Thanksgiving Dinner

That went fairly well, I think. I'm rather pleased with myself, actually; I made no less than three dishes I'd never attempted before. Quiche Lorraine wasn't too much of a stretch; I've made plenty of quiches before, but I haven't done anything with bacon in a long time. Waldorf salad was a snap - just chopping celery and apples and tossing them together with pecan halves. (No marshmallows or Jell-O, thank you!) The interesting part of that was the homemade dressing, which was pleasantly tart - lots of lemon juice. The coconut (not coconut cream) pie was completely new to me. I made a couple of rookie mistakes with it, resulting in some spillage - I'm not looking forward to cleaning the oven! It all tasted pretty good, though the quiche was once again a little runny. Also, I made too much of the dressing. Guess I'll have to fix some more of the salad...

Thankfulness... well, as ever, I'm quite happy with my personal situation. I'm reasonably healthy; I have a good job, and one which I love; my dogs are happy and (for their ages) healthy, and still frisky - they were romping all over the living room this morning. (Murphy went outside by himself again today. I had to help him come back in, but he must be feeling better!) Also, the baseball and football teams I root for have been doing well. Beyond the personal... well, let's not get into that; I'll just say that I'm more hopeful than I have been in quite a while.

To those of you who celebrate the day, Happy Thanksgiving; to all, may the days and months to come give you reason to be thankful (or at least happy)!