very pleasing

To see all my friends' shoes and coats in my hallway on Thanksgiving. I made turkey, stuffing, and pies. They brought everything else: beans, corn, carrots, squash, whipped cream, pickles of all varieties, rolls, butter, cranberry sauce, truffles, salad, wine, juice, etc., etc. It was a really happy night. Near the end of it I took this, sitting on the stairs next to Fran.

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Today's the last day! If you're in Nottingham, stop by and see my kiosk. It's on Pelham Street, across from Homemade Café, just up from Zara. You can see some things I've made here. We're open Tues-Weds-Thurs this week (1-2-3 December) from 10-6 T/W and 10-5 Th.

thanks

Benjamin Franklin's daily plan

For being able to cook for my friends and their friends. To read interesting writing every day. For the people who make me laugh every time I'm with them. (Zalfa, Sue, Sriparna, Mike, Becky, Caroline, Fran, etc., etc.). For my family. For newness. For inside jokes, Gregor. For train journeys. For the experience of living on this island. For books like The Elegance of the Hedgehog and This Connection of Everyone With Lungs. For my brain, which shows me new connections. For my hands which make so many things. For people who are sweet, sour, swift, slow, adazzle, dim/ He fathers-forth whose beauty is past change: for poetry. For teaching. For continuing to learn. For the emails my mom forwards from our parish. For the one who shows me how to find mushrooms and chestnuts. For language. And hello, also for you. Happy Thanksgiving.

Walking in Ghent, the yellow against the grey sky and the lines of rigging on the boats pleased me.


Jij bent mooi. Tu es belle/beau. Eres bonito/a. Inti helwe/helo. You are beautiful.