Thanksgiving

Evelyn C. McDonald Arts & Culture Reporter

Evelyn C. McDonald

This is always a good time for me to reflect on my life and give thanks for the good things that have come my way. I am thankful for my family, now much closer as they live in Orlando. I am thankful for my friends, both old and new. I am thankful for the two cats who share my house and generally gladden my life.

I am thankful for the physical beauty of this place, the beach, the sky, the flowers, and the sunshine. I am thankful that I can go and visit snow and not have to deal with it. That I left my windshield scraper in Maryland.

I am thankful for the hundreds of volunteers who keep our arts and culture organizations running smoothly. I’m thankful for the many arts and culture venues that I can enjoy.

I am thankful for the Observer, which gives me a chance to write and thankful to those of you out there who have read and commented on my observations.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our readers.

Evelyn McDonald moved to Fernandina Beach from the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C. in 2006. Evelyn is vice-chair on the Amelia Center for Lifelong Learning and is on the Dean’s Council for the Carpenter Library at the UNF. Ms. McDonald has MS in Technology Management from the University of Maryland’s University College and a BA in Spanish from the University of Michigan.