{"id":4513,"date":"2023-10-06T05:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/?p=4513"},"modified":"2023-10-05T17:20:07","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T17:20:07","slug":"october-2023-happy-thanksgiving-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2023\/10\/october-2023-happy-thanksgiving-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"October 2023: Happy Thanksgiving Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It&#8217;s been a dreary couple of days here on the prairies but the Thanksgiving prep has begun. The menu is set. Turkey and all the trimmings. I&#8217;m planning on making both a pumpkin and apple pie. So, fingers crossed it all turns out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4516\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote.png 940w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote-300x251.png 300w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote-768x644.png 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/writing-quote-358x300.png 358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Top Five Writing Things I&#8217;m Thankful For This Year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Our June<a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2023\/06\/june-2023-a-writing-retreat-at-st-peters-abbey\/\"> writing retreat<\/a> at St. Peter&#8217;s Abbey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Monthly Zoom get-togethers with <a href=\"https:\/\/annettebower.com\/\">Annette Bower<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/marybalogh.com\/\">Mary Balogh<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/jessicaeissfeldt.com\/index.html\">Jessica Eissfeldt<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dinner dates with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harlequin.com\/shop\/authors\/25167_donna-gartshore.html\">Donna Gartshore<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Putting together a series &#8216;bible&#8217; for my upcoming Whisper Creek books.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Listening to <a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/september-2023-round-up\/\">Jennifer Podemski<\/a> talk about her journey as an First Nations actor and producer in the entertain industry. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D-819x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Canadian Thanksgiving\" class=\"wp-image-4514\" srcset=\"http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D-819x1024.jpeg 819w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D-240x300.jpeg 240w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D-768x960.jpeg 768w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, http:\/\/karyngood.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/6CBBA4AA-AB20-42B0-AE30-EEFDF3BF571D.jpeg 1639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope that wherever you are, you are surrounded by peace and kindness. 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