Keep Calm and give thanks

Notice all the houses decorated for Christmas before Thanksgiving Day?

In Dugger, there is a turkey made from a bale of hay. Driving around town you see more than one cement goose lawn ornament dressed as a pilgrim.

Early in the week you could hear the leaf blowers throughout the different neighborhoods. Streets were lined with piles of leaves waiting on city crews.

Yes, at our house we opted to get ahead of the bad weather and decorate with the outside lights. Although we will NOT turn the lights on until it gets closer to Christmas, it was easier to string the lights along the eaves when our fingers weren’t so cold.

There is a house in Linton that has Christmas lights up and lit for display the day after Halloween. I’m afraid if we start with the Christmas decorations in October we might tire of them by December.

But then again there is a house in Jasonville that has their holidays up already, simply because they have never taken them down all year.

It is difficult to get in the Christmas spirit while still munching Halloween candy.

Nancee Harrison is a past columnist for the Greene County Daily World. Visit www.blondeladywithdarkroots.com or email her at blondeladywithdarkroots@gmail.com or send comments to Nancee, Daily World, box 129 Linton IN 47441.