Giving thanks for...

Arrived home from a walk to the library to find a turkey on my doorstep -- plucked and ready for the oven. It was completely unexpected and a nice surprise! It's currently soaking in an aromatic salt brine in advance of its dinner date tomorrow.

Thanks to our friends Gail, Mark and the boys who raised turkeys on their acreage for the first time this year. Turkeys are hard to pluck -- way harder than chickens -- so I'm super grateful that they did all the work and I get this lovely bird!

Now I need to invite a few friends...