Making It Through

So much happening! But I must agree with Epicurus and Ecclesiastes: in this terrible, awful world good food, good conversation, friends and family still bring you joy.

It was a beautiful Thanksgiving and the family that could and wished to be there was there. My thoughts are with you, who were not there - both family and friends. I must admit I'm worn out, but I'm going to see if I can dig out the Christmas lights and follow tradition and get them up tonight, even though it's getting late.
So I have to find the Christmas barrel, even though the barrel that held all the Christmas stuff when I was a child has long since crumbled into dust.