Happy Thanksgiving!

Here in Georgia we are suffering from a severe -- "only four months of water left!" -- drought, but according to the little country church near my mother's house, things could be much worse.

This church has been a source of delight and consternation for me for several years -- I always look forward to reading their sign and I'm usually stunned by what I read. While today's sign certainly doesn't reflect the spirit of thankfulness and fellowship that I have felt on this holiday, it is tame in comparison to some of the more memorable things that have been posted in the past -- "Parents - Stop Lying to Your Children! There is no Santa Claus!," "All Homosexuals and Whoremongers Have AIDS and Deserve to Die," and (my favorite?) "Shakespeare, Darwin, Faulkner - Book Burning Sunday at 2:00."

All in all, my holiday was a great one, spent with my mother, my siblings, my niece and nephews, and assorted aunts, cousins, and taggers-along. I've brought home a few of my personal favorites from today's spread -- dressing, a surprisingly delicious congealed cranberry sauce-blackberry Jello, Mama's homemade pimento cheese, some strawberry cake, and a couple of slices of pumpkin cheesecake.