Oh Captain, Mercaptan
Getting ready for a very busy week. On top of Rick’s ‘to-do’ list while I’m out, find more serving suggestions for the 4 pounds of asparagus purchased for Thanksgiving dinner and then forgotten in the kitchen chaos. (The asparagus and the Sara Lee pumpkin pie that Fran realized needed baking as she was about to serve it. Luckily we also had Embot’s killer chocolate chip cheesecake to save the day.)

It was a lovely Thanksgiving. And now on to an Advent that is shaping up to be more nerve-shattering than contemplative. (More about that later.)