https://elenabowes.com/gratitude-schmatitude/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gratitude-schmatitude New York-London design & culture writer of a certain vintage looking for meaning and wholeness in life Mon, 17 Nov 2025 18:21:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.4 https://elenabowes.com/gratitude-schmatitude/#comment-833 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 16:28:50 +0000 https://elenabowes.com/?p=20553#comment-833 Thanks Elena – They were scary when I was a kid and exhausting as an adult. People who love each other do the worst things to each other over the holidays.
But Relentless Hope prevails and If The Holidays were limited to two dinners or dinner & a brunch might be predictive of holiday warmth. Alas though……Christmas start the day after Veterans Day pretty much guaranteeing the national mood on Jan. 1st of the new year is depression, disappointment and despair. Just Damn

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