Mark, Jiajia, and Mira came down for Thanksgiving. Ed, Lynne, Pete and his girls joined us for dinner. We included the Reeds via Zoom. We had a minor problem with the kitchen faucet. The handle came off in my hand. I wasn’t able to get a new part until Friday, but we got by with a special “two thumb push” on the guts of the faucet. Danita did a wonderful job as usual. In addition to the traditional meal with all the trimmings, Danita made quiche, 4-cheese Mac and Cheese, Cinnamon bread, scones and more. We all managed to add several pounds in a couple of days. This week Danita is having “no new foods from the kitchen” week. Between leftovers, food trucks, and a ridiculous give-away at Panera, it will be over a week before Danita has to cook a full meal. There’s pictures on the website.

House construction has gone well. They repaired all the wood rot. They had to remove the basement door and window for a day. The county inspector gave his blessing. Now the plywood is up and Tyvek is hung.The door from our bedroom to the deck has been replaced with a new one. The rumor is that the door from the living room to the deck will arrive this week. They won’t be able to replace the stonework until spring. Temperatures have to be consistently above 45 degrees. For now, we’re enjoying several days of no construction noise.

I hope this finds everybody doing well.