You know those Christmas card pictures with three generations of family all dressed in coordinated clothes and standing in some beautiful spot looking relaxed? This is not one of them. This is my family (one grandson and a boyfriend missing) just before Thanksgiving dinner and if I look a little crazed it’s cause there’s a 21 pound turkey in the oven and I just decided we had to have a picture taken. (I’m holding Nelson but unfortuately he doesn’t show up against black sweaters.)

Have a lovely holiday, dear readers. Be lazy, eat whatever looks good, sit in front of a warm fire if the weather is cold, love your friends and family, and try to find all the time you can to read.