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Happy Thanksgiving to those who celebrate
ByGreta 29 November 202516 December 2025

A light look at Thanksgiving from an Australian Friday. Why Americans roast giant birds, why Canadians do it better in October, and why Black Friday feels like our Boxing Day. A quick chat about gratitude, turning seventy five, beaches, whales, writing joy, and a cheeky note about my US$0.99 book sale.

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It’s Black Friday in America
ByGreta 30 November 201927 October 2025

It might be Saturday morning here in Australia but over in the USA it’s Black Friday, which is the American equivalent of our Boxing Day sales. The Americans don’t ‘do’ Boxing Day. It’s a very English thing which we have inherited. Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. Even more so than Halloween, Thanksgiving is…

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