The Thanksgiving feast laid out. Sorry, Tom looks like he's hiding behind a candle-- the cook/photographer was a bit harried at that particular moment.
The traditional dishes are easy to cook, the trick is getting everything on the table at the same time. Judging from the leftovers, everyone enjoyed it.
We had a short but sweet visit with my sister Marji, visiting from Las Vegas. She stayed with Dave in Enumclaw, and they came up to Seattle just for turkey day.
It isn't often when the three siblings are together at the same time. Dad passed away last Thanksgiving, so this weekend was a special time of remembrance.
On to December! I pulled the purple Halloween lights off our hard-working "holiday" tree.
And lugged the porch pumpkins over to a corner of the yard. Of course, they could go in the yard waste bin, but I like watching them return to nature over the winter. And the critters like chewing on them.
On Saturday, I made an early morning trip to Home Depot for lights and this impulse purchase for the kitchen window box. Usually I just stuff it with evergreens from our own garden.
New colored lights for the porch tree-- John has them on a timer when it starts to get dark at 4.
It looks pretty from the living room when we're drinking our wine before dinner.
That blue sky is not an optical illusion. Other than morning fog, we had great weather all weekend with spectacular winter sunsets.
And last but not least, a simple string of white lights in the kitchen greenhouse window. Taking the cactus out first is a chore, but it needed cleaning anyway.
From the sidewalk, this looks like cheerful people live here. (We're trying.)
In just 3 weeks, the Winter Solstice arrives and we start the long, slow crawl back to light.
"In no heart is there total darkness."
Anon.
