A week of Thanksgiving 2017 Day 5
First I am thankful to my in-laws who we had a lovely Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. It was a fun time with laughter and remembrances of Thanksgivings past. Silly in jokes were flying. It was family and comfortable.
I am thankful for breathing. I have had a persistent cough for the past couple of days that I think is season allergy related. No fever just a continuous tickle in the back of my throat and a post nasal drip which to me reads as allergies.
I am thankful for my family’s sense of humor. Caroline has proved her love of puns is as deep as mine. Jokes might fly over her head but puns and word play she gets. Her vocabulary, according to the tests, is at a college level. That is not a surprise to anyone who knows her. She has always had a fondness for language and using is properly.
I am thankful for Doctor Who. Yesterday was the 54th anniversary of the show’s premiere on the BBC. There was a video from Tom Baker about the occasion that was quite fun. When I consider the number of people I have met over the years because of that program, it is rather amazing. The friendships that have grown out of the mutual interest of a TV show are myriad. I have met a lot of people who worked on the show in one capacity or another. I have given puppets to a number of the actors, which is always good for a story.
I am thankful for Star Trek. If it were not for that show, I would not have made those Klingon puppets that my husband bought one of leading to our introduction to each other. Caroline says she owes her existence to puppets and Star Trek. That show has also lead to a lot of friendships over the years. The first puppet that I made into a character was Picard that Patrick Stewart signed after looking at it most puzzled until he realized what it was. It was then that I realized that I could dress puppets up as the characters. Giving them to the actors was later.
I am thankful for Puppetry. So much of my life has been touched by puppets in one way or another. I have appreciated puppets for most of my life. From Mr. Rogers to Kulla, Fran and Ollie to even Sid and Marty Kroft. Then there was Jim Henson who is someone I was lucky enough to meet. Henson’s work still colors what I do. He showed us what might be possible and encouraged us to be our best us we can be.
I am grateful to everyone who has taught me things that allow me to be creative.
I am thankful for breathing. I have had a persistent cough for the past couple of days that I think is season allergy related. No fever just a continuous tickle in the back of my throat and a post nasal drip which to me reads as allergies.
I am thankful for my family’s sense of humor. Caroline has proved her love of puns is as deep as mine. Jokes might fly over her head but puns and word play she gets. Her vocabulary, according to the tests, is at a college level. That is not a surprise to anyone who knows her. She has always had a fondness for language and using is properly.
I am thankful for Doctor Who. Yesterday was the 54th anniversary of the show’s premiere on the BBC. There was a video from Tom Baker about the occasion that was quite fun. When I consider the number of people I have met over the years because of that program, it is rather amazing. The friendships that have grown out of the mutual interest of a TV show are myriad. I have met a lot of people who worked on the show in one capacity or another. I have given puppets to a number of the actors, which is always good for a story.
I am thankful for Star Trek. If it were not for that show, I would not have made those Klingon puppets that my husband bought one of leading to our introduction to each other. Caroline says she owes her existence to puppets and Star Trek. That show has also lead to a lot of friendships over the years. The first puppet that I made into a character was Picard that Patrick Stewart signed after looking at it most puzzled until he realized what it was. It was then that I realized that I could dress puppets up as the characters. Giving them to the actors was later.
I am thankful for Puppetry. So much of my life has been touched by puppets in one way or another. I have appreciated puppets for most of my life. From Mr. Rogers to Kulla, Fran and Ollie to even Sid and Marty Kroft. Then there was Jim Henson who is someone I was lucky enough to meet. Henson’s work still colors what I do. He showed us what might be possible and encouraged us to be our best us we can be.
I am grateful to everyone who has taught me things that allow me to be creative.