Thanksgiving in Gaithersburg

Day before Thanksgiving -- snow!

Glen and I went to Costco anyway.

We drove to Wendy's house that evening anyway.

Trying an Angry Birds table-top game.

pizza

Sour Apples-to-Apples

Thanksgiving Day at Mother's Villa

Wendy made Glen's day with crustless coconut cream pies and pecan pies in ramekins.

Floyd Mauer joined us for dessert. He was Dad's friend and housemate before either of them were married, and now he lives right across the street at Asbury.

Day after Thanksgiving -- time to swap decor and mindset for Christmas!

Either Vanessa wasn't supposed to listen to our jokes, or we're warming her ears. Or both.

Mother had managed to put her gift out of mind and be surprised after all. I got it for her in Old Town ABQ when she and I were there in September. It's a Posada doll set, representing the traditional procession of Mary & Joseph looking for a space at an inn.

This is the Navajo version, from the old Spanish influence several hundred years ago.

A Yule Log

We enjoyed trying Alan's Ankh-Morpork game based on Disc World.

Mother's very special Kachina from Old Town ABQ.

Sillies!

Snow on I-70 for the trip home.

Fair amount of traffic, even though we left on Saturday instead of Sunday.

Pine tree that had volunteered in a pot on Mother's deck.

I brought it home and it's doing fine in our yard. It's the smaller green blob at lower center.