1) Thank you, I had a lovely Thanksgiving with my Mayflower cousins ye Hychttes, a dozen of ‘em. I am one of the two Traditional Orphans to appear; the other, ye Lyndya, was also present, as well as a collection of young Europeans brought by one of the grandchildren.
1a) i baked a three-day cake, as I most often do, but the star dessert was without question a chocolate pie from a bakery in Florence so magnificent it nearly melted on the tongue. Mmphgh!
2) Now comes the dawn, and even though I took care not to overindulge (read: I didn’t have seconds), I am moving heavily.
3) And with the dawn, the dawning horror that we are now quite irrevocably in the season and I am not ready! On the plus side, I still have all the Christmas cards I didn’t send in 2018, and they’ll do beautifully for 2019. And I am excited to decorate my own home (which I rarely do) since I will actually be in it for Christmas Itself for the first time. But my goodness, so much to clear away before that can happen!
3a) It also seems that invitations sent to me via ye Fycebykke just whiz past me unnoticed, so I’m having a couple Whoopsie-doo Moments with Kind Friends. Aigh!