Thanksgiving is a favourite holiday for our family.
Between the explosion of fall colours on the drive to see family and tables set with seasonal produce, there is plenty to enjoy.
The Erin Fall Fair will be busy as well. Organizers do such a great job with their events schedule that there really is something for everyone all weekend long.
For the crafters and gardeners, displays will be laden with choice vegetables, farm crops and a mixture of artistic pursuits that give pause to reflect on how lucky we are to live as we do. In a community of talented people we can all give thanks for that.
Good fortune is a relative term, worthy of some discussion. That concept was where a coffee chat strayed with a contractor friend recently. After numerous attempts over the summer each of us finally had a spare 15 minutes to catch up on life, business and family.
We concluded society suffers from having too much. It wasn’t a judgement on the human condition, nor an envious rebuke of the financial success so many have today. Abundance is a positive thing, but it can also lead to a blind eye for our fellow citizens.
While most tables are heaped with the very best of the season and choice cuts of meat, there are plenty who would appreciate just a taste. Many of our readers will have assisted a food bank and other outreach groups to help the less fortunate this year, and to that we say well done.
Some families so inclined still practice the act of grace and being thankful for what they have. Regardless of beliefs, we hope all households will engage this weekend in some form of recognizing the collective good fortune so many of us enjoy.
Be thankful for each other, for extended family, for neighbours and for friends.
And for our community.
