Orchid Digression

   Hello,
    I will digress from the loved orchids this week because they are not very Thanksgiving- ish.
I, like all of you are scurrying around trying to beat the traffic in the stores as well as on the roads to find the correct spice or whatever to go with a dish I have never made before.  I like to try new things on my guests.  Its not as though anything has ever been that bad that we couldn't eat it.  Rather, I evaluate it by the taste vs. the effort as to will I ever make it again.  Most times I consider it a success.
   My Fall arrangement is now at the entrance to the Family Room.  I have added sunflowers which is very

"Florida Fall." They were at several of the Farmers Markets yesterday, so, how could I resist?  The arrangement is seen from all sides so I added a straw squirrel( who spends 11 months in a closet but come Fall, he fits right in!) at the back of the horn of plenty and he looks so adorable!  I think I need to get a real dog..I am beginning to think straw animals are attractive.  Speaking of which, we are in talks and have been 'approved' to rescue a dog.  Its been nearly 3 months without a dog in this house- that has got to end!
   We will be enjoying 15 for dinner and a few more for dessert later.   It all seems to taste better the next day, don't you agree?  Then we rest!
   Have a great Thanksgiving.