Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful

Family Gathering — I was VERY thankful for grandparents and great-grandparents. I MIGHT have been spoiled by being the first child of two only-children.

This week’s photo challenge by WordPress, Thankful , conjures up pictures of food, family, friends, and material objects. Beyond our immediate circle of influence and interaction, our country, and the peace, liberty, and freedom it offers comprise some of the more esoteric gifts that make us thankful. Our lives are improved by people that serve us and do things that we can’t do for ourselves, so we are thankful for: business people, teachers, doctors, our service men and women, inventors, even attorneys, Jean.

All of what we experience in life today thankfully and appreciatively is built on a foundation of ancestors that worked hard, made mistakes, created, and destroyed, loved and laughed just as we do today who left us a legacy. I am thankful that life moves on, and things change.

18 th Century Home Life thankfully no more — Stocks in Colonial Williamsburg

At a teachers week-long institute in Colonial Williamsburg, we had no idea what kind of trouble we might be getting into. I’m not sure why we are laughing, our crime was not a laughing matter. We might have been doing something dreadful such as preaching Baptist doctrine inside the town. Amazing when it’s out your time period, you can laugh about some pretty horrible practices. I’m just thankful these are passé.

Here are some other samples of Thankful.

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Marsha

Hi, I’m Marsha Ingrao, a retired educator and wife of a retired realtor. My all-consuming hobby is blogging and it has changed my life. My friends live all over the world. In November 2020, we sold everything and retired to the mile-high desert of Prescott, AZ. We live less than five miles from the Granite Dells, four lakes, and hundreds of trails with our dog, Kalev, and two cats, Moji and Nutter Butter. Vince’s sister came with us and lives close by. Every day is a new adventure.

23 responses to “Weekly Photo Challenge: Thankful”

Richard Tulloch

December 2, 2012

Thanks for following my blog, Marsha, and for your thoughtful and encouraging comments.

I’ve been merrily photographed in stocks too, though after reading Stephen Pinker’s book The Better Angels of our Nature (highly recommended!) I now understand that being set in the stocks was a serious torture, sometimes leading to death.

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1. tchistorygal
  
  December 2, 2012
  
  Wow, I didn’t realize people died in them, but I have thought about how uncomfortable it would be, and for someone older, whose body didn’t bend in those ways, it would be awful, even if nobody bothered them. But chances are, people came along and did things to them, that made it even worse because they couldn’t defend themselves except with their words. I feel embarrassed if a highway patrolman just pulls me over, I can’t imagine going through being in the town square in stocks!
  
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2. tchistorygal
  
  December 2, 2012
  
  I just ordered the book. Thanks for the recommendation. 🙂
  
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November 29, 2012

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frizztext

November 26, 2012

greetings by

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mhdriver

November 25, 2012

Hi Marsha, It looks like you had a good Thanksgiving and there it plenty to be thankful for in most of our lives. I’m thankful for my photography becuse it led me to blogging and that led me to meet all of these wonderful people on line. HappyThanksgiving everyone. Oh Thanks for the comment and the likes.

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 26, 2012
  
  Me too, Jim. One of the posts was about that- complete with s picture of his camera. Very thankful. 🙂
  
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eof737

November 25, 2012

This is beautiful… I am thankful for much too. 🙂 Thanks for the pingback! 😉

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 25, 2012
  
  🙂
  
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Colline

November 25, 2012

How those people must have suffered when they were in the stocks all day. I, too, am thankful that practice no longer exists.

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 25, 2012
  
  I know. They must have developed VERY tough skins emotionally. Their backs must have been permanently bent out of shape. It’s a wonder any of us were ever born!!!
  
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adinparadise

November 24, 2012

That’s hilarious, Marsha. Love it. 😀

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 25, 2012
  
  Thanks 🙂
  
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Sunshine

November 24, 2012

The legacy left by our ancestors…some good some not so good but in the end it all works…thanks!! 🙂

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 24, 2012
  
  Yes, it is what we make of it, I think. We all have obstacles, and most of us have resources as well. Sometimes we just have to look for them, or have someone in our life who can help us recognize and capitalize on our resources.
  
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November 24, 2012

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Alastair

November 24, 2012

Great post

Thanks for the pingback

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 24, 2012
  
  Thanks!!!
  
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November 24, 2012

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Ralph

November 24, 2012

Marsha in the stocks……….love it !! 😉 Ralph x

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1. tchistorygal
  
  November 24, 2012
  
  Your mischievous kitten finally downloaded. LOL, but sad for your chair. Our internet is so slow I have to do my major blogging after midnight, and now even that’s slow!!!
  
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  1. Ralph
    
    November 24, 2012
    
    I’m glad that you finally saw what Samantha had done to the bar stool. Maybe you have to change your internet provider or system. Ralph x
    
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    1. tchistorygal
      
      November 24, 2012
      
      🙂 ok 🙂
      
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