20051204

november winds up

thanksgiving was a big success! despite a true blizzard going on out in the world, my family all arrived as promised and the dinner went off without a hitch. the centerpiece included turban and butternut squash, apples, pears, clementines, mixed nuts in the shell, boughs of fragrant mixed evergreen and enough candles to burn the house down. tony even arrived from his family’s celebration in time to join us. the turkey was moist and delicious. i made two kinds of stuffing…one traditional and the other with apples, walnuts and dried cherries. the gravy came out perfectly! it was my first time making it without my mother’s help and it actually worked. i think the trick is the roasting pan that she has been using for more than FIFTY years. it was my lucky charm. my niece (age 13) made the pumpkin pie. she even decorated it with little cutouts of leaves and stars. it was quite the hit. tony helped me with two hours of dishes afterwards. what a wonderful day. the best part for me was to have tony and my entire family all together at the table.

tony and i have been to the theatre a couple of times lately. we were invited to a chili party at the home of some friends, followed by a production of stephen sondheim’s company at baldwin-wallace college. it was a lot of fun. there were several songs from this show that i knew (the ladies who lunch, another hundred people, company) as well as being alive, which was played at the end of our commitment ceremony in march. we also went to see the cleveland public theatre’s version of david sedaris’ the santaland diaries. this is some absolutely hilarious material and it was a nice production. before this show, we braved a snowstorm to have dinner at the newly relocated snickers restaurant. it is in a lovely new space. they have kept the menu the same and it was just as delicious as I remembered.

last month i went to see philip seymour hoffman in capote. he is absolutely spot on in his portrayal. the film is definitely oscar(tm)-worthy and i would recommend it to all my readers. hoffman is amazing in this role. my only hope is that it does not end up defining the rest of his career.
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