5 Good Things Today

1. A tough 10 a.m. therapy appt for Punchy in our home (yes, despite Black Friday turkey coma) led to some key lessons and messages for me and Dan. I heard a truth after the cruelty (from her), the shouting (from me), the peace and levelheadedness (from Dan) and the hard-won insights (from Miss Des). I can only hope the same will be true for Punch. But actually, as we all know, I can only speak for myself.
2. Reflected and wrote an important email.
3. Took a nice hot bath--Punch went to visit Mimi + Poppy til Sunday.
4. Dan and I filled large dinner plates with precious Thanksgiving leftovers from our backyard meal for four: turkey (me); salmon (him); stuffing; creamed onions w a shake of smoky paprika; mashed turnips; buttermilk mashed potatoes with chives; green beans; cranberry sauce; and Punchy’s special sweet potato/pumpkin pudding bake topped with mini marshmallows (Dan). She made two, one vegan for Figgy. The marshmallows on both were vegan DANDIES (no gelatin), part of my Whole Foods order. For dessert: berries and a pour of cream for Dan; yogurt w pumpkin purée, cinnamon, ginger and cacao nibs for me.
5. We watched "The Farewell," starring Awkwafina. It was good (but be prepared, it’s in Chinese, so subtitles). The soundtrack, especially at the end, is a rich dessert soufflé, rising to a lofty height. I’m downloading those songs for my Spotify playlist tomorrow.