Three Thanksgivings, cookies, and orchids.

After pre-Thankgiving in NY we had true thanksgiving with my family in Newton Simon carved the turkey. We then had thankskilling with a former coworker of mine a potluck followed by Cards against humanity till late. Then we both participated in a cookie swap with the same crew a few days later the theme was favourite tv show. Simon made a Red Dwarf curry shortbread glazed with cinnamon hots, chocolate chips, or sugar. Winning most unique cookie. I made a Pirats of Dark Water dark chocolate chocolate chip cookie with sea salt winning chewiest cookie. Finally we had Friendsgiving near Burlington with college friends playing you don't know jack. 

The last event this month was the NH Orchid Society holiday meeting. Another potlock with a orchid auction and we went a little crazy.

In other news Dad is recovering quickly back to work and driving. The house is decorated with lights outside with Tj and Mandi's help 

Update

We just saw the Simon's New York family up in the Hudson River valley area for Pre Thanksgiving. Had lots of fun and so much food. Hopefully by now everyone received the save the date cards if not let us know and we will forward it to you. I added more information on the hotel and reservations page.

As for other news We visited the International pickle festival in Rosendale NY to sate Simon's addiction Becca joined us and we caught up with Ziggy a family friend who runs Fox Point pickles from RI We also crossed off a registry item thanks to Carol Strauss and Warren Cutlery  shopped a few markets for more food I have no clue why.

Tom (daddy) is recovering from knee surgery and is ahead of schedule cooking dinners and waiting to for the ok to go back to work.

 

 

Surprise

The Card

“The first words that are read by seekers of enlightenment in the
secret, gong-banging, yeti-haunted valleys near the hub of the world, are when they look into The Life of Wen the Eternally Surprised.The first question they ask is: 'Why was he eternally surprised?'And they are told: 'Wen considered the nature of time and understood that the universe is, instant by instant, recreated anew. Therefore, he understood, there is in truth no past, only a memory of the past. Blink your eyes, and the world you see next did not exist when you closed them. Therefore, he said, the only appropriate state of the mind is surprise. The only appropriate state of the heart is joy. The sky you
see now, you have never seen before. The perfect moment is now. Be glad of it.


―
Terry Pratchett,

Thief of Time

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