celebrate Thanksgiving, and if you don’t, we hope you have an excellent Thursday.

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That's all for this week, Rural Sprout Readers.

Sincerely,

Tracey

Editor

Rural Sprout