Top Ten Tuesday – A Few of my Favorite Things

Posted November 22, 2022 by elzaread in Top Ten Tuesday / 47 Comments

Greetings dear Humans! Today’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is all about Thanksgiving. That time of year where you should give thanks for everything you have in abundance, or even just a bit of. Here in South Africa, we don’t celebrate Thanksgiving. This year, however, from a feline’s point of view, I do believe that all of humankind should celebrate Thanksgiving. If you are safe and healthy and all your loved ones too, you should celebrate it. It doesn’t matter what country you are from, or what your religion is.

It’s not too difficult to find things to be thankful for. Just think of all your favorite things! Like:

1. Raindrops on roses – We should always be thankful for the rain. No matter where it falls. But it sure does look pretty on roses.
2. Whiskers on kittens – Let’s just be thankful for kittens in general. How dull the world would have been without us.
3. Bright copper kettles – If you have a bright copper kettle, it means you are able to feed yourself, your family and of course all your fury friends. Not everyone is as fortunate.
4. Warm woolen mittens – If you are fortunate enough to have warm woolen mittens, you are truly blessed. My Mommy doesn’t even have a pair of gloves. Maybe that’s because we don’t need it where we live. But if you do have an extra pair, or a nice pattern to knit a pair with – why not go and drop it at a shelter for those who are not as fortunate. While you’re at it, why not drop a blanket or two at your nearest animal shelter as well.
5. Brown paper packages tied up with strings – I think for everyone who wasn’t that much into online shopping before the Covid 19 outbreak, these brown paper packages are a real blessing. If they contain books, you are blessed beyond measure. Or do you also consider those packages as necessities?

 

(If by now, you know what song I’m using, I am skipping a few lines here and there)

6. Doorbells and sleigh bells – If your doorbell rings, it means your country is safe enough so that you can have friends and family over for visits. I think after the recent Covid Epidemic, we will never take that for granted again. Sleigh bells, neither me or my Mommy has ever seen snow. Never mind be on a sleigh. Is it as much fun as it sounds?
7. Schnitzel with noodles – Some people are thankful for a just a bit of chicken stock and a piece of bread. Some cats need to eat no-name brand cat food, or whatever they can dig from the dustbin. If you can gather around the Thanksgiving table this weekend and feed your cat a tin of Fancy Feast, please bow your head for just a second and say Thank You.
8. Wild geese that fly with the moon on their wings – If you can wander outside into nature and appreciate all the wonders of creation, you are so fortunate. You don’t need to have pretty decorations or a fake Christmas tree to stand in awe. Just go stand outside and watch the sun or the moon rise above the treetops. Now isn’t that a beautiful picture? But I sure am excited for that fake tree and the pretty decorations that are being put up as soon as school closes.
9. Silver white winters “And there won’t be snow in Africa this Christmas time. The greatest gift they’ll get this year is life.” Oh what my Mommy will give to just have one Silver White Christmas. Yes, it’s wonderful to have Christmas under the African sun. But there is just something magical about a silver white Christmas. If you get to experience that, think of those who would love a bit of that magic.
10. That melts into Spring – It’s Spring time in Africa. New life is blossoming all around us and the rain has come. Spring brings hope for a better future. May you never forget the power of hope. Cling to it with all your might. Like a kitten clinging to a Christmas tree just before it topples over.

 

May you all have a wonderful, blessed Thanksgiving. What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving?

 

Lots of Love and Blessings,

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47 responses to “Top Ten Tuesday – A Few of my Favorite Things

  1. I love your list. I haven’t watched that movie in years, I need to see where I can watch it because I don’t own a copy.

  2. Love the creativity in this post! Now this song is going to be stuck in my head all day. It might be awesome to have Christmas during the summer. I remember getting rollerblades for Christmas one year when I was a kid. I couldn’t use them because there were several feet of snow outside. My parents had to let my sister and I rollerblade in the basement because it had a concrete floor. 🙂

  3. Jo

    Such a creative idea for a post! I live in the UK, and honestly, we don’t tend to get White Christmases either, our snow tends to come later, like January/February time.

    Jo recently posted: Top Ten Tuesday #395
  4. I think we’ve had maybe 2 White Christmases in my lifetime and I’m convinced they’re quite overrated. Though to be fair I’m not a fan of snow! Love your take on this topic and I’ll be singing this song for the next week!

  5. What a beautiful post you’ve written this week! One of my favorite things about Thanksgiving is thinking about all the things that I’m grateful for, and there’s so many things! It’s so easy to get caught up in our stress and worries, and it’s wonderful to have a reminder to recenter. Personally, I’m really grateful for the bookish community I’ve found and become connected to, the wonderful people in my life, and my chihuahuas, although they aren’t cats, they don’t set off my cat allergy, so they’ll have to suffice!

    Leah @ Leah's Books recently posted: TTT – Books By Indigenous Authors
    • Hi there Leah!

      Aah thank you so much for your lovely words! You are always welcome to visit us here and feast your heart on Elza. No allergies included.

      Yes, we all have so many things to be grateful for. Even the unexpected blessings goes a long way. It’s time for reflection and appreciation . And I couldn’t agree more, this blogging community is something I am also very grateful for indeed.

      I hope you will have a wonderful and blessed weekend!

  6. Raindrops on roses are indeed beautiful (I love when the water droplets are still on the trees after a hard rain), and I love sleigh bells too. they have such a unique sound, right?

    #9 got my attention because I was just out and we have a blue sunny day but there’s a little bit of snow still around, and it totally sounds like the silver winter you’re talking about. I wish I could send you an image. 🙂

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  7. I love this so much!! Sound of Music is one of my favorites! I’ve to the Musical two times when I was in my teens. So this post made my day!
    I’m thankful for my kids, husband and my mom. They mean the world to me and I’m so grateful to have them with me! Esspecially these last few weeks, I’ve realised that nothing is as important as them.

    Maureen @ Maureen's Books recently posted: Top Ten Tuesday: Books I’m Thankful For
  8. A beautiful post!

    We don’t have thanksgiving here in the UK.

    I actually wore gloves yesterday because it was raining and windy so it was turning my hands red without them. Also because it was windy I couldn’t have my unbrella up so I got very wet collecting my son from school!

    I saw snow a couple of years ago. It is magical, but we are seeing it less and less. It does make travel and getting out difficult so it is a double edged sword!

    Have a great week!

    Emily @Budget Tales Book Blog recently posted: Top Ten Tuesday – Thankful Freebie
    • I can’t actually think that it’s cold there with you guys. But we had a cold winter, so I am very grateful for summer.

      I saw snow in Japan about 10 years ago, but it was a couple of days old already. The white stuff falling, nope – never saw it. One day!

      Hope you will have a good week too!