Monday 25th November

Still wintry, the porch steps were iced up this morning.  I had to go out though to put some money in my bank account, and made my way down them very carefully, clinging to the railing, hoping no one was seeing me because I'm sure I looked daft.   The pavements were all fine though, it is just the rain drips off the roof on to the steps, then freezes.

I went on to Walmart which is all geared up for Thanksgiving on Thursday.   It is the trend now to deep fry the Thanksgiving turkeys. 

What a lot of oil it must take to deep fry a turkey.

Pies are a big feature of Thanksgiving dinners; pumpkin pies, pecan, cherry, apple.  I picked up a double crust apple pie, I hope I can eat it all, I know it is a mistake to shop on an empty stomach.

Just so you know.

As I was out I visited Cecil, who is making very good progress and is getting a lot of physical therapy.   They are celebrating Thanksgiving on Saturday with a big family lunch in the church hall, and Louise invited me.

I called at the cable company to have a rant about their 'upgraded' service I don't like as I no longer have a programme guide, but people were squeezed in the office like sardines, all picking up their new boxes.  I felt like standing in the middle of the room, warning them that they didn't want them, turn round and go home.    But I just left.