Nov 24

Happy Thanksgiving (belated)



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This was the day that we could get most of the family together for Thanksgiving dinner. Here’s my father carving the turkey — which was delicious, as it always is. My father, a great cook who’s been cooking since he was a child, does the turkey every year, in spite of the fact that he doesn’t like poultry or fish himself.

I didn’t get home until late. I got a little done on the novel first thing this morning, and a little done tonight, but my brain is fried and I think I’m going to take a holiday from further work on the novel. I’m in good shape and should have plenty of time on Sunday to work on it.

Nov 22

A quiet Thanksgiving

Our big family Thanksgiving meal will not be until Saturday, because that’s when the various components of the family could get together. My boss has been kind enough to give me the day off from my normal Saturday responsibilities.

Today, I went over to my parents’ house and Mom got my grandmother out of the nursing home. We had shepherd’s pie for lunch, with fudge pie a la mode for dessert.

A good day, but a low-key one. Tonight, I’m back to work on the novel, and meanwhile flipping back and forth between three terrific movies: “The Incredibles,” “The Greatest Show on Earth” and “March of the Penguins.”

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