A long absence; much catching up to do. So first things first, I suppose: Thanksgiving!
We woke up late, had Bailey’s in our coffee, and watched a murder mystery in pajamas. Then we went on a nice jog to make up for the inevitable later beer consumption — a beautiful, sunny day, almost 50°!
Most of the cooking I had done in advance, so there was just stuffing and cooking the chicken and charring the brussels sprouts left to do. The cast of edible characters:
Roast chicken stuffed with citrus fruits
Homemade applesauce
Edible brussels sprouts
Brie baked with cranberry chutney
Whole wheat sesame crackers
Yam souffle
Stuffing out of the box (hey, you make applesauce, you get to have boxed stuffing)
At 3, Heidi came over from next door and we sat down to chow down and watch completely frivolous movies. And of course eventually dessert too.
Apple pie
Chocolate torte with caramel lime sauce
Magrilless 
We missed seeing y'all at Thanksgiving. I hosted Moonbeam & B4, B5, Susie & Patrick at my house and we had a lovely day. No frivilous movies or beer though… just yummy turkey (breast) and good pies made by your grandma. Of course B5 terrorized my sweet kitties by pulling their tails. I think they're getting to the point that they hear him coming. For their protection (and so they didn't eat our dinner before we got to it, I closed them in the office. Love to you both! Have a happy holiday season! Aunt Charlotte
love seeing the home pictures. we did have a wonderful time in Taylor, eating, visiting, eating, talking with Pat about Nashville and what he’s doing, and then we ate some more. I’ll send you our Turkey-day picture, no snow but still the same smiles….love you guys, Mom