holiday preparations

 i prepared for thanksgiving by boiling sweet potatoes today and making two apple pies which victoria helped me with. we had a lot of apples to peel! and it was really nice to talk with her while we worked. i also made a vegan pumpkin pie this year, using coconut cream instead of milk and cream cheese. harley cleaned the brussel sprouts for me (and peeled the sweet potatoes) and tomorrow we'll boil the russet potatoes and steam the apples and raisins . . also morgan and harley will make a nut loaf (instead of a turkey this year . . though last year we didn't have a turkey either - i made lasagna). the two of them went to a dance concert this evening at the joyce - complexions dance company is in residence for two weeks. they both loved the program and couldn't say enough about how wonderful the pieces were and how intense and committed the dancers. maybe i'll try to see program b with morgan this weekend.

it's late and the cats have been running around like wild things while i cleaned up from cooking and wrapped a gift for korrina (a lovely olive wood cutting board that can be used also as a cheese plate-recommended by morgana. chanda's gift was half the bicycle she bought a few months ago, along with new tires for it). we'll celebrate their birthdays tomorrow . and now i'm really tired and should go to sleep . .