Journal

Fall has been really pretty here this year - the colors of the leaves have been more vibrant and there is a lot more red. We have been very lucky with the weather - a little breezy at times but still great weather to be outdoors and no hard freezes yet. In hopes of a beautiful spring and summer, I have planted 60 tulip bulbs, 16 hyacinth bulbs, 60 crocus bulbs and 8 iris. Still have 8 more iris to plant tomorrow.

This is a clever article in the November "Atlantic Monthly" - The Greatest Stories Never Told. For the punctuation people - if you don't want to read the whole article don't miss the part that starts page 3.

It would have been great to have been at Margaret's Thanksgiving extravaganza but schedules didn't permit. However, we had a very nice Thanksgiving dinner with friends G&T. Pat was the cutter, dicer, slicer, Terry fixed the cranberry sauce and beans, George fixed the pumpkin pie and provided the pre-prandial champagne and Cynthia fixed the turkey, dressing and mashed potatoes and gravy. A relaxed day and an excellent meal by candlelight as the sun set.