Happy Thanksgiving

We baked the pumpkins on Tuesday and scooped them out. And then we made the pies from scratch yesterday: two pumpkin and one cherry. We toasted the pumpkin seeds too and made the cranberry sauce. Got up this morning and made the stuffing for the turkey and heaved it into the oven a little while ago. Later we'll make the mashed potatoes and the acorn squash and the corn and the brussel sprouts and of course, the gravy about which we'll have the family debate on whether it's better with mushrooms or without. We've discussed the paucity of "good" football games to watch. So while we wait for Thanksgiving dinner to appear, some of us are going for a hike in the park after my husband has cleared the last of the leaves that dared trespass on his arduously cleared lawn (last weekend's chore). We'll miss the family members that aren't here today but we're thankful that everyone is healthy and happy and safe where they are.

There's much to be thankful for this year. And chief among them, is the election of a president who is approaching this time of crisis with the intelligence, forethought and vision that's been missing for so long.

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours, wherever you are, with whatever friends, family and strangers who become friends with whom you share this special day.