The weekend before Thanksgiving - I've noticed over the last couple of weeks a lot of people already have their holiday lights up, and I expect this weekend many more will appear. It makes sense to put them up while it's still warm, but I don't usually turn them on this early.

Shopping yesterday to try to beat the rush, though Costco was fairly full for mid-day on a Thursday. I don't need to go out for anything more, so mission accomplished. I still don't know how many people might be here, making the menu a bit of a challenge. The turkey is what it is, but how much of the rest of it?

Dorothy, do you still cook a US Thanksgiving?

Yesterday driving through the village I noted the placement of the various huge reels of fiber optic cable positioned at a few nearby corners. I suspect they'll be digging around under our yards on this end of the block in the next few weeks (we abut the creek, bringing a special difficulty to the task). I might need to flag some stuff that shouldn't be broken (my Invisible Fence wire around the yard). My R-O-W doesn't run along one edge of the yard, it crosses right through the middle of the back from one side to the other.

The greenhouse is up and running, now I need to remember to water the plants in there.